Owner left the scene with a grey-coloured canine after man was bitten on the arm in Pasley Park, Walworth
Sat 23 Sep 2023 13.20 CEST
A person been has taken to hospital after being attacked by a canine believed to be an American XL bully in south London.
The Metropolitan police stated the person, in his 40s, was bitten on the arm in Pasley Park, Walworth, simply after 6pm on Friday.
It added that the proprietor left the scene with the grey-coloured canine earlier than officers arrived.
No arrests have been made in reference to the incident, however inquiries are ongoing, a spokesperson stated.
The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, announced earlier this month that American XL bully dogs can be banned by the tip of the 12 months.
The transfer got here after the demise of 52-year-old Ian Price, who was attacked by two suspected XL bullies in Staffordshire.
Price’s demise was the latest in a collection of maulings by the breed, with six of the ten deadly canine assaults within the UK in 2022 linked to XL bullies.
At least three of seven deadly canine assaults this 12 months have been linked to the breed.
XL bullies had been developed within the Nineteen Nineties, and are thought to have been bred from various breeds together with the American pit bull terrier, which was banned within the UK in 1991.
Fully grown grownup males can weigh greater than 57kg (9st) and develop to 53cm in top.
The dogs have soared in reputation in recent years, with puppies promoting for 1000’s of kilos.
When a breed is banned, dogs could be seized by the police and destroyed.
Owners can apply for an exemption in courtroom if the canine is deemed to not be a hazard to the general public and is neutered and microchipped.
If granted, an exemption certificates could be legitimate at some stage in the canine’s life and sometimes comes with strict situations equivalent to conserving it muzzled and taking out insurance coverage to cowl any harm or demise attributable to the canine.
Evidence means that making the breed unlawful will scale back numbers however not eradicate them.
There can be concern that related breeds could possibly be launched on account of the ban, in the identical manner that XL bullies have grown in reputation because the pit bull terrier was banned.
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