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The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Vicious XL Bully ripped man's EAR off after pouncing while he slept leaving him with horror injuries
A MAN had his ear ripped off by a vicious XL Bully - after the banned breed pounced on him while he was asleep. Darren Shuttleworth-Long was 7 Darren volunteers at his local church Credit: SWNS 7 Darren woke up with the dog latched onto his arm Credit: SWNS To his horror, the 52-year-old awoke to discover the Pancaking, Darren managed to get the dog off him but the hound came back for more and launched a second attack on him. During the second attack the Darren finally struggled away from the out of control dog and was rushed to hospital. Read more in News He spent three days recovering from the Darren is currently waiting to have his ear reconstructed with plastic surgery. Wiltshire Police have confirmed that a 24-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a She has been released on bail pending further inquiries while police probe the horrific attack. Most read in The Sun Darren, from Swindon, Wiltshire, said: "I went to sleep and had the dog asleep next to me. "I woke up and it had "It attacked me again and hit me on the side. "I crashed against the bedroom door and locked myself in with the dog. "He was having a go on my right ear. He bit my ear off. "He hit me about eight to ten times - I thought 'I'm in 7 He was rushed to hospital after managing to escape the violent dog Credit: SWNS 7 The attack left Darren with serious injuries Credit: SWNS 7 Darren's right ear was ripped clean off during the brutal attack Credit: SWNS Darren says the attack was unprovoked and lasted for an agonising ten minutes before he was luckily able to escape the dog. He added: "My whole right side of my face was numb. There was "It was pouring out of me. It was like a horror movie. My whole face was covered in blood. Half my nose was hanging off." After arriving in hospital he had what was left of his He said: "The tissue had to come off - there was nothing to attach it to." He has since been recovering from the attack and now struggles with going out. He said: "I can't go anywhere near big dogs now. "It's a long lasting stress that will be there for the rest of my life. "Dogs barking sends cold chills through me." Darren is currently waiting for the soft tissue left on his ear to harden before he can have an appointment with a plastic surgeon to look at reconstruction. Which dog breeds are banned in the UK? THERE are specific regulations in place that prohibit certain dog breeds from being owned or bred in the UK. So what are the Which dog breeds are illegal in the UK? People tend to think of large, vicious dogs when they imagine being bitten by one. But the truth is that many types of dogs are known to bite humans, whether provoked or not. However, it's important to remember that just because a breed tends to bite humans, that doesn't mean that they all do. British law determines five breeds of dog are illegal to own, breed, sell or give away. These are an XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasileiro. 7 The vicious hound began the attack while Darren was asleep Credit: SWNS 7 Darren is now waiting for plastic surgery to have his ear reconstructed Credit: SWNS
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Yahoo
Extra police staff to manage XL bully ban workload
A police force has had to take on new staff and build kennels in stations to cope with the extra workload since the ban on XL bully dogs came in last year. Merseyside Police has spent about £400,000 more on its dog section in the last 12 months compared with the year before. In February 2024 it became a criminal offence to own an XL bully except with a special exemption. Merseyside Police said XL bullies were not the only dangerous dogs the force had to deal with, adding it would continue to make sure "communities are safe from all types of dogs that pose a danger to people". The force told the Local Democracy Reporting Service it tried to keep dogs for "the shortest time possible" but how long they were kennelled for depended on the time it took cases to go through the courts. Policing related to dogs cost £266,068 between February 2023 to February 2024. From February 2024 to January the sum had risen to £664,000. Merseyside Police has not said whether the extra costs were covered by existing dog control unit budgets. Dogs currently banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act are the Pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero and the XL bully. Merseyside Police said it had expected an increase in costs after the ban came in. It said "reasons for the increase includes increased kennel and veterinary costs, new internal kennels placed at local stations to house more dogs, and new staff to manage them". In 2023, 19 people were killed in the UK in attacks by dogs found or suspected to be XL bullies. A law adding them to the list of banned breeds came into force on 31 January of that year. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. How dangerous are XL bullies and how does the ban work?
BBC News
09-03-2025
- BBC News
Extra Merseyside Police staff to manage XL bully ban workload
A police force has had to take on new staff and build kennels in stations to cope with the extra workload since the ban on XL bully dogs came in last year. Merseyside Police has spent about £400,000 more on its dog section in the last 12 months compared with the year before. In February 2024 it became a criminal offence to own an XL bully except with a special exemption. Merseyside Police said XL bullies were not the only dangerous dogs the force had to deal with, adding it would continue to make sure "communities are safe from all types of dogs that pose a danger to people". The force told the Local Democracy Reporting Service it tried to keep dogs for "the shortest time possible" but how long they were kennelled for depended on the time it took cases to go through the courts. Policing related to dogs cost £266,068 between February 2023 to February 2024. From February 2024 to January the sum had risen to £664, Police has not said whether the extra costs were covered by existing dog control unit currently banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act are the Pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero and the XL Police said it had expected an increase in costs after the ban came in. It said "reasons for the increase includes increased kennel and veterinary costs, new internal kennels placed at local stations to house more dogs, and new staff to manage them".In 2023, 19 people were killed in the UK in attacks by dogs found or suspected to be XL bullies. A law adding them to the list of banned breeds came into force on 31 January of that year. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Police should get funding for ‘cost pressure' of XL Bully ban
The policing minister said she was aware of the 'cost pressure' on police the XL bully ban had caused and wants to make sure forces get the funding to enforce it. Police chiefs have warned that enforcing a ban on XL bully dogs is a burden on policing, with millions of pounds spent on veterinary bills and kennelling for confiscated dogs. 'This has been raised with me, actually, a few times, and it's certainly something that I'm looking at and working with my colleagues in Defra on,' policing minister Dame Diana Johnson told LBC. 'But I recognise that's another cost pressure for police forces, so absolutely I understand that. 'And as the police minister, I'm obviously keen to make sure that, you know, the police get the funding they need for these things that we're asking them to do, because this is obviously quite a new development over the last few years.' Since February, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales without an exemption certificate, meaning unregistered pets will be taken and owners possibly fined and prosecuted. The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said this week that kennel spaces were 'reaching capacity', with costs 'increasing by the day'. The policing body said veterinary bills and the cost of kennelling banned dog breeds had risen from £4 million in 2018 to more than £11 million between February and September 2024, adding it can cost around £1,000 a month to keep an XL bully in kennels. The NPCC said the figure is expected 'to rise to as much as £25 million' for the period from February 2024 to April 2025 – representing a predicted 500% increase in police costs from 2018. As well as the XL bully, other banned types of dog under Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 include the pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, dogo Argentino and fila Brasileiro. Chief Constable Mark Hobrough, the NPCC's lead for dangerous dogs, said the ban was placing 'a huge burden on policing'. He called for Government support to cope with the demand the ban has placed on police resources. Mr Hobrough said conversations with Defra were ongoing but there was no formal agreement about providing additional funding to account for the demand. Police forces seized 4,586 suspected Section 1 banned dogs throughout England and Wales between February and September 2024. According to the NPCC, there were 120 dog liaison officers across England and Wales before the ban, with 100 subsequently trained, and a further 40 to be trained. The NPCC said around £560,000 had been spent by police forces on staff overtime between February and September last year in relation to dogs. Mr Hobrough said alternative methods such as out of court disposals would support police as court backlogs increase the burden. The NPCC said forces in England and Wales seized and euthanised 848 dogs between February and September 2024 at an estimated cost of £340,000. These were dogs which were surrendered to police by owners who had not complied with the ban, nor taken advantage of the compensation scheme.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Police should get funding for ‘cost pressure' of XL Bully ban
The policing minister said she was aware of the 'cost pressure' on police the XL bully ban had caused and wants to make sure forces get the funding to enforce it. Police chiefs have warned that enforcing a ban on XL bully dogs is a burden on policing, with millions of pounds spent on veterinary bills and kennelling for confiscated dogs. 'This has been raised with me, actually, a few times, and it's certainly something that I'm looking at and working with my colleagues in Defra on,' policing minister Dame Diana Johnson told LBC. 'But I recognise that's another cost pressure for police forces, so absolutely I understand that. 'And as the police minister, I'm obviously keen to make sure that, you know, the police get the funding they need for these things that we're asking them to do, because this is obviously quite a new development over the last few years.' Since February, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales without an exemption certificate, meaning unregistered pets will be taken and owners possibly fined and prosecuted. The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said this week that kennel spaces were 'reaching capacity', with costs 'increasing by the day'. The policing body said veterinary bills and the cost of kennelling banned dog breeds had risen from £4 million in 2018 to more than £11 million between February and September 2024, adding it can cost around £1,000 a month to keep an XL bully in kennels. The NPCC said the figure is expected 'to rise to as much as £25 million' for the period from February 2024 to April 2025 – representing a predicted 500% increase in police costs from 2018. As well as the XL bully, other banned types of dog under Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 include the pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, dogo Argentino and fila Brasileiro. Chief Constable Mark Hobrough, the NPCC's lead for dangerous dogs, said the ban was placing 'a huge burden on policing'. He called for Government support to cope with the demand the ban has placed on police resources. Mr Hobrough said conversations with Defra were ongoing but there was no formal agreement about providing additional funding to account for the demand. Police forces seized 4,586 suspected Section 1 banned dogs throughout England and Wales between February and September 2024. According to the NPCC, there were 120 dog liaison officers across England and Wales before the ban, with 100 subsequently trained, and a further 40 to be trained. The NPCC said around £560,000 had been spent by police forces on staff overtime between February and September last year in relation to dogs. Mr Hobrough said alternative methods such as out of court disposals would support police as court backlogs increase the burden. The NPCC said forces in England and Wales seized and euthanised 848 dogs between February and September 2024 at an estimated cost of £340,000. These were dogs which were surrendered to police by owners who had not complied with the ban, nor taken advantage of the compensation scheme.
