Inside the UK's 'danger dog capital' where locals are too scared to walk down the street
08.10.2022 - 21:09
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
In the UK's “dangerous dog capital” in Merseyside, owners parade their XL Bullies around the park and use public spaces as illegal breeding grounds at night, it is claimed. Locals speak of being too frightened to walk down the street, and of being wary of taking young children out for the day, reports the Mirror.
New figures released in May by the NHS revealed that you are almost 10 times more likely to be bitten by a dog in Knowsley, near Liverpool, than anywhere else in the UK. It is believed that doctors in the area see more than 24 people each year with dog bites, 60 per cent higher than the national average of 15.
The RSCPA has renewed calls for the Government to take action after a ninth person, Ann Dunn, of Liverpool was killed by dogs. The Mirror is calling for change through our Time for Action on Dangerous Dogs campaign as an investigation found that in two years there has been a 26 per cent hike in dog attacks.
In Knowsley, one resident, who wished to remain anonymous, described the number of dangerous dogs roaming her community, including Stadt Moers Park, as “appalling”. She said: “There’s been at least four dog-on-dog attacks recently in this park.
"Only the other day a dog had its throat ripped out and was left with 500 stitches. It’s a miracle it survived. This is my fear all the time. What scares me is that it could be a child next.
“It’s macho-ism, it’s young men who own these dogs. You have all these Bullies going around, all these pitbull crosses, and they rule the roost, they do what they want to do.”
The resident added: “They have even been here breeding the dogs of a night.”
Resident Kathy Brogan, 71, said the situation made her reconsider where she can take her three-year-old grandson, Finn, and pet