The last thing a parent expects to face is a dog attack on their child outside of school. But the parents of three year old twins experienced just that when a dog, who had escaped from a nearby property, attacked the twins outside Red Hall Primary School in Darlington. The girls’ father described the ‘surreal’ […]
When you go to work, you expect to be able to carry out your daily tasks safely. However, the Communication Workers’ Union say that in the last 5 years, 23,000 postal workers have been attacked by dogs. As many as 70% of these attacks happen on private property. The problem is the current law which […]
Homeowners will soon be responsible for their out of control dogs if they attack people on their property or private land when the legal loophole is closed. Currently if a person’s dog attacks someone on private land or in their home they can avoid prosecution. Under proposed changes the police would be given new powers […]