September 3rd 2023.
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Two American XL bulldogs caused a devastating scene in Wales when they attacked and killed 22 pregnant sheep and injured 48 more. David Hughes, 26, of Pen y Wern, Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, was the owner of the dogs and admitted to being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and being the owner of a dog worrying livestock.
The attack happened on private agricultural land at Rhosllanerchrugog in March after the dogs escaped from their home. The situation became so intense that the dogs even turned on the farmer and became aggressive. Hughes was banned from keeping dogs for five years and ordered to pay £900 in fines. The financial cost of the incident was more than £14,000.
PC Chris James from North Wales police commented, "I welcome this result after what was a horrific scene for the victim, who is still suffering the effects of the incident today. The emotional and financial impact on the farmer has been considerable. Livestock attacks are extremely distressing not only for the animals, but for their keepers too. The costs, both financially and emotionally for such distressing incidents are wholly unacceptable."
XL bulldogs have been linked to an increasing number of dog attacks in the UK, with experts calling for the breed to be controlled by law. Two in four fatal dog attacks in the UK in 2021 involved the breed, rising to six in ten in 2022.
Such high-profile incidents last year, such as the attack on Bella-Rae Birch, 17 months, who was pronounced dead shortly after the attack, and Jack Lis, 10, who suffered 'severe' head and neck injuries, have sparked a campaign by Jack's mother Emma Whitfield to bring in tougher penalties on irresponsible dog breeders.
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