Dog put down after Old Marston attack involving Staffordshire bullterrier and cane corso

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Dog put down after Old Marston attack involving Staffordshire bullterrier and cane corso

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An animal has been destroyed following a canine assault in a district of Oxford.

Two animals, identified as a Staffordshire bullterrier and a cane corso, were implicated in the occurrence in the Old Marston area.

Neither breed appears on the schedule of breeds prohibited under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

Local residents in the neighbourhood expressed concern following the incident.

The local authority confirmed that one of the animals had been destroyed.

Law enforcement officials declined to elaborate on their response when questioned.

The parish council acknowledged that authorities had addressed multiple reported incidents of canine aggression in the area.

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