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Dog attack: Owner gets suspended jail sentence


A 40-YEAR-OLD Oxford man has been given a suspended prison sentence for allowing a Staffordshire bull terrier to injure a man.

Mark Thomas, of Sandy Lane, Blackbird Leys, admitted a charge of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control.

He was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Monday.

His dog attacked Kevin Boyles on a track close to Watlington Road on June 6 last year.

Thomas was given an eight-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay £800 compensation to Mr Boyles.

He was also given an 18-month supervision order.

No order was made for the dog to be put down.



Your Say YourOxfordshire

Tom Daily, oxford says...
11:30am Wed 28 Jul 10

If memory serves me correct, did not talk about these dangerous killing machines just.......er.......
.yesterday!!!!

When will the authorities ban them as family pets.

Staffie17, Birmingham says...
10:21pm Wed 28 Jul 10

I am absolutely sick of people like this! They allow their dog/s to attack people an then get away with a little sentence. It people like this that shouldn't own any dog let alone dogs like Staffies. They are giving Staffie owners like myself a bad name. When will this Government license all dogs, regardless of breed.

loobyloo88, abingdon says...
2:01pm Fri 13 Aug 10

Tom Daily wrote:
If memory serves me correct, did not talk about these dangerous killing machines just.......er.......

.yesterday!!!!

When will the authorities ban them as family pets.
Staffies do NOT need to be banned, its the rubbish owners that need to be banned...
I own a staffy, he is the most loving, loyal, friendly dog I've ever known - they are called the Nanny Dog after all...
My dog is missing at the moment, and I hate to think that a scumbag like this may have found him...

What you need to remember is - ANY DOG ANY BREED ANY SIZE can be dangerous and vicious if its' taught to be that way, dog ARE NOT born dangerous, they are taught to be that way.

Staffies are great family pets, they are so loving. My parents also own 2 staffies and they too are so friendly and loyal... they really wouldn't hurt a fly.

Yes these dogs are strong and powerful, but if the owner is a person with a heart and truly wants the dog as a pet, then they will teach it how to behave... if the owner is scum like this man, then they are gonna teach it to be dangerous - but even a jack russell can be vicious if it's horrible owners teach it to be that way...

STAFFIES SHOULD NOT BE BANNED, STAFFIES SHOULD BE GIVEN AS MUCH CHANCE AS ANY OTHER BREED OF DOG- THEY ARE NOT DANGEROUS ANIMALS - ITS THE OWNERS THAT ARE DANGEROUS...

Instead of banning certain breeds of dogs, how about banning certain people from having dogs?
Instead of putting down certain breeds of dogs - purely because of their breed - how about euthanising the scummy people who make their dogs be that way?

STAFFIES ARE THE BEST DOGS IN THE WORLD!!!!! =

Tom Daily needs to get his facts right because no dog is born evil or dangerous, some dog owners should be put to sleep themselves...

GRRRRR...people like this make me so ANGRY! You obviously don't know ANYTHING about it...

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