Police investigating 31 dogs taken from Northland property

Someone took up to 31 Cavalier King Charles and Cavoodle dogs and puppies from a Mangapai property on the sixth of September because animal welfare. Rescue charity HUHA, travelled up the North Island and took posessson of the dogs in a clandestine handover. HUHA alleges a number them have major genetic issues from inbreeding. It contacted the owner, police and the SPCA and offered to treat the animals. In a social media statement the dog owners family said the animals were stolen while they were in Auckland getting cancer treatment, allegedly by several people in a convoy of utes. They took the dogs back from HUHA, but subsequently signed 8 over to the charity's care. HUHA chief executive Carolyn Press McKenzie told Lisa Owen how they ended up with the stolen dogs in the first place.