Savannah Bentham was by herself in the static caravan where she lived with her parents in the village of East Heslerton, in North Yorkshire, when she was set upon by the six year old family pet, Biggie, a police officer informed a coroner on Tuesday.
'Biggie' not being a collie, Labrador or cocker spaniel, but a breed created from fighting dog stock - an XL Bully. And it ripped out her throat.
Mr Wilkinson informed the court that there was no indication the dog had ever behaved aggressively previously, and the family had adhered to everything that was required in relation to its exemption certificate under the recent dangerous dogs legislation.
Which was just a piece of paper - nothing that changed reality and magically made this mutt a safe family pet, anymore than a 'Gender Recognition Certificate' magically makes Arthur into Martha.
Asked by the coroner, the officer confirmed that there were no witnesses to the attack in the caravan. He said a post-mortem examination on the dog found no "physical or pathological alterations" that would have caused a "burst of aggression".
Pointless looking for those - they were in its DNA and breeding, not in its body. Pointless believing that a government issued piece of paper has magical powers. Yet people do believe that.
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