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| Dog attack woman could lose arm | Dog attack woman could lose arm |
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| A woman may have to have her arm amputated after being attacked by a Rottweiler dog in Wiltshire. | |
| She was exercising the animal at the Knightwood Kennels in West Grimstead, near Salisbury, when it turned on her and sank its teeth into her arm. | |
| Kennel owner Judith Wykeham said she was not told the abandoned dog, brought in by neighbouring New Forest council, may have had a troubled history. | Kennel owner Judith Wykeham said she was not told the abandoned dog, brought in by neighbouring New Forest council, may have had a troubled history. |
| The authority said the animal had not shown any previous signs of aggression. | |
| Ms Wykeham said the dog would have been treated differently if she had known its background. | Ms Wykeham said the dog would have been treated differently if she had known its background. |
| "Apparently there was a history with the owner who abandoned the dog and the police are investigating," she said. | "Apparently there was a history with the owner who abandoned the dog and the police are investigating," she said. |
| "We have heard that she'd been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years, but we didn't know this, we weren't told this." | "We have heard that she'd been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years, but we didn't know this, we weren't told this." |
| It did not show any aggression either at the time it was seized or when it was seen at the kennels by our dog warden New Forest District Council spokesman | |
| She said the injured woman may have to have her arm amputated because of the severity of the injuries. | She said the injured woman may have to have her arm amputated because of the severity of the injuries. |
| A New Forest District Council spokesman said the Rottweiler was captured as a stray roaming the streets. | |
| "Whenever we have concerns that a dog may be dangerous, we pass the information on as a matter of course," he said. | |
| "In the case of this dog, it did not show any aggression either at the time it was seized or when it was seen at the kennels by our dog wardens." | |
| A spokesman for Salisbury District Council said environmental health officers were investigating events leading up to the attack to determine whether any breach of law took place. | |
| A police spokesman said the Health and Safety Executive were also looking into the attack. | A police spokesman said the Health and Safety Executive were also looking into the attack. |