A politician says he fears a child could be killed or maimed for life unless Northern Ireland councils are able take immediate action over out-of-control dogs left to roam residential areas.
Emmet Doyle was bombarded with scores of phone calls demanding action after a pet dog was mauled to death in Derry on September 24.
He says there needs to be an urgent overhaul of the rules and regulations covering the responsibilities of dog ownership in Northern Ireland because the processes councils have at their disposal to deal with dog attack cases are cumbersome and too slow to prevent other potential attacks happening.
