A 15-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being attacked by an XL Bully.
Gwent Police confirmed that they were called to an address in the village of Pontlottyn on Tuesday afternoon, May 28, following a report of a dog attack, the force also confirmed that they attended the scene at 3.20 pm on Farm Road in the village alongside firearms officers and paramedics from Welsh Ambulance Service. A 15-year-old boy was hospitalised however his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Gwent Police said that the dog, identified as an XL Bully, was registered with DEFRA which is the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, they have also confirmed that the dog has been "humanely destroyed" by a veterinary surgeon.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 29, a spokesperson for Gwent Police 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. The dog, an XL Bully, was DEFRA registered. The dog was humanely destroyed by a veterinary surgeon."
Last year, new restrictions came into on December 31 last year following heightened concern about attacks involving the breed, including two incidents that took place in Caerphilly. It has become a legal requirement for all XL Bully dogs to be kept on a lead and muzzled when in public.
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It is also illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange, abandon or let XL Bully dogs stray. The decision came into play after 23 people in the UK died in the three years leading up to the start of the ban.
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