Dozens of attacks by dogs are reported to local councils every year

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Dozens of attacks by dogs are reported to local councils every year

Hundreds of dog attacks on humans and other animals have been reported to councils in the past five years, according to new figures obtained by the Irish Independent. The attacks involved a range of breeds – including those not on the restricted-breed list, such as terriers, German Shepards, Jack Russel's, Collies and Bull Mastiffs. Gillian Bird, Head of Education and media, DSPCA spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with a reaction to these figures. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Dozens of attacks by dogs are reported to local councils every year