A Pit Bull “superbreed” behind an increase in fatal dog attacks are growing to nearly 10 stone and becoming too dangerous to walk in public as criminals use them as aggressive status symbols, an expert has told theipaper SteveRobson04 reports
A Pit Bull “superbreed” behind an increase in fatal dog attacks are growing to nearly 10 stone and becoming too dangerous to walk in public as criminals use them as aggressive status symbols, an expert has toldFigures show the number of deaths as a result of dog attacks has risen from four in 2021, to ten in 2022 and aA breed known as the “American Bully XL” has been linked to at least nine of those deaths.
Describing the animal, she said: “We don’t get so many Pit Bulls nowadays but then they become the superbreed so they can stick two fingers up to the legislation.“The biggest one I’ve dealt with was 60.5kg , myself and two male colleagues were dealing with it, and if it wanted to go, it went.“Even if you’re a 70-80kg man, there’s no way you could withstand an attack, it will have you on the floor very quickly.”The RSPCA has warned criminals are breeding and selling the dogs to launder money.
She told the Daily Mirror, which is backing the campaign for a change in the law: “I still have terrible flashbacks. I still see the animal and its teeth. I hear the barking.“I still find it unbelievable. Sat on the sofa or on the way home, it hits you all over again.” “It is also essential measures are available to deter and punish owners of dogs whose behaviour is dangerous.”Downing Street said a working group involving the police, councils and animal welfare experts is looking at ways to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible ownership.
Dr Samantha Gaines, a dog welfare expert at the RSPCA, said: “Any dog, regardless of their breed, has the potential to bite, and whether or not a dog develops aggressive behaviour is a complex interaction between genetics and lifetime experiences. Dr d’Sa said: “Police are still trying to work out where he got it from. There’s very little police can do about that side of things.
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