it is illegal to have a dingo as a pet in south australia, queensland and tasmania. in victoria and the northern territory you have to have a special permit to keep a dingo. the dingo can be a dangerous animal and have attacked people at times. on april 30, 2001, a nine-year-old boy was attacked and killed on fraser island by a dingo. a dingo is believed to have killed a baby, azaria chamberlain, at uluru in august, 1980. this became a world famous case when her mother was sent to jail for murdering the baby. she was later found innocent and released. "evil angels", a book about azaria by john bryson, was made into a movie starring meryl streep.