A Jack Russell terrier has died after saving five children from a mauling by two savage pitbulls.
The tiny dog, called George, leapt to the defence of the children when the two rogue pitbulls threatened them on the way to a dairy in the Taranaki township of Manaia.
The South Taranaki District Council said after Sunday's attack that it intends hunting down all dangerous and unregistered dogs and neutering them.
Richard Rosewarne, 11, said the pitbulls came up behind them and were going for his brother Darryl Wilson, 4.
"George tried to protect us by barking and rushing at them, but they started to bite him -- one on the head and the other on the back," he told the Taranaki Daily News.
"We ran off crying and some people saw what was happening and rescued George."
But nine-year-old George was so badly ripped apart he had to be put down.
Vet Steven Hopkinson, of South Taranaki Animal Health Services, said the injuries were the worst he had seen.
Now if a little hero like George can put his life on the line would you be able to sign this petition in an effort to ask the New Zealand Parliament to think about tighter laws to protect both the public and the dogs!
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