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03/01/2006
Bull terrier attacks five people
A Staffordshire bull terrier has been destroyed after viciously attacking five people in North Belfast yesterday afternoon.
The USPCA confirmed that the dog's owner had agreed for it to be put down after the incident, which resulted in a woman being bitten in the face. Two children, an eight-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl were also bitten, and two other people sustained injuries. It is reported that two of the people attacked had required hospital treatment.
Police were called to the Ardoyne area at around 5.30pm yesterday evening with reports of a crazed animal attacking passers by. They were able to contain the dog, named Tyson, in a driveway as they waited for a member of the USPCA to arrive.
Stephen Philpott, Chief Executive of the USPCA, said that the police contacted him after their attempt to contact a City Council's dog warden failed.
He said: "Dealing with a crazed dog is the responsibility of the local council but, despite the best efforts of the police and ourselves, a warden couldn't be raised."
Mr Philpott added that normally it would have been an issue for the local council, but, as the owner had agreed, the animal was destroyed.
(EF/SP)
The USPCA confirmed that the dog's owner had agreed for it to be put down after the incident, which resulted in a woman being bitten in the face. Two children, an eight-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl were also bitten, and two other people sustained injuries. It is reported that two of the people attacked had required hospital treatment.
Police were called to the Ardoyne area at around 5.30pm yesterday evening with reports of a crazed animal attacking passers by. They were able to contain the dog, named Tyson, in a driveway as they waited for a member of the USPCA to arrive.
Stephen Philpott, Chief Executive of the USPCA, said that the police contacted him after their attempt to contact a City Council's dog warden failed.
He said: "Dealing with a crazed dog is the responsibility of the local council but, despite the best efforts of the police and ourselves, a warden couldn't be raised."
Mr Philpott added that normally it would have been an issue for the local council, but, as the owner had agreed, the animal was destroyed.
(EF/SP)
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