All news on the topic: Dangerous dogs

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Girl, 6, attacked by dog has more than 1,000 stitches on her face after injuries
Dorothy Norton had taken her daughter Lily to her neighbour's home to play with her friend when she was savagely attacked by a female pit bull and needed over 1,000 stitches
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Boy, 10 has skin torn off in horror dog attack while playing football with pals
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Giorgi Fulbirg-Taylor, 10, was attacked by a terrier type dog while he played football with his brother and some friends at a park in Bradford
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Woman suffers agonising death after being torn to pieces by three pit bulls
The 70-year-old grandma, who hasn't been named, was left with fatal wounds after being attacked by three vicious pit bulls during her morning walk in Mairipora, in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
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Mum devastated as 'massive' bulldog mauls mental health support puppy to death
Spaniel puppy Felix was attacked during a walk on Monday, with owner Anna saying she had partly bought him to help deal with her mental health struggles, due to the ongoing war in her native Ukraine
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Boy, 12, and his gran rushed to hospital after savage dog attack at holiday park
Cheryl May and her grandson Zac were at St Ives Holiday Park when they were attacked by what they described as a British bull terrier. Devon and Cornwall Police are now investigating
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Mum of boy savaged by dog dubbed 'Beast' in heartbreaking ritual on his birthday
Jack Lis, 10, died after being attacked by an XL bully at a house in Penyrheol, Caerphilly, Wales, in November 2021. He would have turned 12 today, his heartbroken mum Emma Whitfield said
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Tearful pet owner finally welcomes husky home after 'horrifying dog attack'
A six-year-old husky who lost 83% of her blood in an alleged dog attack by two "bulldog-types" on a beach has finally been returned back home to her loving family
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Husky almost dies in savage 'dog attack' as devastated owner faces £23k vet bill
Husky Naevia was on a beach walk in Redcar, Teesside, when she was set upon by two 'bulldog type' dogs leaving her with catastrophic injuries which caused her to lose 83% of her blood
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Girl, 5, says she 'looks like a monster' after dog attack left her with scars
Florian Becker, from Florida, US, has spoken of the moment his five-year-old daughter was mauled by a dog at Hortt Park in Fort Lauderdale which left her needing 50 stitches
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Emotional moment woman reunites with pet pooch after vicious dog attack on walk
Mum-of-three Marie Hay broke down in tears being reunited with her pet pooch Naevia at the vets, after she was attacked by two vicious dogs on a beach in Teesside
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Dog walker to pay £3,000 after Alsatians in Government training killed terrier
Stuart Forster, 36, who also trains police sniffer dogs, was taking German Shepherds Demon and Nuke through a public park, when they suddenly pounced on a terrier named Riley
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Four rushed to hospital in beach dog attack as husky suffers major injuries
Police are investigating after a woman claims her six-year-old Siberian Husky called Naevia was set upon by two bulldog-style pets while on Redcar beach in Yorkshire on Sunday
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Model who lost top lip in dog attack shows transformation after six operations
Brooklinn Khoury, 23, was making a name for herself as a model online and was booked to appear in a TV advert the day after the horrific attack took place in November 2020
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'It's never the dog's fault - it's stupid bloody humans who make killer dogs'
The humans who create killer dogs with mistreatment and negligence should face manslaughter charges, says Fleet Street Fox
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Family of girl, 4, killed by dog say they're 'overwhelmed by love' after tragedy
A message from Alice's grieving mum and relatives was shared on a fundraiser launched yesterday to help give the "most special and beautiful send off this little princess deserves"
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Man mauled to death by neighbour’s dogs as he tried to protect poodle
Police attended the scene of the horrifying dog attack to find the 69-year-old man being fed upon by one of his neighbour's dogs after he attempted to stop his poodle from being mauled
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What do you think can be done to stop dog attacks - poll
The number of dog attacks has increased by more than a third in the past five years, with the worrying trend showing no sign of slowing down. What do YOU think should be done to stop the violent attacks?
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Fundraiser launched for family of 'little princess', 4, killed in pet dog attack
Devastated family and friends have set up a GoFundMe to help towards the cost of Alice Stones' funeral, and give the "most special and beautiful send off this little princess deserves"
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Faces of the children killed in horror dog attacks in UK since 2020
Four-year-old Alice Stones became the latest child to die in a vicious dog attack on Tuesday, with at least four children killed by dogs in the UK since 2020
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Police hunting owner after dog breaks elderly woman's arm in terrifying attack
The Metropolitan Police is looking for the owner of a dog that savaged a 74-year-old woman, breaking her arm, and attacked two more victims in West London last week
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Mum of girl, 4, killed by family pet in savage dog attack 'beyond heartbroken'
Around 100 people gathered to mourn the loss of the youngster, named locally as Alice Stones, at a church near to the Milton Keynes house last night
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Family of great-great-gran, 83, killed by dog call for Bully breed to be banned
Shirley Patrick, 83, died in hospital two weeks after being attacked by an XL Bully cross which was subsequently seized by police and destroyed - now her grieving family are calling for change
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Death of girl, 4, in latest dog attack makes you wonder when someone will care
The Mirror is demanding answers to the national complacency around dog attacks after the horrific death of Alice Stones, the latest British child to be mauled to death
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Community gathers for candlelit vigil honouring girl, 4, killed by family dog
A four-year-old girl - named locally as Alice Stones - was mauled to death by her family's dog on Tuesday with the community gathering at a church near her home to unite in grief
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'The Dangerous Dogs Act is failing as Britain suffers another avoidable death'
The horrific death of four-year-old Alice Stones is just the latest evidence that the inadequate Dangerous Dogs Act is failing to protect people and stop attacks