Terrifying moment screams heard as American XL Bully dog charges at police officers
02.07.2023 - 11:17
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Terrifying video footage captures the moment an American XL Bully dog is unleashed by its owner and turns on police officers.
Footage shows the animal charging at officers as they apprehend a suspect at a house in South Yorkshire. It comes after police in the region issued a stark warning over the controversial breed, which is not banned in the UK.
Police were forced to dodge the beast, and have said the XL bully breed is 'disproportionately represented' in the number of dog attacks they attend.
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South Yorkshire Police say the amount of dog attacks in the area has more than doubled in the last five years, and the breed accounts for 25 per cent of all dogs seized in the region since last January.
In one shocking incident, a woman was mauled to death by one of the two XL Bullies she bought after believing them to be 'gentle giants'.
Joanne Robinson, 43, died after being attacked in her own home in Rotherham last July. Her partner suffered serious injuries in the incident.
Assistant Chief Constable Dan Thorpe, of South Yorkshire Police, said: “We can’t ignore the fact that the XL bully breed is disproportionately represented in the number of dog attacks we attend.
"Eight of the dogs seized since January 2022, by South Yorkshire Police are XL bullies.
"Last year, 89 dogs had to be destroyed by police in the immediacy of the incident in order to protect public safety.”
Shocking data revealed the breed has been involved in the majority of fatal dog attacks in the UK since 2021.
Earlier this year, a man was mauled to death by an American XL Bully after it turned on him while he was looking after it for a friend in Leigh, Gtr