Trick or treat warning after 32,568 attacks in 2024 View Image

Experts are warning parents and children to take care this Halloween when trick or treating after 32,568 dog attacks in 2024 - a four per cent rise on the previous year. The steady increase in dog attacks is prompting renewed warnings for owners to take extra precautions this Halloween, as excited children, constant door knocks, and unfamiliar faces can heighten the risk of incidents.

Chris Maxted, director of Dog-G8 , is urging owners to take practical steps to protect visitors and pets. Chris said: “Police are dealing with more dog attacks than ever before. These are not isolated cases, and many involve familiar household breeds rather than those on the banned list.

“Children as young as six and seven have been injur

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