{"id":77639,"date":"2023-09-07T11:53:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=77639"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:53:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:53:48","slug":"experts-warn-heatwave-is-fuelling-spate-of-vicious-animal-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/world-news\/experts-warn-heatwave-is-fuelling-spate-of-vicious-animal-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts warn heatwave is fuelling spate of vicious animal attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Is THIS the deadliest month for dog attacks? Experts warn heatwave is fuelling spate of vicious animal attacks including girl, three, who was mauled while playing and mother, 31, who lost a finger as &#8216;dogs get frustrated in the hot weather&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>There have been a series of dog attacks which seem to coincide with hot climes\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A spate of dog attacks over what could be the UK&#8217;s deadliest month is feared to have been sparked by the rocketing temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>As the mercury has been rising, so have the reports of killer canines setting upon children and adults across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday a woman died after being mauled by the animals, while a number of children have been scarred for life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes as the\u00a0<span>Met Office is predicting seven days in a row above 30C (86F) for some areas between Monday and Sunday this week &#8211; and a likely peak on Saturday in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today could be the UK&#8217;s hottest day of the year so far, and this week will break the record for the most consecutive September days with heat of 30C (86F) or above.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Chandley, a practising vet with Perfect Pet Insurance, said that summer highs &#8216;lower the thresholds for violence&#8217; in humans and animals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Dogs are more likely to attack and bite in the warmer summer months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As with humans, tensions tend to rise as the temperature does.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/11\/75162545-12491255-image-a-29_1694083836096.jpg\" height=\"625\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marie Stevens was mauled by the hounds at around 5.45pm on August 18 in Netherton in Merseyside<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/16\/75128627-12486569-image-a-7_1694012989572.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Teaching assistant Katie Deere, 31, was also with her own dog when she was suddenly set upon by an unsupervised bully XL breed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/17\/75014027-12475967-image-a-8_1693758614478.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A three-year-old girl has been hospitalised with serious injuries after her face was mauled in a vicious dog attack while she was playing outside the Market Tavern (pictured) in Kirkby<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;From my experience, dogs are more likely to bite on hotter days and days when the air pollution is higher,&#8217; she told the Daily Express.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday it was announced a woman, 40, had died after two Rottweilers savaged her legs and arms when she tried to say help to them.<\/p>\n<p>Marie Stevens&#8217; nightmare unfolded on August 18 in Netherton in Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>She was rushed to hospital after the dogs pounced and had been discharged to go back home.<\/p>\n<p>But she collapsed at her\u00a0Brighton-le-Sands home on Sunday and was sadly pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/11\/75162547-12491255-image-a-30_1694083871040.jpg\" height=\"631\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marie\u00a0collapsed at her Brighton-le-Sands home on Sunday and was sadly pronounced dead<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/11\/75112127-12491255-A_ten_year_old_schoolboy_and_a_man_have_suffered_serious_injurie-a-28_1694082994380.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A ten-year-old schoolboy and a man have suffered &#8216;serious&#8217; injuries after they were mauled by &#8216;Pitbull type&#8217; dog on\u00a0Farfield Road in Huddersfield\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night a young boy was rushed to hospital after he was mauled by a dog in a vicious attack while playing with a group of children.<\/p>\n<p>The child was attacked by the Huntaway Crossbreed on\u00a0Merlin Road in Birkenhead at around 5.50pm on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>He remains in hospital\u00a0with &#8216;significant&#8217; injuries to his cheek and nose and is requiring\u00a0&#8216;a considerable amount&#8217; of medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Officers from\u00a0Merseyside Police\u00a0attended a house in the area, seized the dog and destroyed it.\u00a0A 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman from Beechwood and Oxton were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of an out-of-control dangerous dog in a public place.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday a schoolboy, woman and a man were rushed to hospital after suffering &#8216;serious&#8217; injuries when a &#8216;Pitbull type&#8217; dog attacked them in a back garden.<\/p>\n<p>The savage attack took place on Farfield Road in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>The boy, aged 10, received a &#8216;serious&#8217; bite injury while the woman was bitten on the hand, and the man on the leg.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/17\/75014029-12475967-image-a-9_1693758644322.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A 31-year-old man from Ormskirk has been arrested on suspicion of affray and having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place. Pictured: Police outside the Market Tavern\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/16\/75128641-12486569-image-a-8_1694012992192.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Miss Deere had already picked up her own dog out of concern for the loose aggressor, which ran across the road and clamped its jaws on her arm<\/p>\n<p>Police managed to get the &#8216;family pet&#8217;, under control before it was seized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday a three-year-old girl was been left in hospital with serious injuries after her face was mauled in a vicious dog attack while she was playing outside a pub.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses described seeing the young girl outside the Market Tavern in Kirkby, northeast of Liverpool, earlier in the day dressed in &#8216;pretty pink&#8217;, while they claimed the &#8216;big dog&#8217; kept having to be pulled back by its owners.<\/p>\n<p>Merseyside Police were called to the pub in Newtown Gardens just after 3.15pm following a report that a dog had attacked a child.<\/p>\n<p>The toddler was taken to Alder Hey Children&#8217;s Hospital for treatment of her injuries, which are understood to be serious but not life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>A 31-year-old man from Ormskirk, Lancashire, has been arrested on suspicion of affray and having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place. The dog, which was seized by officers at the scene, will be humanely destroyed after its breed is determined by specialists, it is understood.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago a\u00a0mother suffered shocking injuries in an horrific mauling by a powerful dog while walking with her daughter in a pushchair.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching assistant Katie Deere, 31, was also with her own dog when she was suddenly set upon by an unsupervised bully XL breed.<\/p>\n<p>Miss Deere had already picked up her own dog out of concern for the loose aggressor, which ran across the road and clamped its jaws on her arm.<\/p>\n<p>The quick-thinking single mother pushed the pushchair towards a passer-by who stopped to help and her own dog ran away.<\/p>\n<p>But she was left at the mercy of the bully XL. Thankfully a lorry driver who witnessed the attack stopped and bravely intervened \u2013 pulling the dog off her and calling for an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>She was rushed to hospital by ambulance, bleeding from wounds to both arms.<\/p>\n<p>The traumatised victim later underwent five hours of surgery on her arms, including 50 stitches and repair to a finger that was partially amputated.<\/p>\n<p>She is now recovering with relatives and an aunt who has set up an online fundraising appeal said they had discovered Miss Deere is &#8216;not entitled to any sort of compensation or government help as the dog was uninsured and owned by a minor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at 11am on August 17 in Askern, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12491255\/Is-deadliest-month-dog-attacks-Experts-warn-heatwave-fuelling-spate-vicious-animal-attacks-including-girl-three-mauled-playing-mother-31-lost-finger-dogs-frustrated-hot-weather.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is THIS the deadliest month for dog attacks? 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