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BBC News
16 hours ago
- BBC News
XL bully dog attack in Cambridge injures two owners
Two people have been seriously injured after being attacked by their pet dog, which is understood to be an XL were taken to hospital after the attack in Topper Street in Cambridge at about 14:00 said they were called to reports of a dog out of control."Officers attended and the owners have been taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries," a spokesperson said. Cambridgeshire Police said the dog had been seized. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Daily Mail
17 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I needed 37 stitches to my face after a brutal dog attack… here is what my recovery process was REALLY like
A woman who needed 37 stitches to her face after suffering a brutal dog attack has lifted the lid on her recovery process. When Jillian Osbourne, 48, was bitten by a dog at the pet store where she worked part-time, she did not realize just how serious the injury was. 'This was not a vicious or deadly attack,' she said. 'This was an anxious dog who snapped. I was approaching the group from behind and it startled him. He jumped up, snapped my mouth.' Initially, Jillian thought the pain was from her teeth - which were still healing from a previous injury - and it wasn't until the dog's owner pointed out she was bleeding that the reality sank in. 'It hurt, but I think the shock distorted the pain for a moment. My senses and emotions were confused,' she said. 'Just before this, I noticed I was really hungry, and after the bite, I started to fixate on eating dinner... I think trivial things helped me feel the situation was manageable.' Still bleeding, Jillian locked up the store, put a sign on the door, and tried to go about business as usual - until the worried customer called her husband to help. 'He was obviously concerned, but considering I wasn't "mauled" or worse, relieved to know this would be a matter of healing,' she said. 'He took me straight to the emergency room and stayed with me the whole time.' That night, Jillian received the stitches to her face - but the recovery was far from straightforward. Within days, her lips turned black from bruising, the top layer of her skin peeled off, and she developed a painful lump above her lip - which turned out to be an embedded stitch that had been missed and caused an infection. 'Stitches need to be removed at the right time, when the wound is stable and before the skin starts to regenerate, growing over the stitch,' Jillian said. 'What I thought was a tiny piece of scab in one of the stitch holes turned out to be a missed piece.' Despite these complications, Jillian says she felt fully supported by her medical team. 'The doctor who did my stitches was extremely patient and should've been a tailor. His work was precise,' she said. 'I continued visits with my regular GP, who always gives wonderful care. In truth, I feel lucky for such a lovely team.' But that didn't make the emotional toll any lighter. 'Life was hard,' Jillian recalled. 'My injury is rather insignificant in terms of what damage could have occurred... I am happy by nature and love to laugh. The pain from stretching my lips to smile was too much. I felt anguish from a lack of self-expression, which made me feel ugly inside and out.' People stared at her in public. She struggled with basic daily tasks, like eating or bending forward. And just as her career as a yoga instructor was gaining momentum, she had to put it all on pause. 'I send my heart to anyone with any type of injury, challenge, or chronic illness that limits their comfort or happiness,' she shared. Eventually, when the nerve pain began to subside, Jillian slowly started moving again - and turned to the one practice she knew could help both body and spirit. 'I stumbled across face yoga when I searched for ways to reduce the stress and anxiety,' she said. 'I was looking for cranial massage techniques I could perform on myself and the face yoga method seemed like a good option.' She began with gentle exercises around the holidays, months after the injury, using breath and small movements to ease back into her routine. 'By the end of the month, the nerve pain started to dissipate, and the muscles appeared more plump,' she said. 'I finally added massage and rubbing techniques, which I credit to erasing the stitch marks.' Today, Jillian has full movement in her lips, no scar tissue buildup, and says her main scar is barely noticeable. But more importantly, she's found a deeper sense of intention. 'I became more intentional. I stopped treating my practice and my movement as routine. I became more acutely aware of energetics,' she said. 'The way in which I teach face yoga has evolved... First-hand experience keeps me a believer that you can teach your body to feel as beautiful and joyful as you wish it to be. It comes from your soul.' Licensed dermatologist Dr. Olga Skydan explained that while face yoga still isn't mainstream, it's growing in popularity. 'Face yoga increases blood flow, which improves oxygen delivery to the skin. This alone can help improve healing and reduce pigmentation,' she said. 'It also stimulates the lymphatic system and relaxes chronically overused muscles while engaging underused ones.' In Jillian's case, it offered more than just physical benefits. It helped her reclaim her sense of agency. 'I believe that face yoga is helpful when someone is recovering from trauma that affects both appearance and self-image,' Dr. Skydan said. 'It's empowering in that it gives a person an active role in their healing and supports their mental health.' For Jillian, the experience has become the foundation of how she teaches and lives today. 'Every day, I saw improvement, which boosted my spirits. I am a firm believer that energy and attitude are crucial to positive change. It was empowering to know I could help myself.'
CTV News
18 hours ago
- CTV News
Toronto police ID suspect wanted in dog attack near Kensington Market
Christian Iraheta-Sorto, 38, of Toronto, is wanted in connection with an alleged dog attack. (Toronto Police Service) Police have identified a suspect in an investigation into a man who they say was walking a pair of unleashed dogs that allegedly attacked someone near Toronto's Kensington Market earlier this month. Investigators previously said officers were called to the area of Huron and Baldwin streets for an animal complaint on the afternoon of Thursday, July 3. It's alleged that the suspect was walking three dogs at the time and two of them were not on a leash. The suspect and the victim got into a 'verbal argument' before the two unleashed dogs charged and attacked the victim, police said. The victim was left with non-life-threatening injuries. Police released images of the suspect on Saturday in an effort to identify him and described the two dogs as possibly Pit Bull Terriers or a similar breed. In an update on Tuesday, police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Toronto resident Christian Iraheta-Sorto. He's wanted on a Criminal Code charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, as well as two counts each of dog unlawfully at large, dog bite a person, and fail to prevent dog from biting or attacking under the Dog Owners' Liability Act. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
The Independent
18 hours ago
- The Independent
6-year-old calls 911 to help mom after two pit bulls attacked: ‘She definitely saved her mom's life'
A six-year-old Texas girl has been hailed a hero after calling 911 and saving her mother's life following a terrifying attack by two pit bulls. Lindsay Stroup and her daughter, Lily Goligowski, were dog sitting for a friend at their Denison home Thursday when the dogs began attacking each other around 7:30 a.m., KXII reported. The dogs, both pit bulls, then began to target Stroup in their vicious attack. '[Lily's] response to what was going on with her mother was to take the cell phone, lock herself in the bathroom and dial 911,' her father, Thomas Goligowski, told the station. 'She definitely saved her mom's life,' he said. Police arrived at the home within minutes of receiving the 911 call. As the officers got out of their car, the dogs began to attack them as well. The officers shot both of the dogs, killing one of them, before administering life-saving care to Stroup, who was taken to the hospital in critical condition. While the attack unfolded in front of Stroup's young daughter, she has remained strong – even reassuring her father that her mother would be alright. 'She witnessed her mother on the ground, rolling around, being attacked by multiple dogs with wounds and things of that nature,' Goligowski said. 'It's a very intense situation for my family.' The dad continued: 'She's told me: 'Dad, Mom's going to be OK. I know Mom's going to be OK. Don't be sad, Dad. She's going to be fine.' Stroup has undergone several surgeries, but still has a lengthy hospital stay ahead of her, according to a GoFundMe set up by the family to help cover the medical expenses. In an update shared Sunday, the family said Stroup was taken off propofol, a sedative, and has opened her eyes. 'She is going to receive another unit of blood but is improving,' the update noted. The fundraiser had received a slightly more than its $7,000, out of a $9,000 goal. Police said that Animal Services captured the second dog involved in the attack. The investigation into the attack continues. 'Even if you think you know these animals, they can still flip a switch without you even being aware of that switch being inside of them,' Goligowski said.
Irish Times
a day ago
- Irish Times
Owners surrender 60 XL Bullies to authorities after move to ban breed
Sixty XL bully crossbreed dogs have been surrendered to local authorities since a ban on the breed and crossbreed variations was announced last year. It follows an incident at the weekend in Cork city in which a woman in her 30s was seriously injured in an attack at her home by her dog, understood to be a pit bull crossbreed. The dog was euthanised by a vet. The ban was introduced following a number of high-profile incidents, including the death of Nicole Morey (23) from Limerick city after she was attacked in June last year by her dogs when she returned home from a night out celebrating her birthday. It also followed an attack in 2023 on a young Wexford boy, Alejandro Mizsan. Then minister for rural and community affairs Heather Humphreys established a working group to look at strengthening policy and legislation on dog control and followed up with a ban on the breed. READ MORE XL Bully dogs are described as a variant of the American bully breed. The XL bully is typically larger and more muscular than other American bully breeds, which include 'micro', 'pocket', 'standard' and 'classic'. At the time Ms Humphreys said there was a need for responsible breeding practices and told the Dáil : 'It's not Jurassic Park here.' The ban on the dogs was brought in over two stages, giving owners who wanted to keep their animals four months, between October 2024 and February 2025, to apply for a certificate of exemption, under which their dog must be neutered. Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon , who has responsibility for animal welfare, said owners of XL bully type dogs who did not wish to keep their animal could surrender it to their local authority dog warden service where the dog would be 'euthanised in a humane manner'. Figures released in his response to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig Ó Sullivan show that, up to the end of May this year, 60 XL bully crossbreeds were handed into local authorities to be euthanised. [ Widow of murder victim ordered to pay €11,000 for care of seized XL Bully dogs Opens in new window ] The authority in Limerick saw the highest number of surrenders, with 13 dogs handed in, while there were 11 dogs surrendered in Dublin city. Seven dogs were surrendered to the local authority in Waterford , with four each handed in to Cork City Council and Kildare County Council . Three dogs were surrendered in each of Cavan and Donegal , two were surrendered in Tipperary and one was surrendered in each of Westmeath , Sligo , Mayo , Meath , Longford , Galway city and Clare . Mr O'Sullivan, a long-time campaigner on animal rights, expressed his concern about the recent attack on the dog owner in his Cork North-Central constituency and about the practices of dog breeders in Ireland generally. He said about 7,000 to 8,000 puppies are registered annually. If this is the case, how could a website called have 25,500 puppies for sale last year, he asked. 'Some of the practices in the sector are very concerning. It is an industry estimated to be worth around €150 million per annum.' Mr O'Sullivan said there is a 'clear case' for Revenue to look, particularly at non-registered or backyard breeding establishments. He said animal welfare abuse fines could be 'a measly €500″. 'Anybody who knows anything about the industry knows the pups are often going for €1,000 or €2,000,' he said. He pointed out that the UK has a population 15 times larger than Ireland 'yet we produce half the number of pups they do'. 'That shows the extent of the dog-breeding in this country. Much of it is done properly and correctly by responsible breeders but, unfortunately, much of it goes under the radar.'
