FOUR recent dog attacks in Lake Macquarie have prompted a warning to dog owners that they risk heavy fines, and their animals face tough restrictions, if they are not properly controlled in public.
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The Lakes Mail recently published a front page story of an attack at Wangi Wangi which left one dog dead, and a woman and her two children terrified.
Last Tuesday, a 41-year-old woman was bitten while trying to separate her dog and another dog which were fighting at Windale.
She was taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment.
Lake Macquarie City Council's waste, environment and rangers manager, Keith Stevenson, said community safety was council's top priority in all reports of dog attacks or concerns about dangerous dogs.
"Council treats all reports of dog attacks or potentially dangerous dogs seriously, regularly prosecutes owners of dogs that attack, and issues dangerous dog declarations to those owners as they are required," Mr Stevenson said.
Dog owners are reminded that their dogs must be under effective control at all times when in public and failure to comply can have serious consequences including heavy fines, and strict controls over dogs that are declared dangerous.
■ Report dog attacks by phoning 4921 0333 or emailing council@ lakemac.nsw.gov.au