15 h. ago Ayrshire man jailed after 'horrific and cruel' attacks on dog

In one incident, Daniel Murphy of Prestwick inflicted 70 blows on Staffordshire Bull Terrier Buster in a three-hour attack

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15 h. ago Mail deliveries stopped as postman taken to hospital after dog attack

Royal Mail said it 'takes dog attacks extremely seriously' while police have launched an investigation

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17 h. ago Ayrshire crime: Scottish man who struck dog 70 times during 3

The 43-year-old also attacked his dog with an iron and a bottle

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18 h. ago "Merciless" puppy torturer jailed after attacking dog with iron and bottle

Sadistic Daniel Murphy hit Buster, a Staffie, 70 times in three hour torture session, making vet feel physically sick at torture footage. Murphy was jailed for nine months and banned for life from keeping animals.

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61 h. ago 'I have nightmares over pocket bully dog attack which left me in hospital for days'

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Gina Evans was left needing 22 stitches after the out-of-control 'pocket bully' charged at her and sank its teeth into her left calf while she was walking her own dog

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5 d. ago Paul Hollywood appeals for help after his brother Lee was assaulted in a 'nasty' attack while walking his dog

The Great British Bake Off star shared news that his brother was viciously attacked by a dog walker

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5 d. ago Paul Hollywood appeals for help after his brother Lee was assaulted in a 'nasty and unprovoked' attack while walking his dog

The Great British Bake Off star, 59, revealed the assault left his brother with 'face and back injuries' that needed hospital treatment, after he became involved in a dispute with another man while walking his dog.

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7 d. ago Screams heard and armed police descend after 'unattended' dog attacked woman and second pet

The animal responsible is now back with its owners

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9 d. ago Two boys, 7 and 9, mauled by family dogs including XL Bully in same area

The two children were attacked in two separate incidents by two different dog breeds, and both canines have been seized by local authorities following the vicious attacks

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9 d. ago Boy, 7, left needing neck surgery after being mauled by XL Bully

South Yorkshire Police received 15 reports of dog attacks and bites on Monday evening

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9 d. ago Trio jailed for £1.8m cannabis factory in abandoned Ayrshire shopping centre

Two of the three men had been ordered to be deported from the UK - with one managing to return after he had been kicked out.

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9 d. ago Anita Rose murder UPDATES as Roy Barclay sentenced for killing dog walker

Mum Anita Rose was brutally beaten in a vile attack by wanted criminal Roy Barclay while she walked her dog on a public footpath early in the morning - the killer will be sentenced today

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4 w. ago RSPCA confirms death of swan after horror dog attack at New Islington Marina

The swan was squealing out in pain after being savaged by a dog 'off the lead'

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