Dangerous dogs – Liverpool is in the spotlight again
The issue of dangerous dogs was raised again in February when the MP for Liverpool Wavertree, Luciana Berger, appeared on the BBC’s Newsnight programme to highlight the problem – an issue she has been campaigning on for some time. The programme followed news that local authorities across the country had to spend nearly £4m to kennel dangerous dogs, nearly £3m of which was spent in London.
Liverpool is known to have a particular problem, a situation highlighted in 2009 when four-year-old John-Paul Massey was mauled to death by his grandparents’ dog. During the programme a dog being walked by its owner was filmed trying to attack the cameraman.
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