American bulldog tore off a man’s thumb in an unprovoked attack. A Staffordshire court heard how Demi Benbow's American bulldog Buster escaped through an open gate at her home in Stoke-on Trent in March this year, and attacked another dog being walked by its owner The man, who lives nearby, was badly bitten as he tried to separate the two animals.
The attack left him needing surgery on both hands and he was in hospital for six days.Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard that Benbow's dog has since been put down, the Stoke Sentinel reportsProsecutor Karen Wright said: "It was 6pm and the victim left his address to walk his 11-year-old Siberian husky, Ice, on a lead.
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