All news on the topic: Dangerous dogs

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Woman spent £50,000 on three-year legal battle to free her seized XL bully
Mum-of-four Sandra Rowlands from Liverpool fought for three years in the courts and spent thousands after XL Bully Buster was seized by Merseyside Police under the Dangerous Dogs Act
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Tory MP Therese Coffey says she's received death threats over XL Bully ban
Thérèse Coffey resigned from Rishi Sunak's Cabinet as Environment Secretary a fortnight ago, saying she 'nearly died' from the stress of being a Government minister
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XL Bully owner punched vet in the face after being told pet died during surgery
Arbas Hamaz Hamid left his XL Bully's surgeon needing stitches after he punched him in the face when he was told his dog had died having an operation at the vets in York
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Horror dog attack on two-year-old caught on doorbell cam as pit bull mauls tot
Frightening footage from a doorbell camera shows the moment a young toddler was attacked by a pit bull. As the mother carried the boy away, the dog continued to chase and try to get to him
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'Lunatic' dog 'always barking' at flat where gran left critical in horror attack
Residents in Belvedere, south east London, where a dog attacked its owner and left her in a critical condition have spoken of their experiences with the 'lunatic' pet
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Woman rushed to hospital in critical condition after horror dog attack
The animal reportedly attacked the woman - who is now in critical condition - at about 8.55am this morning near Bexleyheath in south east London, with police Tasering the hound after the vicious incident
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Shopping centre XL Bully attack sees security guard bitten by rampaging dog
A security guard was bitten by an XL Bully at Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester on Saturday and was taken to the hospital. The dog's owner was arrested and then released on bail
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Dog attack leaves one victim with 'life-changing' injuries as 37 animals seized
Police attended an address in Rhoshirwaun, Pwllheli, shortly before 11.30am on Friday in response to reports of a dangerous dog incident that has left four people injured
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Boy in hospital after 'XL Bully' dog chomps on him in street attack on camera
Video shows the moment the vicious hound clamps down on the youngster's coat, as he was walking with an adult man through Blackburn in Lancashire at around 12.20pm on Saturday
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Dog attack sees two people airlifted to hospital as four hurt
Police attended an address in Rhoshirwaun, Pwllheli, shortly before 11.30am on Friday in response to reports of a dangerous dog incident
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Man who hid XL Bully in toilet jailed after dog 'bit chunks' out of woman's face
Kevin Griffiths has been jailed for 20 months after his out-of-control XL Bully Reggie bit his partner at home, leaving her in need of plastic surgery and permanently scarred
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Child needed life-saving brain surgery after dog attack as couple jailed
A former couple have been jailed after a Bradford toddler had to undergo emergency life-saving brain surgery following a dog attack in the city five years ago
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'XL bully' that mauled cocker spaniel to death seized as police make arrest
Luna died after being viciously set upon in Tamworth Castle Grounds by another dog as her owner, mum-of-two Claire Goodwin, was also injured while trying to protect her
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XL Bully dog owners urged to take this step if they want to keep pet after ban
Owners of XL Bullies have been told that they need to take this step if they want to keep their pet after the breed was put on the banned list under the Dangerous Dogs Act
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Deadly dog attacks and injuries on rise across the UK - check your local area
An interactive map shows the scale of the UK's dangerous dog problem, as official data shows the numbers of people admitted to hospital with injuries reaching record levels while deaths increase
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Dog attacked two people at pet cemetery while owner held ceremony for guinea pig
Michelle Hiscoke admitted to two counts of having a dog dangerously out of control at Winchester Crown Court after her Dobermann went on a rampage at Dignity Pet Crematorium in Hampshire
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Mum whose son was savaged to death by XL Bully demands urgent promise
Emma Whitfield lost her son Jack Lis, aged ten, after he was killed by a dog, and she's now said banning XL Bullys isn't enough - the law needs to target breeders too
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'Dangerously out of control' German Shepherd leaps out of garden and mauls woman
A German Shepherd dog belonging to defendant Ian Ladley, 50, from Winsford, that was "dangerously out of control", jumped over a garden fence and attacked a woman
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Cocker spaniel dies and owner injured after horrific dog attack at beauty spot
The shocking incident happened at around 3pm on November 5 in Tamworth Castle Grounds as police released an image of a man they want to speak to in relation to the attack
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Pitbull owner 'didn't know breed is banned' and cries everyday since dog seized
Stella Barnes, 43, was told her ‘pleasant and friendly' pitbull Lucky could be destroyed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 after the canine was recognised as a potentially banned breed
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Horror scene where woman fell out window 'trying to escape XL Bully'
A shattered window shows where a woman is thought to have fallen from a block of flats while desperately trying to flee a vicious dog attack in the Hickling Court area of Mansfield, Notts
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Man and woman rushed to hospital with serious injuries after 'XL Bully' attack
A man and a woman were taken to the hospital last night after being attacked by a large dog, believed to be an XL Bully, in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, the police said
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'I won't put down my XL Bully no matter how much money the government offers'
XL Bully dog owners are being offered cash to hand over their pets to vets, with the breed set to be outlawed by February 1, 2024, but some are refusing to take any amount of money for their dogs
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Owner whose XL Bully mauled boy, 12, tells court dog is 'great around children'
Paula Jenkins pleaded guilty to two charges of owning a dog dangerously out of control when she appeared in court after her pet attacked the boy and a neighbour
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'XL Bully' attack leaves man in hospital with 'serious injuries' as two arrested
A man was taken to the hospital after suffering 'serious arm injuries' in a dog attack in Stoke-on-Trent last night. A man and a woman have bene arrested, Staffordshire Police said