XL Bully among two dogs seized after attacking man in Leven
Two dogs including an XL Bully have been seized after attacking a man in Fife.Officers in riot gear responded to the incident at a property in Kingsdale Gardens, Kennoway, near Leven, at about 12:40 on Wednesday.A 44-year-old man was injured and taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment.Both animals were seized by police and are expected to be destroyed.
Restrictions on American XL bully-type dogs came into force in Scotland last February.Owners of the breed, which have been linked to a series of attacks across the UK, risk a fine for failing to muzzle the animals and keep them on a lead in public.The abandonment, breeding, exchanging or selling of the dogs has also been banned.
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