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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Polmont Veterinary Clinic submission of 25 November 2021

PE1892/C - Introduce a law that makes attacks by one dog on another dog a crime

Below is information on injuries and costs associated with dog attacks, based on details from neighbouring clinics.

Year

Breed, attacked by, injuries, cost

Note: XB means Cross Breed dog.

 

Jan 2018

English Bull Terrier, Akita, Puncture wounds to neck, meds only, £185

 

May 2018

XB Small, GSD, Multiple puncture, 3cm tear, sed +sutured, £235

 

June 2018

XB, Large Terrier,Facial abrasions, x1 puncture, brusing. Meds only £125

 

July 2018

Lhasa Apso, Staff bull terrier, Punctures/brusing to scruff, meds only £146

 

July 2018

XB Small, Larger unknown breed, X2 shoulder tears, sed+sutured £301

 

July 2018

XB Small, Larger unknown/not noted, Shaken, brusing to chest, meds only £121

 

July 2018

XB Med,XB Large, X2 large tears, chest and neck, sed+sutured £282

 

Nov 2018

C. Spaniel, Unknown/not noted ,Extensive abdominal surgery, some gut removed, muscle area lost, ureter damaged, survived, £1056 (does not include day practice costs).

 

Nov 2018

Bichon Frise, Lab, Shaken/thrown, large wounds over scapula and forelegs. GA+suture/Penrose drain £490

 

Nov 2018

Bichon Frise, SBT, Extensive injuries, pneumothorax – died from injuries

£500 (us only, does not include day practice)

 

Dec 2018

Boxer, Airdale, Superficial puncture wounds to leg, torn dew claw, meds only £194

 

Feb 2019

Hungarian Vizla, Hungarian Vizla, Facial injuries, large tear to hip £490

 

Mar 2019

English Sp Spaniel, Malamute, Torn ear, sutured, bruising to face/muzzle £302

 

Mar 2019

American bulldog, Unknown/not noted, Swollen eye. Meds only £153

 

April 2019

Pointer, Unknown/not noted, Torn flank. Sutured £326

 

April 2019

Bischon, Border Collie, Puncture mark to upper lip £149

 

May 2019

Lab, Weimaraner, Torn jaw, sed and suture £382

 

June 2019

Whippet, Unknown/not noted, Torn flank, sedated and sutured £300

 

July 2019

Old English sheepdog, Rottie, Torn lip, required suturing £508

 

July 2019

Lab, Lab, Laceration to eyelid, stapled £210

 

Aug 2019

XB Medium, Staff bull terrier,Broken jaw-referred to vet school as complicated fracture

£210 at out of hour clinic, £3k at vet school.

 

Sept 2019

Pointer, Unknown/not noted, Puncture wounds to forelegs, meds only £225

 

Oct 2019

JRT, Malamute, Large laceration from pinna to chest wall, shaken, too shocked to sedate, admitted overnight for obs/analgesia, dressings £327

 

Oct 2019

XB Medium, Unknown/not noted, Bitten near eye, meds only, skin laceration (very small)

£140

 

Dec 2019

XB Medium, Staff bull terrier, Extensive bruising to chest wall, meds only £184

 

Dec 2019

Beagle, Unknown/not noted, Laryngeal swelling due to puncture wounds, oxygen and hospitalised £170

 

Dec 2019

C. Spaniel, Husky, Extensive bruising/lameness, meds only £140

 

Dec 2019

XB Large, Husky, Puncture to neck x3, small tear, meds only, £226

 

Jan 2020

G. Retriever, Unknown/not noted, Bitten on groin, puncture marks, meds only £316

 

Jan 2020

Border Terrier, Unknown/not noted, Extensive injuries, put to sleep on welfare grounds, £n/a

 

Jan 2020

Lab, Unknown/not noted, Extensive tearing to ear, GA+ suture, unable to salvage pinna. £501

 

Jan 2020

Greyhound, Unknown/not noted, Severe traumatising degloving wounds to foreleg- required reconstructive treatment, transferred over for analgesia and monitoring. £280

 

March 2020

Greyhound, Unknown/not noted, Large laceration to flank and chest, GA+suture £740

 

May 2020

XB small, JRT, Severe abdominal bruising, meds only £170

 

May 2020

JRT, G. Retriever, Puncture to flank,meds only £192

 

June 2020

XB small, Bull Mastiff, Punctures to axilla and flank, lame fore, shock, tear over dorsum. Sed and suture £221

 

June 2020

XB Small, Unknown/not noted, Small tear to chest, stapled £252

 

June 2020

XB Large, Staff bull terrier, Puncture wounds to neck, meds only £205

 

July 2020

Bischon Frise, Unknown/not noted, Puncture wounds to back £150

 

Oct 2020

Cavalier King Charles, Akita, Extensive tearing to foreleg- GA+suture £460

 

Nov 2020

Lab, Small XB, Puncture hole below eye, meds only £251

 

Dec 2020

Min Schnauzer, Staff bull terrier, Puncture wounds to hind leg £215

 

Jan 2021

XB Med, Husky, Bitten through hock, clipped/cleaned/meds. Developed Sepsis next day. Ongoing tx at own vets, did survive £319

 

Feb 2021

XB Small, Unknown/not noted, Severe bruising. Puncture marks, meds only £275

 

Feb 2021

Spaniel, German Shepherd, Bruised muzzle/face, meds only £199

 

Feb 2021

JRT, Staff bull terrier, Puncture wounds to jaw, meds only £193

 

May 2021

Husky, Husky, Swollen face, extensive puncture wounds, meds only £272

 

May 2021

JRT, Boxer, Small graze to face/swelling £145

 

June 2021

Sp Spaniel, Unknown/not noted, Puncture wounds to muzzle, meds only £198

 

July 2021

Papillion, Staff bull terrier, Severe abdominal injuries, guts protruding. O elected PTS on cost/welfare grounds next day £238

 

July 2021

XB Medium, Staff bull terrier, Puncture wounds to foreleg, meds only. £276

 

Aug 2021

XB Small,X3 Large dogs ,Severe extensive tearing injuries from neck to full length of back, axial, severe shock. flushed and Dressed and shock treated, analgesia, fluids

£1030, required extensive and multiple reconstruction over weeks, £3K at own vets for this

 

Aug 2021

Lhasa Apso, Unknown/not noted, Pneumothorax/flail chest-referred. Survived after surgery

£205 (not incl referral £)

 

Sept 2021

Staff bull terrier, Akita, Torn lower jaw- GA + sutured £560

 

Sept 2021

Lab, Unknown/not noted, Torn flank- sed + suture £394

 

Sept 2021

Cavalier King Charles, German Shepherd, Torn ear, meds, dressings £228

 

Sept 2021

C. Spaniel, C. Spaniel, Multiple puncture wounds over legs and groin, eye swelling, clipped, cleaned, dressed+ meds £309

 

Oct 2021

Lab, Unknown/not noted, Unknown/not noted £489

 

Oct 2021

Chihuahua, Boxer, Puncture marks to face. Meds only £171

 

Nov 2021

Lab, Unknown/not noted, Torn ear, meds only £191


Related correspondences

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Scottish Government submission of 16 September 2021

PE1892/A - Introduce a law that makes attacks by one dog on another dog a crime

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Petitioner submission of 24 October 2021

PE1892/B: Introduce a law that makes attacks by one dog on another dog a crime