Breeder whose dogs mauled girl has 14 animals at property, locals say
EXCLUSIVE: Girl, four, was mauled by pack of ‘XL Bully’ dogs: Mother screamed ‘Help my baby’ as child was attacked on a playdate – after dogs ‘escaped from home of breeder who keeps 14 animals in the property’
- Girl was mauled by pack of American Bully-style animals as she played in garden
- Neighbours claim the owner kept 14 dogs around the house and in a caravan
The owner of the American Bully-style animals which savaged a little girl kept 14 dogs in his house, MailOnline can reveal.
The four-year-old girl was mauled by four dogs as she played with a friend in a neighbouring garden near Manchester United’s training ground.
The owner is a dog breeder who neighbours claim kept 14 dogs around the house and in a caravan.
The little girl’s mother screamed: ‘Help me – my baby’ as she tried to fight off the animals.
Her mother, father and neighbours ran to pull off the dogs as the screaming girl was covered in blood on Sunday afternoon. The girl was rushed to hospital with injuries and remains in a stable condition.
The owner of the American Bully-style animals which savaged a little girl kept 14 dogs around his house and in a caravan, MailOnline can reveal. The breeder’s house is pictured above
The four-year-old girl was mauled by four dogs as she played with a friend in a neighbouring garden near Manchester United’s training ground
WHICH DOGS ARE BANNED IN THE UK?
It is illegal to own four breeds of dogs without an exemption from a court.
They are:
- American pitbull terriers
- Japanese tosas
- Dogo Argentinos
- Fila Brazileiro
The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 bans or restricts certain types of dogs and makes it an offence to allow a dog of any breed to be dangerously out of control.
The law also criminalises cross-breeds of the above four types of dog – meaning that whether a dog is prohibited will depend on a judgement about its physical characteristics and whether they match the description of a prohibited ‘type’.
Neighbours claim the dogs escaped from a neighbour’s home and attacked her as she played in a front garden in Carrington, Greater Manchester.
One neighbour said: ‘He’s a breeder. You see load of these Bully-type dogs there.
‘There were puppies he kept in a caravan.
‘The police have been here loads of time to speak to him about different things.
‘This was an accident waiting to happen.’
Another neighbour said: ‘We were all alerted by the horrible screams.
‘I heard her mum scream: ‘Help me, help me – my baby’.
‘We ran out and the girl just screamed and then went limp.
‘She was covered in blood. Her mum and dad and some neighbours were pulling off the dogs.
‘It was horrendous. She’s only little.
‘Her parents drove to hospital as they thought it would be quicker.
‘The girl was in a bad way. She had been bitten on her face and head.
‘I am just hope she’s going to be OK. It is not the first time the police have to his house.’
Police arrested three people on suspicion of owning a dangerous dog and seized four canines, which were taken away by specialists.
The attack took place on Ackers Lane, Trafford, just before 2.40pm on Sunday.
Police arrested three people on suspicion of owning a dangerous dog while the tot was rushed to hospital on Sunday evening where she remains in a stable condition
The attack is understood to have taken place just before 2.40pm on Sunday on Ackers Lane, Carrington in Greater Manchester
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said on Sunday: ‘Shortly before 2.40pm today police were called to a report of a child who had suffered injuries caused by dogs at an address on Ackers Lane, Carrington.
‘The girl was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition.
‘Four dogs were seized by officers and have been taken away by specialist partners.
‘Three people have been arrested on suspicion of owning a dangerous dog.’
The number of dog attacks recorded by police in England and Wales been on the rise over the past five years.
Last year alone, the UK saw nearly 22,000 cases of out-of-control dogs causing injury, compared to the around 16,000 cases recorded in 2018.
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