The video, shot from a passing bus and lasting barely a minute, is harrowing.
A powerful young dog bites an 11-year-old girl in front of a grocery store in Birmingham, England.
Posted on social media last week, the footage inflamed a debate in Britain over the American bully XL, a relatively new dog breed that has become highly popular, even as it has been blamed for a string of dangerous attacks.
Activists claim the animals are responsible for more than 40 percent of all dog attacks in the country and a disproportionate number of fatalities.
Pit bulls, from which the bully XL is likely descended, were outlawed in Britain but remain mostly legal in the United States, even if some cities impose restrictions on them.
Persons:
XL, Rishi Sunak
Locations:
Birmingham, England, Britain, United States