Police force apologises for putting down family's pet XL bully by mistake

A constabulary unit has apologised for putting down a family's favored XL bully canine by mistake owed to an "administration error".

Lancashire Police said it has fixed the household an "unreserved apology" for euthanising the seized dog, named Bruno, portion the owners were successful the process of applying for an exemption to support him.

The unit said successful a statement: "In August we seized an XL bully dog from an code successful Morecambe arsenic portion of our powers nether the Dangerous Dogs Act arsenic XL bully dogs are a banned breed.

"A record was being prepared for information of the proprietor being prosecuted for the applicable offences.

"However, unfortunately, owed to an medication mistake the canine was subsequently euthanised earlier the tribunal hearing."

The unit added that it has introduced a process "to guarantee the aforesaid mistake cannot beryllium made again".

Lizzi Collinge, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, told the BBC that she is demanding answers implicit the incident.

"This should beryllium a 'never event' and I person taken this contented up straight with the police," she said.

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She added: "I was shocked to spot that a much-loved favored dog, Bruno, was wrongly euthanised whilst successful constabulary care.

"Processes should person been successful spot to guarantee this ne'er happened.

"There is simply a ineligible process erstwhile dogs are nether constabulary attraction and it appears this hasn't been followed.

"I volition proceed to enactment the household and I entreaty to the constabulary to disclose however they are changing their practices truthful that this is thing that tin ne'er hap again."