Dingos Face Pet Ban After Toddler Mauled to Death

Australia's native dog, the dingo, could be banned as a pet after a toddler was mauled to death by a crossbreed at her grandparents' farm. Two-year-old Nataya Bobbin was bitten on the neck and died before reaching hospital.

Andrew Stoner, the leader of the National party in New South Wales, said the opposition would introduce legislation to have dingo ownership outlawed. The dogs are already prohibited as pets in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

The NSW government banned several breeds considered to be aggressive earlier this year, but the dingo cross was not among them.