RSPCA calls for Dotty to be put down.

Monday, 29 December 2003 12:00 AM

The RSPCA has called for Princess Anne's English bull terrier Dotty to be put down.

The RSPCA said yesterday that Dotty was clearly a "rogue dog" and in the interests of safety called for the dog to be put down.

Last week, the dog killed one of the Queen's corgis, Pharos.

Dotty, short for Dorothy, was reported to have attacked the corgi when in raced out of a door to greet the Princess.

The Queen was said to be "absolutely devastated" after her corgi Pharos was put down following the attack just before Christmas.

The dog has a history of biting.

It also attacked two children in Windsor Great Park last year.

The policy at the RSPCA, whose patron is the Queen, allows a dog one bite before destroying the animal.

Princess Anne was the first member of the Royal Family to be given a criminal record when she was fined GBP500 for letting Dotty run amok in Windsor Great Park.

Battersea Dogs Home has offered to take in Dotty, despite calls for it to be destroyed.

But David Newall, a director of the dogs' home in south London, said: "All aspects of a dog's past are taken into account. We have an excellent rehabilitation centre for dogs who need further training. The only time we put a dog to sleep is if it is not re-homeable."

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