Terrifying moment screams heard as American XL Bully dog charges at police officers
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTerrifying video footage captures the moment an American XL Bully dog is unleashed by its owner and turns on police officers.
Footage shows the animal charging at officers as they apprehend a suspect at a house in South Yorkshire. It comes after police in the region issued a stark warning over the controversial breed, which is not banned in the UK.
Police were forced to dodge the beast, and have said the XL bully breed is 'disproportionately represented' in the number of dog attacks they attend. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. South Yorkshire Police say the amount of dog attacks in the area has more than doubled in the last five years, and the breed accounts for 25 per cent of all dogs seized in the region since last January.
In one shocking incident, a woman was mauled to death by one of the two XL Bullies she bought after believing them to be 'gentle giants'.
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