In the UK's “dangerous dog capital” in Merseyside, owners parade their XL Bullies around the park and use public spaces as illegal breeding grounds at night, it is claimed.
Locals speak of being too frightened to walk down the street, and of being wary of taking young children out for the day, reports the Mirror.
New figures released in May by the NHS revealed that you are almost 10 times more likely to be bitten by a dog in Knowsley, near Liverpool, than anywhere else in the UK.
It is believed that doctors in the area see more than 24 people each year with dog bites, 60 per cent higher than the national average of 15.
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