A canine proprietor has spoken out after her “cuddly” XL Bully pet was left bloodied following a spat with a cat.
Casey Wilson, 26, took beloved pooch Nova for her first muzzled stroll on New Year‘s Day after the federal government launched a regulation forcing the controversial breed to put on protecting face gear in public, reviews the Daily Mail. Wilson stated a “crazed” cat then lunged on the pair “like a monster” and clawed at her pet.
Sharing images of the canine to social media, Wilson stated she reckoned if it weren’t for the muzzle, Nova would have been in a position to defend herself. “She was completely defenceless because she had a cage around her face, not that she would even do anything anyways,” Wilson posted to Facebook.
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“And they say XL Bullies are the vicious ones!! You can literally see where the feral thing had its claws on her nose through the muzzle!!!”
Wilson stated she had struggled to get her pet used to carrying the muzzle. In different footage posted to social media the canine might be seen cowering in a nook after being fitted with the merchandise for the primary time.
“Oh it’s killing me. I honestly do not want her out with this awful thing on! It makes her look like some monster!! She’s so depressed,” Wilson stated in one other put up.
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Speaking to the Mail, Wilson’s mum Karen O’Brian slammed the federal government’s new legal guidelines and stated “friendly” Nova should not be pressured to put on a muzzle in public. “Nova is just a bouncy, friendly, happy dog. She loves cuddles and she’s great with my grandchildren. It’s heartbreaking that her first experience of being walked on a lead and with a muzzle on has ended like this,” she stated.
“If it had been the other way around and she had attacked a cat, you can guarantee people would be saying she needed to be put to sleep.”
(Image: Facebook/caseylee.wil)
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The first stage of a ban on XL Bullies got here into impact in England and Wales on December 31. The second and last stage will come into impact on February 1 after Rishi Sunak declared the breed “a danger to our communities” following a spate of deadly assaults final 12 months.
“It is clear this is not about a handful of badly trained dogs, it’s a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on,” Sunak stated in an announcement on September 15. “While owners already have a responsibility to keep their dogs under control, I want to reassure people that we are urgently working on ways to stop these attacks and protect the public.”
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