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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Millie Reeves & Paige Freshwater

Dog owner's warning over dangerous BBQ brush after pet nearly died twice

A dog escaped death twice after eating ‘razor-sharp bristles’ from a barbecue cleaning brush.

The labradoodle, named Riley, twice swallowed potentially deadly spikes after licking a wire cleaning brush.

Owner Leon Tomasevic, from Nottingham, has been calling for a ban on the cheap, flimsy brushes with bristles that shed easily and can perforate internal organs, causing fatal bleeding.

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