Warrant issued for no-show alleged dangerous dog owner after pet 'injured man'

25 June 2024 , 13:14

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It is against the law to allow a dog to be dangerously out of control (Image: Getty Images)

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an alleged dangerous dog owner after she failed to appear in court.

Donna Peacock is facing a charge of being the owner or person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury. The 42-year-old was due to appear for a hearing at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Monday afternoon. But the woman, from Stockton, failed to attend her 2pm hearing.

It's alleged that Peacock was in charge of a "staffy dog mixed with an unknown breed" which was "dangerously out of control and whilst so out of control injured a male". The incident reportedly took place on January 10 in Stockton. As Peacock, of Rothbury Avenue, Roseworth, didn't show up for her first hearing, a warrant was issued for her arrest, reports Teesside Live.

In the UK, it's against the law to allow a dog to be dangerously out of control anywhere - including in public and private places, like a neighbour’s house or garden, or in the owner's own home. The law applies to all dogs, while some breeds are banned altogether under UK legislation.

The woman, from Stockton, failed to attend her hearing (Google)

This includes the Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasileiro. More recently, XL Bully dogs became banned in England and Wales after a string of attacks that left several dead.

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From Thursday, February 1, 2024, it became a criminal offence to own an XL Bully dog, unless you paid £92.40 for a valid Certificate of Exemption before this, and had a third-party public liability insurance in place. The move was sparked by multiple attacks, including at least 23 fatal attacks reported since the pandemic. Dad Ian Price, 52, was mauled to death by two dogs thought to be XL Bullies in Staffordshire, on September 14 last year.

In May this year, Angeline Mahal, 50, was mauled to death by her two XL Bully Dogs at her home in Hornchurch, east London. Her family had begged Ms Mahal to get rid of the dogs, which she had as puppies. Both dogs were registered as exempt from the government’s ban on XL Bully dogs, which came into force in February.

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