RuRu Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Five Metropolitan Police officers were injured when a dog attacked them in east London. Officers from Newham went to an address in Albert Square, Stratford, to make an arrest when they were attacked at about 09:00 GMT. Four of the officers suffered serious injuries and the fifth PC has minor injuries. The animal, described as a pitbull-type dog, was shot dead. A man in his 20s, has been arrested. He remains in custody in an east London police station. The injured officers are all in a stable condition in hospital. A dog unit and armed officers from CO19 Specialist Firearms Command were called to the scene following the attack. The animal was contained before being shot. (courtesy BBC News 22 March 2012 Last updated at 14:45) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 The police are going to arrest the guy for a past offense and he, apparently, turns his dog on them - it's idiots like him that do their utmost to give the breed a bad name. My sympathy to the police and the dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 saw this on the news tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavs Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 found this tidbit on a website, in regards to the "pitbull-type" description. Dogs People Commonly Mistake for Pitbulls: Boxer American Bulldog English Bull Terrier Mastiffs (Cane Brasileiro, Dogue de Bordeaux, Neopolitans, etc.) Chunky Labradors, especially Chesapeakes with their muscular heads Chow mix Rottweiler and mixes French Bullies Shepherd/Lab mixes, especially if they have those bulging masseter chewing muscles on the sides of their jaws. Once, people ran at the sight of my friend’s Pug, I mean, he was large for a Pug and manly, but, seriously, people wouldn't shock me if there wasn't a touch of pittie in the dog that attacked and they needed a scary scapegoat to intensify the fear impact of the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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