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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> UK: London Deputy
Mayor Calls For Action Against Dangerous Dogs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse calls for urgent action on dangerous dogs<br>
This is Local London<br>
A BLIND man who needed 24 stitches after struggling to save his guide dog from
attack was amongst Londoners joining the Deputy Mayor for Policing, ...<br>
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Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse calls for urgent action on dangerous dogs<br>
10:00am Wednesday 25th August 2010<br>
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A BLIND man who needed 24 stitches after struggling to save his guide dog from
attack was amongst Londoners joining the Deputy Mayor for Policing, Kit
Malthouse’s pledge today demanding urgent government action on dangerous dog
legislation. <br>
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Kit Malthouse has launched the public pledge against so called ‘weapon’ dogs
this morning in Battersea Park alongside the victims of dog attacks, animal
welfare organisations and park wardens. <br>
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Kit Malthouse has campaigned for the last two years on greater control on
‘weapon’ dogs and is calling for stiffer penalties as well as extended
legislation to include private land and tougher punishment for owners whose dog
are dangerously out of control or cause injury. <br>
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Mr Malthouse said: ‘How many more innocent people and pets need to suffer
horrific attacks before the government realises this needs urgent action? I am
asking everyone to sign this petition and back our call to tackle the problem
of snarling ‘weapon’ dogs in London. Anyone using a dog as a weapon should feel
the full force of the law. These animals are just as dangerous as a knife or a
gun and should carry the same penalties. The people hear today are proof that
these dogs and their irresponsible owners are terrorising neighbourhoods across
London. <br>
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"Unfortunately, the current legislation doesn’t go far enough to protect
people from attack, fear, intimidation and, in some cases, being mauled to
death. We need tough legislation, tough enforcement and a hard-line approach to
those who breed dogs for fighting and attack. The Mayor has established the Met’s
Status Dogs Unit to start to deal with the problem but we need urgent
Government action to make their job easier.” <br>
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Barrie Hopcroft was shopping with guide dog Bailey an eight year old
labrador-retriever last July when a pitbull attacked Bailey, and knocked Barrie
sideways. The guide dog suffered four puncture wounds to its neck and shoulder
and as Barrie tried to stop the pitbull he was bitten, causing deep hand wounds
requiring 24 stitches. <br>
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The dangerous dog owner then picked up his dog and jumped onto a bus and
escaped. <br>
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Barrie Hopcroft said: “It was an horrific attack and the pitbull wouldn't let
go. Even now, over a year later, Bailey is wary when approached by the same
type of pitbull terriers." <br>
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Also joining the pledge was Munever Ibrahim whose beloved Yorkshire Terrier
Chippie was killed by a ‘status’ dog and Munever nearly lost her finger trying
in vain to save her dog. Chippie died almost instantly from a broken neck and
back and Mrs Ibrahim was unable to work for many weeks whilst she recovered in
hospital. <br>
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Munever Ibrahim said: “I’m utterly devastated by what has happened to my dog,
and I don’t think I will ever truly recover. I keep having flashbacks seeing
Chippie in that dog’s mouth, I didn’t even notice at first that my hand was dangling
off. Doctors thought they would have to amputate my fingers but managed to save
them. When I found out my dog had died I was inconsolable. I want to do
everything I can to stop this happening to someone else. People can’t use dogs
to scare and intimidate – they are literally ruining people’s lives.“ Mrs
Ibrahim said it was the third attack on her pet by the same dog in two years -
despite repeated requests to its owner to put it on a lead. <br>
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The pledge states: "Irresponsible dog ownership and dogs being used as
weapons is an urgent and worrying issue that blights many neighbourhoods and
parks. "I back City Hall in calling upon the government to take immediate
action to deal with the problem." <br>
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To join the Mayor’s Dog pledge visit <br>
www.london.gov.uk/dangerousdogs. <br>
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