Father, 39, bitten six times by powerful Belgian Malinois dog has it spared from destruction after begging magistrates to give it a second chance
- Ashley Moore was left needing hospital treatment after the attack in January
- He was walking late brother’s dog in Blaenau Ffestiniog when attack happened
A man who was bitten six times in a dog attack has had the animal spared from destruction after he begged a court to save it and give it a second chance.
Ashley Moore was left needing hospital treatment after an ‘aggressive dog’ approached him and his late brother’s beloved pet dog during a walk through the Pen Y Gwndwn estate in Blaenau Ffestiniog on the evening of January 2.
The 37-year-old had gone for a walk with Kendo, a Presa Canario, having sorted through some of his late brother’s belongings, when he realised a dog that had been barking at them from behind a garden fence had jumped over and was running towards them.
The dog, a Belgian Malinois, bit Kendo straight away before turning its attention to Mr Moore.
It trapped his hand in its jaw and slammed him to the ground three times before a passing car stopped to help. Mr Moore was taken to hospital for treatment to wounds which included bites to his knees, legs and hands.
Ashley Moore was left needing hospital treatment after an ‘aggressive dog’ approached him and his late brother’s beloved pet dog, Kendon, during a walk. Pictured – Mr Moore and Kendo
Mr Moore was bitten six times by the ‘aggressive dog’ during the attack on January 2. Pictured: Mr Moore with another of his late brother’s dogs
Kendo, who was also bitten during the attack, was left with minor injuries
His dog, Kendo, received minor injuries as a result of the attack.
The owner of the dog that attacked the pair, Paul Croft, 51, was convicted of being in charge of a dangerously out of control animal that caused injury at Caernarfon Magistrates Court. He was ordered to pay Mr Moore £1,500 compensation for his injuries.
But in a statement to the court, Mr Moore begged for the animal to be given a second chance, and asked that it not be destroyed. The court placed a contingent destruction order on the dog, meaning it will be put down if it is not kept on a leash and muzzled.
Mr Moore said he hoped the court ruling would keep everyone safe, adding that he did not want the dog to be destroyed.
‘I asked the court to think twice about making any decision on destroying the dog because I felt the dog was also a victim in this, as I was’, he said.
‘I wanted there to be some sort of rehabilitation plan for them because I know its possible. It deserved a second chance.
Mr Moore was taken to hospital for treatment to wounds which included bites to his knees, legs and hands
Mr Moore begged magistrates at Caernarfon Magistrates Court not to destroy the dog. Pictured: Mr Moore with his dog Kendo
‘This was a large, powerful dog that sent me to the ground and bit me six times. There’s a good chance of a permanent and very painful injury to my hand because of this.
‘I’m happy to draw a line under this whole thing and walk away now. I just want some peace of mind though that it’s safe for people in that estate because the dog responsible is back.
‘I’ve been on the wrong side of those massive jaws and I’d hate for it to ever happen again to anyone. If I’d been a kid these injuries could have been catastrophic’.
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