All news on the topic: Dangerous dogs

Following a spate of dog attacks in recent weeks that is set to see the American XL Bully banned, a vet has given the best tactics for people to tackle an aggressive dog

WARING, GRAPHIC IMAGES: Ben Cźyżyk was mauled in a suspected XL Bully attack days after posting online in defence of the breed - vowing irresponsible owners must be held responsible instead of banning the dogs

Neighbours could hear the desperate screams of Ian Price, 52, as he was attacked by the two dogs as a 30-year-old was arrested before being released on bail

Demonstrators marched through the streets of London shouting 'save our bullies' and held up signs saying 'muzzle Rishi' demanding the imminent XL Bully ban is scrapped

West Midlands Police has spoken out after a rally, planned in and around Handsworth, Birmingham, was scheduled to take place amid fury the Government is set to ban XL Bullies

Bernard Valentine faces more than four years behind bars after the youngster was savagely attacked in Greater Manchester in March as she walked to her friend's house

The Tories promised to increase participation in school sport - then they imposed brutal austerity that led to the loss of nearly 1,000 council sports fields

Rishi Sunak announced the XL Bully breed would be added to the list of banned dogs by the year end - prompting a surge in owners trying to ditch their dogs

Jake Harris, who is organising a planned mass walk in Birmingham, has said puppies would be allowed at the protest against plans to ban the animal

WARNING: EXPLICIT IMAGE Margaret Gilmartin, from Goring-by-Sea in West Sussex, suffered a serious injury to her hand when she was bitten by a French Bulldog which left her unable to use her limb

The Mirror's Head of Showbiz, Tom Bryant, relives the scary encounter with a Bully dog that left him shaking and bloodied

Jane Williams, a committee member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors has offered some tips on what to do if you ever witness or are involved in a dog attack

Organisers of the XL Bully walk say they made the decision following an online backlash to their original call for a large-scale walk which said they wanted as many dogs, people and children to go along

Dozens of panicking owners of American XL Bullies, as well as other breeds, have begged Large Breed Dog Rescue in Greenhithe, Kent, to rehome their pets ahead of new legislation

Nikita Piil, 31, suffered major blood loss and serious bite wounds to her limbs when her two pet Rottweilers lashed out on Saturday, causing her to almost lose her leg

Kate Jackson said she came across a man with two dogs, one of which Kate believed to be an XL bully, in Sefton Park, Merseyside and it pounced on her puppy Arthur

While XL Bullies have hit the news recently after reports of a string of chilling attacks, some caught on camera, one family revealed how their mum's face was bitten off by their beloved Jack Russell

Frightened owners of XL Bully dogs have been taking drastic measures to walk the animals since Rishi Sunak announced they would become a banned breed, says a dog trainer in the West Midlands

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: No arrests have yet been made as Merseyside Police investigate how Christine Potts was attacked by two XL Bully dogs during a prolonged attack

A jogger is recuperating in hospital after a Rottweiler attacked his leg when he was out for a run, sparking a police investigation into the horror incident near Lewes, Sussex

Chilling footage captured the moment a man and his dog were savagely attacked and mauled by a larger animal when out walking down the side of a busy road in Sheffield

Mark Heffron, who is from Oldham, Greater Manchester, says his two-year-old dog Tyson is a "big friendly giant" who "loves kids" and is "so laid back and chilled"

Anita Mehdi knows just what it's like to own a dog classified as banned in the UK. She was 'traumatised' after Lola was seized and worries how responsible pet owners will cope with the XL Bully ban

Just the day before the attack, then two-year-old Ella had patted her aunt's neighbour's dogs before they viciously attacked her, leaving her needing years of hospital treatment

Rebecca Scobie had not been warned about the four dogs at the property, including the bulldog cross-breed which is known to have an aggressive temperament and has to wear a muzzle on walks