A 15-year-old boy is in hospital after being savaged by an XL Bully in south Wales - just a day after a child was also mauled. Armed police swooped on a property in Pontlottyn, Caerphilly county , on Tuesday afternoon following a reports of a dog attack . The lad was rushed to hospital for treatment but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening , Gwent Police said.
The XL Bully - which police say was registered under the new government scheme- was seized and put down by a vet. A force spokesperson said: "We were called to an address in Farm Road, Pontlottyn, Caerphilly, at around 3.20pm on Tuesday 28 May, following a report of a dog attack.
"Officers attended, along with specially trained firearms officers, and paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service. "A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital for treatment. "His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.
After eleven horrific attacks in 1991, Home Secretary Kenneth Baker promised "to rid the country of the menace of these fighting dogs" by introducing the Dangerous Dogs Act. The law is often considered controversial as it focuses on a dog's breed or looks instead of an individual dog's behaviour, and fails to stem the rise of dog attacks. According to the RSPCA , over a third of the people killed by dogs since the act was brought in were attacked by legal breeds.
"The dog, an XL Bully, was DEFRA registered . The dog was humanely destroyed by a veterinary surgeon." It comes just a day after.