All news on the topic: Dangerous dogs

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’Dr Death’ and Essex gang who held brutal dog fights jailed
The ringleader’s phone contained incriminating video and photos of the dogs and gruesome fight reports.
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Mother’s facial features ’torn off’ by friend’s Rottweiler in horrifying street assault leading to dog’s euthanasia
Mum Kelsea Morgan needed 15 stitches to fix the hole in her face after a friend’s rottweiler-pitbull cross savaged her in a vicious attack.
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Man may have to put beloved dog down as he 'didn't realise he was an XL Bully'
Damian Spencer from Derby bought Stoney two years ago for the bargain price of just £50, which led him to believe that he couldn't be one of the expensive, notorious breeds
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'If Rishi Sunak had any deceny he would return £10million Tory donation'
By refusing to return Hester’s donation, Mr Sunak is giving licence to the racists who prey on people’s worst instincts
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Dogs attacks hit 30k as key Covid measure blamed - with guide dogs also mauled
XL Bully attacks coupled with thousands of injuries caused by other breeds have led to calls for the reform of the Dangerous Dogs Act with one force seeing a 51 per cent increase in reports
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Mum 'tried to hide bloody clothes' after daughter was mauled by boyfriend's dog
A Nebraska mother has been accused of attempting to cover up a brutal dog attack that saw her four-year-old daughter's scalp nearly torn off by hiding bloody clothes from police
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Man who moved XL bully from England to Scotland to avoid ban sees dog shot dead
Sammy Wilkinson wants a law brought in to stop dogs being killed by armed police and is campaigning for 'Kilo’s Law', saying the animal was 'murdered' byt
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Horrific moment aggressive dog drags away screaming boy, 4, with its fangs
A boy, believed to be just four years old, was seen on camera being grabbed by a large dog before being dragged through the snow near a house in a horrific attack
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Armed police rush to cemetery after woman attacked by dog and taken to hospital
Police rushed to Hurst Cross Cemetery in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester this afternoon after a woman was bitten on her leg by a dog and was taken to hospital
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Toddler's blood curdling screams as dogs maul him to death in neighbour's pen
An Alabama toddler was mauled to death by his neighbour's two dogs, which were kept in a pen outside in between the homes
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XL bully owners plotting to defy ban and launch new legal challenge
From February 1, police have been able to seize XL Bullies in England and Wales, with owners facing a criminal record if they are not properly registered for exemption certificates
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Fury as family pet 'eaten alive on walk' and cops hunt 'massive dog' attacker
Noah Wilson fought back the tears as he recalled the horrifying incident in Coventry this week in which he saw his dog get "eaten alive" while walking on their usual route
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Dog owner cleared after XL Bully attacks and kills terrier in street
Two workmen used a wooden fencing pole and tried to grab the XL Bully dog's mouth to make it unclamp its grip on mixed breed Spanish terrier Bonnie
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Police hunt for 'XL Bully' owner after beast launches second attack against kids
Police are searching for an 'XL Bully' owner after a parent reported that his dog tried to attack their child just after it injured frightened kids in separate incident in Battersea, South West London
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Dangerous Rottweiler-cross attacked 5 people at pub causing 'ghastly' injuries
Thomas Skillen admitted being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control after it attacked five people outside a pub in Towyn, Conwy - while he also bit a security guard
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More than 50,000 XL Bully dogs live in the UK - despite national ban
Information from the Department for Food and Rural Affairs shows there are far more XL Bully dogs still on Britain's streets than thought, with the true number more than 50,000
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Man pleads not guilty after two girls and man injured by suspected XL bully
Farhat Ajaz, who denies being in charge of a suspected XL Bully dog that left an 11-year-old girl in hospital after she was attacked in Birmingham last year, has been granted conditional bail
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Dog attack sees man, 40, rushed to hospital as riot police scramble to scene
Officers with riot shields and long poles swarmed the home in Auchterarder, Scotland, following reports of a dog attacking a man, with witnesses describing hearing barking from the back of a police van
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Urgent warning to dog owners after deer is savagely mauled to death
Warning: this story contains a graphic image. The stricken animal was found collapsed on the ground with serious wounds to his back legs after being attacked by a dog
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Vets share their least favourite dog breeds - and one that's 'scariest' to treat
Vets have admitted just which breeds of dogs they dislike the most and one that is even the 'scariest' to treat when their owners bring them into their appointments
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Nan suffered 'unsurvivable' dog bites to her right arm in fatal XL Bully attack
Esther Martin was attacked by two XL bullies on Saturday, February 3 having travelled from her home in London to see her 11-year-old grandson
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Girl, 4, rushed to surgery after dog attack while playing on street outside home
Rayven Hamilton, four, who is autistic and non-verbal, was attacked by a vicious dog while playing in the street outside her home in Carmarthen on Monday, it's been claimed
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Owner in tears as XL Bully 'son' that bit child ordered to be put to sleep
The dog owner cried out "please no, he’s my son" before kicking a rubbish bin down the hall as she left the courtroom after the dog was ordered to be put down
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Woman's fury after XL bully that mauled boy, 7, and teen ordered to be put down
Amy Legemah’s XL Bully will now be destroyed after a court heard the dangerous dog carried out two attacks in just 11 days, with one of the victims being a seven-year-old boy
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First pic of 'crazed Bully-type' dog shot dead by police after injuring three
A bully-type dog which was shot dead by police after it injured three people and savagely attacked a Collie has been pictured for the first time since the incident in Scotland