Two people have been left injured after trying to separate two dogs fighting in Hereford.
Police were called to a home in the city’s Campbell Close at roughly 5.15pm on Sunday and found a man and woman injured in the dog attack.
The man, in his 20s, suffered a hand injury trying to separate the dogs, while the woman in her 20s was knocked to the ground and suffered facial injuries. They were both rushed to hospital.
West Mercia Police said the dog which caused the injury to the man has been recovered and is currently secured at a kennel.
Police have not publicly stated the breed of dog.
The force said in a statement: “During an altercation between two dogs from the same household, a man in his 20s suffered a hand injury attempting to separate the dogs and a woman, also in her 20s, suffered facial injuries after being knocked to the ground.
"Both people have been taken to hospital. The dog which caused the injury to the man has been recovered from the property and is currently secured at kennels.”
It comes amid a recent spate of dog attacks, with many being linked to the American XL bully dog breed.
Among the attacks is an incident where a five-year-old boy was left needing hospital treatment after being attacked by three dogs in Doncaster earlier this month.
The boy suffered puncture wounds in the attack in Balfour Road, Doncaster, on 7 October, South Yorkshire Police said.
Meanwhile, an XL bully dog was shot in a school car park after it ran there after attacking and injuring its owner, who was in her 60s last Monday in Norfolk.
Police located the dog in the grounds of a nearby primary school in Brisley and shot it after being unable to sedate it.
Last month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that American bully XL types will be added to dog breed types banned in the UK by the end of 2023.
The ban has been opposed by several charities, including the Dogs Trust, which argues that breed-specific legislation does little to prevent dog attacks.
