Thursday 15 September 2022 03:26 AM Calls for a crackdown on dangerous dogs in Australia trends now
There are growing calls for a zero-tolerance crackdown on dangerous dogs as a victim recalled how he feared for his life during a terrifying attack.
Mubarak Ali was rushed to hospital and required emergency surgery to his arm after a vicious dog mauled him at a park in Sydney's southwest.
The savage attack prompted a Canterbury-Bankstown councillor to lead calls for a one-attack kill policy which would see dogs automatically put down if they instigate an attack.
New local government data has revealed almost 5,000 dog attacks were reported across NSW in the last 12 months, with American Staffordshire terriers listed as the breed involved in the most incidents.
Mr Ali was on his morning run in Lakemba's Parry Park on September 5 when a large dog jumped on and knocked him onto to ground before clamping on his arm and refusing to let go.
Mubarak Ali (left) was rushed to hospital last week after he was attacked by a dog on in morning run in a Lakemba Park. His friend Khodr Saleh (right) is calling for tougher laws
Covered in blood, he eventually fought off the dog by hitting it with his other hand and pleaded with the dog owner to call an ambulance, who fled the scene without stopping to help him.
'The dog looked at the owner, looked at me, then decided to jump on me,' Mr Ali told the Daily Telegraph.
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'I thought I was going to lose my hand,'
'I'm lucky it was me running, it could have been a woman or a child.'
Mr Ali spent 40 minutes waiting for ambulance before he was rushed to hospital.
Canterbury-Bankstown councillor Khodr Saleh has since described the dog owner's actions as a coward act and called for the man to hand himself in to police or council.
He called for a one-attack kill policy while sharing a photo sitting next to Mr Ali as he recovered in hospital.
'I visited my friend in Concord Hospital who was feared for his life during a 'vicious' dog attack on Monday morning,' Cr Saleh posted.
'The owner of the dog fled and did not stop to help him.
The American Staffordshire terrier (pictured) was listed as the breed involved in the most reported dog attacks in NSW in the last 12 months
'The people of our local community deserve to walk through our local parks or street without fearing the risk of a dog attack.
'I call for a zero tolerance towards dangerous dogs in our local area.'
Cr Saleh says more needs to be done to due
