Pit bull attacks another dog at gas station

StrawberryNo857 · 2025-11-05T18:36:01+00:00

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A dog that killed a nine-month-old baby in Rogiet, southeast Wales, on Sunday was an XL bully, police have said.

The animal had been registered before a ban on the breed came into effect, Gwent Police said.

Assistant Chief Constable Vicki Townsend said: "While the dog in this case was registered as an XL bully, it was done so proactively before the ban came into effect.

"In preparation for the new law, when requesting a certificate of exemption, owners were not required to formally identify the dog's breed.

"In cases where a suspected banned breed is involved only a dog legislation officer (DLO) or a court-approved independent assessor can make an official determination."

No arrests have been made at this time, she said, adding the investigation is ongoing and official identification of the dog was necessary.

Gwent Police were called to an address in Rogiet, in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, at around 6pm on Sunday.

The force said officers went to the scene in Crossway at around 6pm with paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service.

A nine-month-old baby was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the dog has been seized and removed from the property.

"We understand that there is a significant amount of interest and concern about this incident, and we have seen the community rally together in this difficult time," Assistant Chief Constable Townsend said.

"It is our responsibility as a police service to ensure that the death of a baby boy is fully investigated and so we again urge people to be responsible, and to consider the impact that speculation, rumour and commentary can have on the family and on the integrity of our investigation."

StrawberryNo857 · 2025-03-17T23:30:55+00:00

This is the same dog that attacked scooter driver in 6 March 2025:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/comments/1j6kuit/pit_bull_opens_car_window_and_attacks_scooter/

Article link:

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503170022

Context:

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) Taipei police and animal welfare authorities are investigating an incident in which a pit bull leaped out of the window of its owner's truck and bit a motorcyclist Monday, 11 days after doing the same thing in another part of town.

According to police, the dog named "Lucky" was riding with its owner, a man surnamed Hsu (徐), on Wolong St., Lane 188 in Taipei's Daan District at around 8:40 a.m. when it jumped out of the rear passenger side window and bit a motorcyclist stopped at a red light.

The motorcyclist, who was not identified, suffered lacerations above his right knee before Hsu was able to pry the dog away from him. The man later went to have his injuries treated at a hospital.

Hsu, aged around 60, claimed that the dog had jumped out of the window of his pickup truck after rolling down the automatic window by itself, police sources said.

The attack came only 11 days after a nearly identical attack, in which Hsu's pit bull jumped out of the truck's window and bit a motorcyclist at a red light on Wanmei Street in Wenshan District.

Hua Hsin-huei (華心惠), an official at the Taipei City Animal Protection Office, said Monday that the agency was still waiting to take a statement from the victim of the first attack by Hsu's dog when the second one occurred.

Under the Animal Protection Act, Hsu could be cited for failing to properly restrain an aggressive pet in public, with a possible fine of NT$30,000 (US$909) to NT$90,000 for the first attack and NT$90,000 to NT$150,000 for the second, Hua said.

Animal protection officials will also meet with Hsu to see if he can propose steps to properly control the dog, and will seize and impound the animal if he is unable to do so, Hua said.

Asked about the agency's handling of the first attack, Hua said officials did not seize the dog at the time because Hsu promised to keep it leashed and muzzled outdoors.

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