My daughter was mauled by an XL American bully dog – I thought she’d never recover
A SCOTS mum whose 15-year-old daughter was mauled by an XL American bully dog has backed the ban.
The woman feared her child – now 16 – would never recover after the schoolgirl was savaged and rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
The terrified teen suffered 17 deep bites on her arms and legs and medics spent three hours repairing the damage after one chomp narrowly missed a major artery.
Her daughter’s ordeal in Dundee last June came just months after dog trainer Adam Watts, 55, was killed by an XL Bully at his Juniper Kennels and Cattery in Kirkton of Auchterhouse, Angus.
The mum is now speaking out after a spate of recent attacks including a Staffordhsire man who was mauled to death by two dogs.
We told how neighbours battered the beasts with bins as they attempted to save Ian Price in Stonall yesterday afternoon.
The mum said: “I think the XL Bully breed should be banned in the UK because they are a very strong aggressive breed.
“In the wrong hands, these dogs are killing machines and our vulnerable children have to suffer the consequences of irresponsible owners having these dogs.
“A lot of these dogs in the area that I live in are being exploited for the money that could be made by selling puppies, they are not properly trained by experienced people.
“These dogs do not have stability and are passed about from home to home for profit and temperament and aggressiveness goes unnoticed until an incident happens that could have easily been avoided.
“Young vulnerable children are being left in dangerous situations.
“I think if the breed was banned this would make it harder for people to breed these dogs and in the process save the lives of children all across the country who sadly do not have a choice whether they are put in a room with one of these powerful dogs.”
A woman was later arrested in relation to the incident and charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
She added: “The mental impact that this has had on my daughter is profound.
“She still has nightmares about this very day and her recovery after.
“She’s had a lot of anxiety about showing her legs without trying to hide the scaring.
“I view myself as one of the lucky ones, who still gets to enjoy my daughter’ life everyday but sadly not all cases have this ending and there are parents out there visiting a grave site instead.”
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