Size XL bully to be clamped down after brutal attack on rescue husky while ‘muzzled and released’

An XL bully was shot dead by police after attacking a rescue dog that was too frightened to fight back.

Alan, a seven-year-old rescue husky from Florida, was hooked as he walked out of his home in Liverpool city center with his dog walker on Thursday.

According to Alan’s heartbroken owner Simon Warner, the aggressive XL Bully swooped around the corner without a leash or muzzle and locked onto the husky’s back.

The “frightened” husky was left with deep bite marks on its back in a common area of ​​the Leeds Street neighborhood.

Merseyside Police said the offending dog had been caught and confirmed to be an XL bully.

A spokesman added: “The dog was humanely put down with the owner’s consent.”

Mr Warner, who was traveling in Australia at the time, told us independent Flying back to comfort his beloved dog, whom he rescued as a seven-month-old puppy.

He had been worried about the XL bully who was roaming around in the days after the attack. Police later apologized for catching the dog four days after the first call was made.

Mr Warner, who spent £1,000 on Alan’s veterinary bills, said: “The bully was just around the corner. Unmuzzled him and released him to attack him. He was with a dog walker at the time.

“Alan didn’t put up a fight because he wasn’t aggressive. Alan was such a lovely guy. He loved going to pubs and making friends and had never been aggressive towards anyone.

“If it had been a child or a smaller dog then it would have died. The vet said the bite saved him.

“He would cry when he was alone and now feels very scared when he goes out. Alan is usually so confident and friendly.”

A rampaging XL bully was shot dead by police on a street in Battersea, south London, on Monday night.

Neighbors said the dog bit a man on the arm before attacking others who tried to help him.

The dog eventually released one of its victims and sprinted 300m along the street before being surrounded and shot dead by armed police outside a cafe.

The four men attacked by the animals were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. A 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of keeping a dangerously out-of-control dog, the Metropolitan Police said.

From 1 February, possessing the XL Bully breed without an exemption certificate will be a criminal offense in England and Wales.

Among other restrictions, anyone who owns one of these dogs must have the animal spayed or neutered, microchipped, muzzled and kept on a leash in public.

Speaking about the incident in Liverpool, Dog Unit Inspector Katie Wilkinson said: “Our experts at the Matrix Dog Unit are continuing to investigate the incident to establish the full circumstances and establish whether there was a An offense under the Dangerous Dogs Act.”

“We would like to remind the public that all dogs prohibited from keeping under Section 1 are exempt and must be kept on a leash and muzzled when in public places. Merseyside Police will take action against dog owners who do not comply with the law action.

“Our standard approach in situations like this is for an officer to attend the incident and make an initial assessment of the dog and, if it is suspected to be a prohibited breed, consider impounding it at the earliest opportunity. This is to ensure the safety of the owner and the wider public.

“Sadly in this case the dog was taken away for assessment four days after the initial police visit. Therefore we will be communicating to remind all officers involved in dog bite incidents of their obligation to carry out correct procedures.

“No further incidents involving the dog were reported during this period and investigations into the original incident continue.”