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By JANE WILD
 
Dogs attack swans at ponds

SWANS nesting at ponds near Hampstead’s Kenwood House have twice been attacked by dogs in the last fortnight.
Owners are being urged to keep their pets under control as in both cases the dogs were off the lead, in contravention of by-laws.
Park wardens who witnessed one attack rushed to help the owner drag the dog away after it ran into the pond and pounced on a swan.
Wardens are keeping the injured swan under observation.
In the second incident last Tuesday, two swan eggs were destroyed when a dog attacked a nesting swan at Wood Pond.
Both dog and owner had left by the time wardens arrived at the scene.
Park rangers have been patrolling the area over the weekend warning dog owners not to let their pets off the lead. Paul Griffiths, head of visitor operations at Kenwood House, said: “We would like to remind people the laws are there to protect the public and wildlife.”
Swans have been known to kill dogs when attacked.
A spokeswoman for the RSPCA said: “If a dog runs into a nest a swan will fight back. Swans are very strong and they will protect their young.”
 
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