R.D. Kirkpatrick 1965 Canis familiaris Fakaofu, Tokelan Islands Feb 27 Our native guides inform me that many dogs are kept in the village to kill rats and as pets. Some are sometimes taken to other islands of the atoll to kill rats. Dogs are not eaten by the villagers and do not bite the children. Nukunono Atoll, Tokelan Islands Feb 28 No dogs are on this atoll. According to the resident American nun, an Alsatian dog was brought to the atoll within the past 10 years. She wished to be rid of the animal so the natives ate it. Atafu Atoll, Tokelan Islands Mar 3 One dog is kept on the atoll at the village. According to the natives, the village children tease it and have made it ill-natured. They claim that they do not eat dogs.