{"id":37063,"date":"2025-03-14T15:29:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=37063"},"modified":"2025-03-15T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T11:04:52","slug":"barry-fatal-attack-sparks-calls-for-dogs-to-be-kept-on-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/barry-fatal-attack-sparks-calls-for-dogs-to-be-kept-on-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry: Fatal attack sparks calls for dogs to be kept on leads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are calls for dogs to be kept on leads after a fatal attack saw a dog mauled to death on Barry Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes after a Dachshund called Frank was attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier on Whitmore Bay last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank&#8217;s owner Josie Smith posted on social media to say he &#8220;died in her arms&#8221; after what she described as a &#8220;traumatising and heartbreaking attack&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She 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Many people in this town know the dachshund who died, and to hear what happened to him is just devastating.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t want dogs running on the beach as it&#8217;s unsafe for families and pets. If a dog is deemed to be unsafe, shouldn&#8217;t be on the beach. All others, should be on a lead&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dog walker Zoe Hodgkinson walks her Cockerpoo Mabel on Whitmore Bay every day. She told CJS News it would be a &#8220;great idea&#8221; to have a lead rule for dogs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It would make the beach a safer space, we wouldn&#8217;t be worried trying to get your dog on the lead if you see other dogs running wild. 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