A Leicestershire police officer has been left in hospital with critical accidents following an XL bully canine attack.
Leicestershire Police stated the officer was bitten on his higher leg when two officers attended an handle in Ibstock on Thursday afternoon.
The officer was taken to hospital on Thursday night time to be handled for his accidents, whereas the second officer suffered a small minimize to his finger.
A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police advised the BBC: “Officers attended an address in Lewis Close, Ibstock at around 4.40pm yesterday (26 October) with regards to a man wanted by police. On entering the address, two officers were attacked by a dog which was being kept in the kitchen.
“One officer sustained serious bite injuries to his upper leg and remains in hospital. The second officer sustained a small laceration to his finger.
“Although the dog has not been further examined, it is believed to be a XL Bully breed. This dog and a second dog, a pit bull type breed, were seized from the address and remain in secure kennels.
“Enquiries are ongoing into the incident. There have been no arrests.”
There have been various XL bully assaults in the previous couple of months, rising requires the breed to be banned.
The Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey, stated earlier this week that the federal government is “pretty close” to bringing ahead its proposed ban on American XL bullies.
Therese Coffey stated she thought a “good definition” of the canine kind had been agreed, with solely a “few other things” resembling compensation needing to be signed-off.
This attack comes following new figures exhibiting that almost 3,500 banned dogs are nonetheless dwelling at home with their homeowners, with hundreds extra unregistered on official information.
In essentially the most recent reported attack final week, a 60-year-old lady in Brisley, Norfolk, was mauled by her personal XL bully canine, which escaped after which needed to be put down.
