The youngster had tried to climb on the canine earlier than it attacked him, biting his face, police have mentioned.
A 3-year-old boy has undergone surgical procedure after he was mauled by his household’s XL bully.
The youngster tried to climb on the canine, earlier than it attacked him, biting his face.
He was left “significantly bleeding” in line with police, who attended the incident at lunchtime on Monday in Doncaster together with the ambulance service.
After being taken to hospital, the boy underwent surgical procedure for his wounds.
The household’s pet had been registered below recent laws. It has since been seized by police and stays in kennels because the investigation continues.
Police are actually urging mother and father to take motion and by no means go away youngsters unsupervised.
Also on Monday, there have been two different assaults by dogs suspected to be XL bullys.
Police shot and killed a “dangerously out of control” dog, believed to be an XL bully, in Battersea, south London.
Also, a chihuahua was killed and a woman was injured in an attack in Glasgow by two XL bully-type dogs.
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Speaking concerning the Doncaster incident, Chief Inspector Emma Cheney, main the work on harmful dogs in South Yorkshire, mentioned: “This household have acknowledged the change in laws across the XL bully and registered their canine, however this does not take away the hazard that these dogs pose and why the ban has come into place.
“All dogs could be aggressive; they’re animals, however some dogs have higher functionality to trigger hurt as a result of their measurement and power.
“Children ought to by no means be unsupervised when with dogs, even household pets that you just imagine ‘would by no means damage’ your youngsters.
“A canine’s intuition to guard itself is to chunk. Parents ought to guarantee youngsters be taught to respect a canine’s area and be inspired to have boundaries round feeding and resting instances.
“An incident like it is a stark reminder that no matter a canine’s nature, or earlier interactions with youngsters, different dogs and folks, they’re animals and their innate intuition is to guard themselves which can lead to critical accidents and typically fatality.
“Take motion now and defend your youngsters.”
