Woman's head and face bitten as she tried to save dog from XL bully attack:
No arrests have yet been made
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Woman injured protecting dogs from XL bully attackA ban petition gained more than 25,000 signatures; police said no arrests had been made.
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- Christine Potts suffered bites to her head and face and a suspected broken nose while protecting her dogs.
- The unleashed dogs first attacked Rosie and Mylo in Willow Park, then attacked Scooby shortly afterward.
- Scooby, a three-year-old Yorkshire Terrier-Chihuahua cross, was badly bitten and needed a staple in a back wound.
- Merseyside Police said both dogs were seized and held in secure kennels under police control; no arrests had been made.
Doing nothing is not an option. We have got to do something immediately. If we don’t we are basically saying it is ok for people to be killed. It is ok for children to be killed.— Jackie Mahoney, a social worker, speaking after her dog Scooby was mauled in Willow Park, Newton-le-Willows
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