All news on the topic: Dangerous dogs

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Rishi Sunak fails to commit to tackling dangerous dogs despite surge in killings
No10 only said a review was ongoing into regulations for licensed dog breeders and pet sellers before any decision would be made on tightening or changing current laws
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Nan kills vicious dog after it attacks granddaughter and mauls her face off
The three-year-old girl had to undergo surgery after sustaining facial wounds when she was attacked by the fierce mutt - which had lived with her since it was a pup - at home in Como, in Italy's Lipomo province
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Police seize XL Bully dog on loose after teenage girl savaged in horror attack
Police in Teesside seized an XL Bully-type dog after warning people not to approach the animal when a teenage girl was attacked on Monday evening
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15 killed by dogs since Jack Lis, 10, died - and none of killer pets were banned
Since the death of 10 year old Jack Lis in November 2021, there have been a total of 15 deadly dog attacks in the UK - five including children as young as 17-months-old
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'I'm haunted by son's harrowing death in vicious dog attack - this has to stop'
Emma Whitfield lost her son Jack Lis in a horrendous dog attack while the 10-year-old was playing at his friend's house - now she's calling for action on breeds like the notorious XL Bully
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Couple unmasked after pitbull ripped schoolboy's face apart in savage attack
Niall Byrne and Karen Miller have been charged with dog offences relating to the horrific attack which left Alejandro Mizsan with a mauled face and needing seven weeks of intense hospital care
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Bulldog on steroids dragged woman down street as it savaged her Dachshund puppy
Lindz Fairbrass, owner of American Bulldog named Bear, who was charged with owning a dog that was dangerously out of control and caused injury, has appeared in court
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'Dangerous and crazy' dog mauls girl, 11, pensioner and woman in three attacks
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE Faisal Waleed's Alsatian-type dog attacked three people in Hull including a pensioner and a schoolgirl, the latter of which was so serious the child still hasn't regained feeling in her fingers
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Dog owner jailed after mauling left girl in hospital for days with broken bones
Police arrested Siddique Ali after he left the scene in Limehouse, London, when the young girl was rushed to hospital after being attacked by the 'dangerously out of control' dog
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Owners of dogs who kill other dogs should be prosecuted, demands Tory MP
Conservative MP Anna Firth told the Commons of a horror case in her constituency where a bichon frise called Emilie was savaged to death by an out-of-control dog
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'Why do we care more about dogs shot dead by Police than dogs which kill kids'
Darren Lewis is appalled that dangerous dogs now seem to be taking priority over the safety of children, and says it's time to totally overhaul the Dangerous Dogs Act
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'Amazing dad' savaged to death by XL Bully days before daughter's 2nd birthday
Jonathan Hogg, 37, from Leigh, Greater Manchester, was mauled to death by an American Bully XL just three days before his daughter's second birthday - with 15 dogs subsequently confiscated by police
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Fifteen dogs seized and second suspect arrested after dad of 5 mauled to death
A second arrest has now been made in relation to the dog attack which led to the death of the father-of-five Jonathan Hogg in Leigh, Greater Manchester on Thursday
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'It's shameful that innocent lives are lost because nobody takes responsibility'
Today we ask the same question we asked yesterday: how many more have to be mauled before the Government takes action?
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Dad mauled to death by 'Bully XL' dog 'may have been looking after it for a pal'
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog causing injury resulting in death of Jonathan Hogg this morning as pals pay tribute
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Dog mauls man to death in horror attack - before armed police shoot animal dead
Officers were called to a property in Leigh, Greater Manchester, after the 'dangerously out of control' dog launched a ferocious attack on a man, 37, as an arrest is made
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Nine-month-old baby left seriously injured in hospital after dog attack horror
Emergency services raced to an address in Aldingbourne, Chichester, West Sussex yesterday afternoon following reports a dog attacked a child - the baby's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening
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Dog bites off gran's finger and mauls pet in attack - before owner 'walks away'
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Folake Adoti-Ryan, 39, says her 61-year-old mum has been 'traumatised' after a large aggressive dog bit her finger off during a savage attack which also saw the family pet suffer internal bleeding
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Boy, 6, scalped in ferocious dog attack by Staffie bought off Facebook for £200
Family saved Vick's life by prising the crazed animal's jaws apart - and as his mother tried to calm him down after the savage attack, the boy asked her: 'Mummy, am I dying?'
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Woman mauled by dog as she tries to save pooch leaving her needing 100 stitches
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The footage shows Masha Abedi being dragged to the ground by the dog who then launches a vicious attack as she lay helpless on the ground in Tehran, Iran
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Woman mauled to death while walking pack of dogs was ‘killed by own Bully XL’
Professional dog walker Natasha Johnston - who died after suffering catastrophic injuries while walking a group of dogs - was killed by her own American Bully XL, reports say
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Pup's eyeball protruding from socket after being mauled by bigger dog
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Seven-year-old Pucca has been left blind in one eye and "terrified of her own shadow" following the attack, which took place in Glasgow on Tuesday afternoon
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Man and woman suffer 'life-changing injuries' after being mauled by dog
A man and woman were found with life-altering injuries on a street in Wigan after Greater Manchester Police found a 'dangerously out of control' dog in a house
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Two dogs shot dead by armed police had not just attacked woman, witness says
Police were called to the scene over claims of a dog attack and the "out-of-control" pets were blasted in front of their owner in Tower Hamlets, east London on Sunday
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Mum shares horror images of boy, 7, mauled by dog in pub garden
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Paul Ciardini was walking towards the children's play area in the garden when he was set upon by the large dog, possibly a German wirehaired pointer.