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| Bungle the chow-chow: Police-bite puppy released | Bungle the chow-chow: Police-bite puppy released |
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| A four-month-old puppy caged for biting a police officer has been released. | A four-month-old puppy caged for biting a police officer has been released. |
| Bungle the chow-chow was held by Northamptonshire Police for more than four days after escaping from home - sparking anger among pet lovers who demanded his release. | Bungle the chow-chow was held by Northamptonshire Police for more than four days after escaping from home - sparking anger among pet lovers who demanded his release. |
| He was seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act but returned earlier after his owners agreed to a Voluntary Control Order (VCO). | He was seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act but returned earlier after his owners agreed to a Voluntary Control Order (VCO). |
| Police said public safety was the "priority in such situations". | Police said public safety was the "priority in such situations". |
| Bungle was detained after being spotted under a lorry by an officer, who was bitten as he tried to grab the dog. | Bungle was detained after being spotted under a lorry by an officer, who was bitten as he tried to grab the dog. |
| Writing on social media, owner David Hayes said the pet had sneaked out of the family home in Stoke Bruerne, near Towcester, on Friday. | Writing on social media, owner David Hayes said the pet had sneaked out of the family home in Stoke Bruerne, near Towcester, on Friday. |
| 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 "inflexibility" of police's "zero-tolerance stance". | |
| 'Disgusting and ridiculous' | 'Disgusting and ridiculous' |
| Almost 5,000 people joined a Facebook campaign demanding Bungle be freed. | Almost 5,000 people joined a Facebook campaign demanding Bungle be freed. |
| On the page, the police action was described as "disgusting" and "ridiculous". | On the page, the police action was described as "disgusting" and "ridiculous". |
| Ch Supt Chris Hillery said the officer who seized Bungle had his "full support". | Ch Supt Chris Hillery said the officer who seized Bungle had his "full support". |
| "The dog was unattended in a live carriageway and was aggressive to those present," he said. | "The dog was unattended in a live carriageway and was aggressive to those present," he said. |
| "The potential risk posed by the dog at that time is not diminished by its age or that it was frightened. | "The potential risk posed by the dog at that time is not diminished by its age or that it was frightened. |
| "Having already bitten the officer twice, causing puncture wounds and bruising, it would have been negligent to release a dog displaying such obvious aggression without first ensuring both the dog's and the wider publics' safety. | "Having already bitten the officer twice, causing puncture wounds and bruising, it would have been negligent to release a dog displaying such obvious aggression without first ensuring both the dog's and the wider publics' safety. |
| "Having gone through a proportionate investigation and risk assessment, the dog has been returned with appropriate conditions to manage any future risk." | "Having gone through a proportionate investigation and risk assessment, the dog has been returned with appropriate conditions to manage any future risk." |