In December last year, The Independent revealed that fatal dog attacks have soared to record highs. At that point 16 deaths by dog bites had been recorded in 2023/24 - more than double the six fatalities in 2022.
The increase has been blamed on a rise in dog ownership sparked by Covid - 11 million in 2023 compared to 9.6 million in 2021, according to charity PDSA with puppies bred and smuggled from abroad with little care for their welfare.
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