Gabe Crisp (Green, St Nicholas) mentioned she was canvassing for the Green Party in Lancing forward of May’s native elections, when a resident’s ‘big dog’ attacked her.
“I reckon it was no more than five seconds after the door opened because I had not even introduced myself,” she mentioned.
She mentioned the canine grabbed her by the left arm, injuring it by biting via 4 ‘thick’ layers of garments, then additionally biting via her hand, inflicting her to bleed.
The resident then known as their associate to assist name off the canine, after which Mrs Crisp mentioned she rotated earlier than the canine bit her once more on her proper knee and left thigh.
“I was extremely shocked and in a lot of pain, plus a bleeding hand. The second resident had by now got the dog under control and gone back into the property with it. The first resident followed me along the street asking if I was okay,” Mrs Crisp mentioned.
“I was not really in a fit state to speak to her. I was sobbing and probably swearing from the shock and the pain. I asked them to leave me alone.”
She mentioned after asking one other candidate canvassing close by to take her home, she determined to take the bus to Worthing Hospital and was seen in A&E inside three hours.
She mentioned ‘thankfully’ no nerve or tendon harm had been executed to her hand.
“There are real dangers of people not controlling their dogs and this story could be a cautionary tale to remind owners to shut the dog in another room before they answer the door.” Mrs Crisp mentioned.
“With local and general elections coming up there is going to be a lot of doorstep canvassing and people should be aware.”
Mrs Crisp says she didn’t want to determine the proprietor of the canine or space through which they dwell, and mentioned that she was not searching for prosecution or compensation because of the incident – however had known as the police non-emergency 101 line to report an uncontrolled canine.
