Tenants asked to lock dogs away

The housing officer, who works for Bron Afon Community Housing, needed 30 stitches after part of her lip was ripped away. She was on a routine visit to the home of Nicola Hope, of Capel Newydd Avenue, Blaenavon, when the dog attacked her.

Last week Bron Afon took out a court injunction against Ms Hope, forbidding her from keeping any dogs at her home for 12 months.

Duncan Forbes, chief executive of Bron Afon, said he now wanted to remind dog owners to keep their pets under control if housing association staff were working at their home.

‘It would be really helpful if dogs are locked away when we are carrying out work,’ he added.

‘The vast majority of dog owners are responsible but it is their responsibility to make sure their dog does not cause a danger to others.

‘In this case the owner has had to give away not only the dog who bit our member of staff but also two other dogs that she owned.’

A spokesperson for Bron Afon said Mr Forbes had been making a ‘polite request’ to tenants as some staff were more cautious since the incident.

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