- Three-year-old puppy Harley obtained devastating chew wounds to his hind legs
- **WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES**
A Labrador puppy made a slender escape after two XL Bully dogs almost mauled him to demise in a horrific graveyard attack.
Linsey Willis, 41, took pup Harley, a Red Fox Labrador, for a day walk in Lambhill Cemetery, Glasgow, when she heard shouting from behind.
The two XL Bully dogs with no leads or muzzles charged at them and locked their jaws onto three-year-old Harley’s hind legs, inflicting devastating accidents.
The shaken puppy was rushed to the vets for emergency therapy after Ms Willis managed to free the puppy from the grip of the banned dogs, earlier than sprinting away with one of many dogs nonetheless chasing at their heels.
Graphic images revealed deep lesions on Harley’s legs following the attack on Monday afternoon.
Ms Willis, an account supervisor, stated: ‘I used to be simply screaming for assist and making an attempt to hit the canine with my lead, it is wild and completely loopy that this might occur.
‘I used to be shouting on the proprietor to get them away, she managed to get one of many dogs off Harley and she or he was stepped again from the incident.
‘I used to be shouting and pleading for assist, and that’s the reason I’ve no voice left..’
She added: ‘We ran for our lives however he was badly wounded and I simply saved shouting at him ‘come on, maintain going’,’ Linsey stated.
Ms Willis then flagged down a driver who took them home, earlier than her and husband John rushed Harley to the vet who discovered ‘intensive wounds’ to Harley.
Ms Willis says Harleys doing ‘a wee bit higher’ and is constant to have common checkups on the vet.
She stated: ‘He’s discovering it tough to get about, his mobility not the identical and he is very subdued and quiet, the vet reckons take it would him a minimum of two months to get better.’
Ms Willis additionally says it is ‘despicable’ that the homeowners of the XL Bully dogs are but to come back ahead.
‘We really feel like the proper factor ought to have been carried out by them,’ she stated.
‘My view is to if you will personal XL Bullies then you must have management over them it is about respecting different folks and their dogs.
‘They ought to have a minimum of had a lead or muzzle, it is whole negligence.’
Last month, it was revealed that a minimum of 38,000 XL Bully Dogs have been nonetheless on Britain’s streets even after the breed was banned.
The determine is almost 4 occasions greater than Government officers thought even existed.
The banned breeds register confirmed some 38,424 have been granted a £92 exemption to keep away from being put down earlier than the February 1 deadline for England and Wales.
XL Bully dogs at the moment are unlawful to personal with out an exemption certificates in England and Wales, that means homeowners may very well be taken to courtroom and have their pets seized if they’re unregistered.
The ban was introduced in after a string of assaults by members of the breed which have killed and severely injured each people and different dogs in recent years.
Since December 31 it has additionally been a authorized requirement to verify XL Bully dogs are microchipped, neutered, and muzzled and saved on a lead in public.
