All news on the topic: Dog attacks

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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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Mum with serious injuries after rottweiler attack blasts judge for saving dog
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - Fay Hagger, of Ashford, Kent, is still traumatised after being bitten and dragged to the floor by her neighbours' pet, Mikey, and said the pain was worse than childbirth
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'XL bully attack' sees police call in vet to put 'dangerous dog' down in street
An "XL Bully-type" dog was put down at the scene of an alleged attack as police swarmed Broughton Place, Coatbridge, in Scotland, on Thursday - with a woman, 30, arrested, Police Scotland have confirmed
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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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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 bite spray mocked for being like ‘Lynx Africa’ amid XL Bully attacks
The can, named Canine Shield, emits a powder mist with a hissing sound for seven seconds and is designed to startle approaching dogs to allow time for people to get away
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Dog attack sees five-year-old child left with 'life-changing' injuries
The dog attacked the child in Rochdale and left them with life-changing injuries. No-one has been arrested
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Rampaging XL Bullys maul beloved pet to death after escaping owner's house
Two men aged 36 and 23 were charged over the fatal attack in Lanarkshire but prosecutors are hoping that the dogs are signed over to them so they can be destroyed
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Man dies after being mauled by three Rottweilers while out on a jog in the woods
Paolo Pasqualini, 39, was jogging in the woods when he came across the three Rottweilers - and was mauled to death as horrified witnesses were powerless to help
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Boy, 8, in hospital with serious head injury after 'XL Bully' dog attack in flat
Merseyside Police have arrested a man and a woman after a boy, eight, was bitten by an XL Bully dog in Bootle and rushed to hospital with a serious head injury, as an investigation was launched
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Woman in hospital after 'XL Bully attack' in UK town as cops launch urgent probe
Cops confirmed they are investigating the incident which took place in Bothwell, Greater Glasgow on Friday morning and there is a suspicion it may have been an XL Bully-type hound
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XL Bully Britain - check your postcode on interactive map of fatal dog attacks
An interactive map has shown the locations of deadly dog attacks across the UK, with more than half caused by XL Bully Dogs, including Esther Martin in Essex last weekend
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Screaming mum tried to protect baby as unmuzzled XL Bully lunged at pram
Metropolitan Police said the dog, thought to be an XL Bully, was not on the lead and was not wearing a muzzle at the time of the attack in Battersea, southwest London
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Owner of 'killer XL Bullies' that mauled gran said 'no one tells me what to do'
The grieving family of Esther Martin, who was killed in a dog attack in Jaywick, Essex yesterday, says the animals' owner ignored warnings that they were dangerous
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Boy, 11, 'ran shouting for help' as his gran was savaged to death by two dogs
The grandson of Esther Martin came out "shouting for help" as two dogs attacked and killed his grandmother in Jaywick, Essex where a man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences
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Man attacked by dog screamed for 15 minutes until rescuer poured water over dog
Michael McCafferty was injured when a dog clamped its jaws on his leg for several minutes before finally letting go, when it was shot and killed in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
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CCTV shows XL Bully moments before being shot dead during horror dog attack
XL Bully Zeus had been rescued from England by his owner and brought to Hamilton in Scotland, but moments after happily having a treat at a local shop, it mauled his owner and was shot by police
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Mum describes terror of son, 5, being attacked by German Shepherd dog in pub
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Kaelan Rockey, five, went to The White Hart pub in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent on Christmas Eve, with CCTV showing the horrific 'unprovoked' attack by a German Shepherd
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Cops shoot dog dead as panic breaks out on street after it 'killed another pet'
Metropolitan Police officers were called to the street in Greenford, West London on Sunday morning where they shot dead a dog following claims it had killed another dog
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Plastic surgeons treating double the number of dog attack victims since pandemic
More Brits are now needing plastic surgery to treat dog bites as the number of dog owners in the UK appear to have risen since the pandemic, concerned surgeons say
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Child 'won't look in mirror' after serious injuries in dog attack at play park
Louis Rowley, 22, pleaded guilty to being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control after the pet bit a child on the face causing injuries that left them 'permanently disfigured and scarred'
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Girl, 10, attacked by pit bulls as she's left her with 'flesh hanging off body'
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Kimberly Boekler nearly lost her daughter Raegan in a dog attack and now wants irresponsible owners to face the consequences of not taking more care with their animals
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XL Bully owners walk dogs unmuzzled hours before first ban comes into force
As the first restrictions on XL Bully dogs come into place on New Year's Eve, dozens of owners walked their pets unmuzzled on the sea front in Margate ahead of the eventual ban
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'People shouldn't die because we can't control pets - dog attacks must stop'
Sara Wallis says she is scared of dogs and believes the UK needs to introduce tougher penalties, enforce rules on breeding and selling as well as encouraging dog training
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Savage pack of wild dogs filmed launching brutal attack on girl in street
Four stray dogs were seen on CCTV camera attacking the schoolgirl in Novy Urengoy, Russia, leaving her with horrendous injuries which were mitigated by her thick, winter clothing