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Entries from Londonist tagged with 'dangerousdogs'

November 16, 2008

Now loverly slobbery woofly dogs we like, but those wherein the biting gives the barking a run for its Bonios make our tail fur stand on end. And there are undoubtedly a lot of the latter about in London at the moment, many of them less than well controlled, and some of them a tad illegal. So Londonist tentatively commends Wandsworth’s ground-breaking walkie towards new legislation: from January 2009 it will be compulsory for all......

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February 27, 2008

Ken hits back at Porsche and tells them to get on their bikes. Or at least to produce some low-emission mean machines. The Osama bin London bunch are jailed. Laid back burglar saunters into Downing Street…and escapes without a custodial sentence. Lib Dem MP for Kingston causes a bit of a rumpus. TfL Mrs. Mops congratulated for Blackwall Tunnel quick fix. Well, it’s good to give our favourite Aunt Sally a positive spin for......

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February 27, 2008

Is London starting to look like an episode of "When Dogs Attack"? According to recent NHS statistics, the number of attack victims under 18 seeking emergency treatment has more than doubled in our city over the past four years. So what's being blamed for this rash of dog-bites-underaged-man stories? One theory is that attack dogs have increased in popularity, becoming a "badge of honour in some communities." While we're more used to seeing fancy......

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January 28, 2008

Common sense prevails as a new ‘addiction court’ opens to help problem parents kick their habits. Nasty dog kills the hand that feeds it. Astonishing new tomato powered supermarket opens. Never knowlingly under-powered. Five men are to go down for the Tonbridge Securitas robbery in 2006. Plonkers. Piccie courtesy of solsken’s flickr photo stream.......

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