Saturday 23 September 2023 14:04, UK
A person has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a canine, believed to be an XL bully.
The man, who’s in his 40s, was attacked in Pasley Park, southeast London, on Friday.
He was taken to hospital with accidents to his arm. The proprietor of the canine, consider to be a grey-coloured XL bully, left the scene earlier than police arrived.
There have been no arrests and police inquiries are ongoing.
Met Police officers have been known as to the scene by the London Ambulance Service, the pressure stated in a press release.
Rishi Sunak has stated he’ll outlaw the animals beneath the Dangerous Dogs Act and new legal guidelines can be “in place by the top of the 12 months” following a spate of recent assaults involving the breed.
The prime minister’s announcement got here after the loss of life of Ian Price, 52, who was mauled by two dogs in Staffordshire earlier in September, in what police stated was a suspected XL bully assault.
The XL bully, which is developed from the American pit bull terrier, isn’t a recognised as a selected breed by the Kennel Club.
It is in opposition to the regulation to personal, breed or promote dogs on the listing of prohibited breeds, drawn up by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
There are at present 4 banned breeds of canine within the UK: the pit bull terrier, Japanese tosa, dogo Argentino and fila Brasileiro.
It can also be in opposition to the regulation to have a canine that’s dangerously uncontrolled, an offence which could be punished by jail sentences and limitless fines.
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