Dog attacks: Almost 2,000 attacks on people and pets recorded in Northern Ireland in 18 months

Almost 2,000 dog attacks were recorded over an 18 month period in Northern Ireland from last September.

Figures covering April 2021 to September 2022 show that 1,055 people reported being attacked by a dog, and 897 dog on dog attacks were also recorded by councils.

And councils have brought just 13 successful prosecutions from 652 incidents of attacks on people and pets between April 2022 and September 2022. Penalties imposed by the courts on those cases totalled £6,188.