A YOUNG boy has been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a dog.

The four-year-old was savaged in Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire on Saturday night.

He was taken to hospital but luckily his injuries are not life threatening.

Police have now launched an investigation following the horror.

A spokesperson said: “On the evening of Saturday, April 2, officers received a report of a 4-year-old boy sustaining serious, but not life-threatening injuries, following an incident with a dog in the Craiglea Road area of Duntocher, Clydebank.

"We can confirm enquiries are ongoing.”

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The boy is the latest child to be attacked by a dog in Britain.

Last week, a two-year-old boy died after being mauled by a dog in Worcester and an 8-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after being bitten on the face in Cannock.

And one-year-old Bella-Rae Birch was mauled to death at her home in St Helens, Merseyside, last month, by the family's American Bully XL.

The Office for National Statistics figures show that in the decade up to 1991, 15 people were killed by dogs – but in the past ten years that has more than doubled to 32.

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And reports from the Canine and Feline Behaviour Association show there has been a 54 per cent increase in dog attacks from 2020 to 2021.

The Sun Online revealed how experts have blamed epidemic on lockdown “impulse buys”.

Anyone with information on the latest attack can call Police Scotland on 101.

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