Woman charged after 'XL bully' attacks two children

New laws for owning American XL bully dogs have recently come into force [stock image]

A woman has been charged after two children were hurt in a suspected XL bully attack in East Ayrshire.

Emergency services were called to Holmhead Crescent in Logan at about 19:10 on Wednesday.

The dog attacked three children, with two 10-year-olds sustaining minor injuries which did not require medical treatment.

The dog was seized and a 34-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the incident.

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Police were called to Holmhead Crescent in Logan, East Ayrshire

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Scotland followed the UK in introducing new laws on XL bully-type dogs last month.

The legislation was brought in after the breed was linked to a string of serious and sometimes fatal attacks.

England and Wales announced their ban on the dogs last year, introducing restrictions from 31 December 2023 and the requirement for exemption certificates from 1 February 2024.

The Scottish government said it had to fall in line with those measures in order to close a "loophole" which meant some owners south of the border were giving away their dogs to be rehomed in Scotland.

Since 23 February, owners in Scotland must keep the dogs muzzled and on a lead in public places. The breeding, selling, abandonment and exchange of the dogs has also been banned from that date.