In December last year a man in a wheelchair suffered serious injuries after a mauling by a pit bull-type dog in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

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Police said the girl needed hospital treatment after being bitten on her arm and leg by the German Shepherd-type dog in Glossop on Thursday.

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The council said the campaign was connected with a court case on Tuesday in which a pitbull terrier-type dog was ordered to be destroyed.

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Sean and Deirdre Doherty, their son Ben and a family friend escaped with only minor injuries after an horrific attack by a pitbull-type dog in Randalstown Forest Park.

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It wants to hear from anyone who may have seen an old-type blue Ford Escort van near the beach, popular with dog walkers, on Monday evening, when the killings are believed to have taken place.

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