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Dangerous Dog Attack!

My wife was attacked and seriously bitten by a bull terrier dog on Wightman Road on Wednesday evening. The dog was in a front garden of a property adjacent to the Fairlands Park, and jumped the fence and latched onto her leg as she ran past whilst jogging. She has sustained severe puncture wounds and bruising resulting in an ambulance taking her to hospital.

The police are involved, but the council are not interested. Please be vigilant and careful when passing that area, particularly if you have children with you.

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Permalink Reply by A Brown on January 9, 2015 at 20:26
Hi
I hope the police are doing something about this . Can you give a description of the dog please colour etc.
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Permalink Reply by MD on January 9, 2015 at 20:44

Why won't the council help? According to this, you should be able to report it to them. https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/report-a-dog

Permalink Reply by John D on January 9, 2015 at 22:53

I suspect the dog warden position has been a victim of the cuts.

Permalink Reply by Alice Mezzo on January 9, 2015 at 21:01

Thanks for the warning. Your poor wife! I hope she's ok. Can you tell us which property? Does the dog live at that property? I'm often at Fairlands park with my children. Also a description of the dog would be helpful. Will the police take some sort of action against the dog owners?

Permalink Reply by Remy Wasyluk on January 9, 2015 at 21:27
It was a dark brown bull terrier. We don't know for sure whether the dog lived at the property in question, it could have been visiting. Therefore I don't think it's right disclosing the property number. The police are involved and once I know more I will post on here.

Whoever owned the dog clearly wasn't responsible for it and I hope the police take the correct action against the owners.

We contacted the council and they told us that they don't deal with dangerous dogs and that it is all dealt with by the police.

I have attached a picture of the injury, not to shock but to demonstrate the severity of the attack
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on January 10, 2015 at 8:23
Councils have the power under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to seize dogs posing a danger in a public place. Relevant section 5.1.c, below

5 Seizure, entry of premises and evidence.

(1)A constable or an officer of a local authority authorised by it to exercise the powers conferred by this subsection may seize—
(a)any dog which appears to him to be a dog to which section 1 above applies and which is in a public place—
(i)after the time when possession or custody of it has become unlawful by virtue of that section; or
(ii)before that time, without being muzzled and kept on a lead;
(b)any dog in a public place which appears to him to be a dog to which an order under section 2 above applies and in respect of which an offence against the order has been or is being committed; and
(c)any dog in a public place (whether or not one to which that section or such an order applies) which appears to him to be dangerously out of control.

As John says, Haringey may have done away with the staff to exercise this power which is odd considering the number of Dog Control Orders they have enacted.

http://www.haringey.gov.uk/dogcontrol#the_proposals

Hope your wife is recovering and this doesn't put her off jogging.
Permalink Reply by John D on January 10, 2015 at 8:57

They may have the power, but I doubt if they are obliged to. Neither are they obliged to look after injured cats ( earlier post )

Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on January 10, 2015 at 9:08
Your probably right that they don't have the obligation but it would seem at odds not to when you consider the amout of time and effort put into dog control orders. If Haringay don't have a comprehensive enforcement role the policies are just paper.
Permalink Reply by John D on January 10, 2015 at 12:38

It's a lot easier to make rules than to enforce them.

Permalink Reply by HarringayBirder on January 15, 2015 at 21:08
They do have the obligation. Then even admit it on their own website - see the attached screenshots.

That they are ignoring their obligations and expressing utter lack of concern for what has happened - and could happen again at any time - is indeed a disgrace.

OP - I should tweet the council leader and also the Chief Constable or else email them and then let us know. The publicity might just evoke a response.
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Permalink Reply by John D on January 16, 2015 at 8:02

If you say so - but the screenshots are relevant to obstructions on the highway and  defence of public legal rights of way. Dogs are not mentioned.

It's a police matter - surely for the Safer Neighbourhoods Team, if words mean anything ?

Permalink Reply by Remy Wasyluk on January 15, 2015 at 20:05

8 days ago now my wife was bitten by a bull terrier whilst out running.  The thing jumped the wall of it's front garden whilst the owners stood round with no control. It latched on causing serious puncture wounds and a great deal of pain, fright and shock.  Anyway the police were involved, we got a crime reference number etc.  Today I have chased up only to be told nothing has been done.  The reason for my rant, this dog and it's owners live opposite a children's park and for the last 8 days nothing has been investigated.  I would hate to think what damage could have been done or could continue to be done if this dog got hold of a child.  The police know the address (they or the dog squad have not been round), they have the details of witnesses (no one has been contacted).  By now they could have hidden the dog.  I know the police are stretched, but this is disgraceful right?

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