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| Police horse suffers multiple injuries in dog attack in London park | Police horse suffers multiple injuries in dog attack in London park |
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| The Met advised people to "keep dogs on a lead if you can't recall them or get them under control" | |
| A police horse has suffered multiple injuries after it was attacked by a dog in a park in east London. | A police horse has suffered multiple injuries after it was attacked by a dog in a park in east London. |
| The Met said PH Urbane was attacked by the animal, which was off the lead, in Victoria Park in Bow on Wednesday. | The Met said PH Urbane was attacked by the animal, which was off the lead, in Victoria Park in Bow on Wednesday. |
| A video posted on social media shows a dog repeatedly biting the horse, which tries to jump up and turn away. | A video posted on social media shows a dog repeatedly biting the horse, which tries to jump up and turn away. |
| In a post on twitter, the Met Police said PH Urbane had been removed from duty while he recovered. There are no reports of people being injured. | In a post on twitter, the Met Police said PH Urbane had been removed from duty while he recovered. There are no reports of people being injured. |
| Warning, this story contains graphic images | Warning, this story contains graphic images |
| In the video, which was shared on TikTok, the attack continues for at least one minute. | In the video, which was shared on TikTok, the attack continues for at least one minute. |
| The footage shows PH Urbane jumping up and spinning round to escape the brown dog, which continues attacking the larger animal. | The footage shows PH Urbane jumping up and spinning round to escape the brown dog, which continues attacking the larger animal. |
| Members of the public can be seen trying to intervene and separate the two animals, including with a large stick, and a police officer can be heard shouting at the person responsible for the dog. | Members of the public can be seen trying to intervene and separate the two animals, including with a large stick, and a police officer can be heard shouting at the person responsible for the dog. |
| Horse 'required stitches' | Horse 'required stitches' |
| A Met spokesperson said: "The horse required stitches and is expected to return to duty following its recovery. | A Met spokesperson said: "The horse required stitches and is expected to return to duty following its recovery. |
| The dog remains in police kennels and officers are in contact with its owner. No arrests have been made." | The dog remains in police kennels and officers are in contact with its owner. No arrests have been made." |
| PH Urbane from Bow was attacked by a dog off the lead in #VictoriaPark Yesterday. We can’t stress enough how important it is to keep dogs on a lead if you can’t recall them or get them under control. Huge thanks to members of public who tried to help Urbane. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/X8CiNEqRWc | PH Urbane from Bow was attacked by a dog off the lead in #VictoriaPark Yesterday. We can’t stress enough how important it is to keep dogs on a lead if you can’t recall them or get them under control. Huge thanks to members of public who tried to help Urbane. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/X8CiNEqRWc |
| The tweet said: "We can't stress enough how important it is to keep dogs on a lead if you can't recall them or get them under control. Huge thanks to members of public who tried to help Urbane. | The tweet said: "We can't stress enough how important it is to keep dogs on a lead if you can't recall them or get them under control. Huge thanks to members of public who tried to help Urbane. |
| "He has been to the vets and is having some well-earned recuperation. He will hopefully be back on duty as soon as he has fully recovered, but not before." | "He has been to the vets and is having some well-earned recuperation. He will hopefully be back on duty as soon as he has fully recovered, but not before." |
| Images in the post show PH Urbane with multiple bite wounds to his skin following the attack, along with an image of him eating while his right leg is bandaged. | Images in the post show PH Urbane with multiple bite wounds to his skin following the attack, along with an image of him eating while his right leg is bandaged. |
| The taskforce added on Twitter that the dog had since been "seized to be assessed". | The taskforce added on Twitter that the dog had since been "seized to be assessed". |
| Tower Hamlets Council does not have any byelaw forbidding dogs from being off-lead in Victoria Park. | Tower Hamlets Council does not have any byelaw forbidding dogs from being off-lead in Victoria Park. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Bow | Bow |
| Dog attacks | Dog attacks |
| Metropolitan Police Service | Metropolitan Police Service |
| London | London |
| Victoria Park | Victoria Park |