A dog has been registered and eligible to vote in New Zealand, according to reports. The dog's owner, who registered the canine as a joke, is now being investigated by local officials for the incident. Toby the Jack Russell, or rather, Toby Russell Rhodes, as he is listed on his voter's registration card, is listed as "rodent exterminator" for his occupation, and his form is signed with a squiggle and a paw print.

Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff ReporterOwner Kelley Borland tells television station KMGH

The latest round of elections in New Zealand has taken a turn for the lighter side, when a dog signed up as a candidate. According to PhillyBurbs. com, Toby, the Jack Russell terrier, "became a registered voter when his owner, Peter Rhodes of Queenstown, completed an enrollment form in the dog's name, giving his occupation as "rodent exterminator" and his age as 28. "

The owner of a missing dog has received a ransom note threatening to kill his pet if her fails to pay $100. The owner, Kelley Borland, told local news station KMGH the note came in a bag of dog feces.

Zoinks! Like Scooby totally got tackled by a corrections officer from Hillsborough County, Florida at Universal Studios in Orlando and is like now charged with a crime. . . or so would say Shaggy. According to witnesses at the theme park, Eddie Bronson was seen rough housing with the character during a normal routine photo shoot and was asked politely by Universal Studios staff to "Please be gentle, Scooby is a dog and he might bite. "