A child and father dead, and many more seriously hurt... why Greater Manchester is seeing so many horrific dog attacks
Two tragedies just a year apart. The death of a 'happy' three-year-old boy, and a loving dad, who both suffered catastrophic injuries after being mauled by dogs.
The dog, that police said was 'dangerously out of control' was later shot dead by armed police. Jonathan was rushed to hospital with serious injuries from the scene on Westleigh Lane but died the following day. Dog attacks rise by a third in five years According to an interactive map produced by the Daily Mail, as a region, the North West of England has seen the highest total of fatal dog attacks in recent years, with four deaths - not including Mr Hogg - since March 2020.
Speaking to the M.E.N, she says a lot of the dogs she sees in her clinic present a more complex case than she's seen in the past, and many of the problems come down to bad breeding and a lack of socialisation. 'You have to understand the breed you're getting' Last October, a young woman from Clayton told the M.E.N of her terrifying ordeal after she was attacked by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier on Medlock Vale. She told of how the dog 'ripped chunks of fat' out of her body and bit her hand, resulting in the tip of her thumb having to be removed.
"If they are supported they are wonderful dogs but if they don't get all that, they are set up to fail. With their size they have killed and can be fatal. We need to understand that and not push them." "Some breeders took it an open door to bring in more puppy farmed animals and we saw an influx of puppies bred en masse incredibly quickly. with no thought of their future," she said.
"There are some trends that I see on TikTok and I cringe," she said. "There are some dogs who might handle that kind of interaction but there are other dogs that wouldn't. Dogs which cause death or injury to a person or an assistance dog must be recorded by police - but other incidents, such as a dog attacking another animal, or nuisance and anti-social dogs, don't have to be.
A dog is considered to be out of control if it injures someone or makes someone worried that it might injure them. It could also apply if it attacks someone's animal.
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