Pet owner mauled by American Bulldog in park as vets called to sedate 8st beast
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A huge American bulldog ran riot in a playground today - and attacked its owner.
The play area was evacuated while police and animal experts, including those from the RSPCA, local zoos and a wildlife park, worked to control the aggressive mutt.
It was eventually contained in a high fenced area at around 10.30am at the playground in Thorpe Willoughby, North Yorkshire.
The canine had to be sedated by a vet but was then moved safely to a kennels, Yorkshire Live says.
The owner suffered bite marks but no one else was injured in the episode, North Yorkshire Constabulary said.
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The force contacted a number of animal experts after it arrived at the scene.
The dog is said to weigh more than 50 kilogrammes (around eight stone).
It is unclear if the dog was a male or female, but the average weight for a male American Bulldog is around 44kg (6.9 stone).
The same website, that of a dog training company, states the average weight for a female American Bulldog is approximately 34kg (5.3 stone).
North Yorkshire Police has thanked everyone who assisted in bringing the incident to a safe conclusion.
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