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| Bungle the chow: Police-bite puppy seizure sparks anger | |
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| Angry dog lovers have demanded the release of a four-month-old puppy locked up for biting a police officer. | Angry dog lovers have demanded the release of a four-month-old puppy locked up for biting a police officer. |
| Chow-chow Bungle was under a lorry after escaping from his owner's home when the officer tried to grab him. | Chow-chow Bungle was under a lorry after escaping from his owner's home when the officer tried to grab him. |
| He was seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act and may be held for up to nine months - which his owners branded "draconian and disproportionate". | He was seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act and may be held for up to nine months - which his owners branded "draconian and disproportionate". |
| Northamptonshire Police said public safety was the "priority in such situations" | Northamptonshire Police said public safety was the "priority in such situations" |
| Writing on social media, owner David Hayes said the family pet had sneaked out of the family's gates in Stoke Bruerne, near Towcester, on Friday. | Writing on social media, owner David Hayes said the family pet had sneaked out of the family's gates in Stoke Bruerne, near Towcester, on Friday. |
| 'Ridiculous' | 'Ridiculous' |
| Mr Hayes said his 15-year-old son Joseph "broke down at school" when he found out he may not see the puppy again until the new year. | Mr Hayes said his 15-year-old son Joseph "broke down at school" when he found out he may not see the puppy again until the new year. |
| He said they were "massively regretful" about the officer's injury but criticised the the "inflexibility" of police's "zero-tolerance stance". | He said they were "massively regretful" about the officer's injury but criticised the the "inflexibility" of police's "zero-tolerance stance". |
| Almost 5,000 people have joined a Facebook campaign demanding Bungle be freed. | Almost 5,000 people have joined a Facebook campaign demanding Bungle be freed. |
| On the page, the police action has been described as "disgusting" and "ridiculous". | On the page, the police action has been described as "disgusting" and "ridiculous". |
| Ch Insp James Willis of Northamptonshire Police said the officer was responding to a traffic hold-up "caused by a dog being loose" and potentially endangering road users. | Ch Insp James Willis of Northamptonshire Police said the officer was responding to a traffic hold-up "caused by a dog being loose" and potentially endangering road users. |
| He said the officer was bitten on the hand and arm but "not seriously hurt". | He said the officer was bitten on the hand and arm but "not seriously hurt". |
| Ch Insp Willis said the dog was seized as the "owner was not present and there was continued risk". | Ch Insp Willis said the dog was seized as the "owner was not present and there was continued risk". |
| He said Bungle would remain under the care of the force's dog legislation officer while the full circumstances of the incident were investigated. | He said Bungle would remain under the care of the force's dog legislation officer while the full circumstances of the incident were investigated. |