Shocking moment American Bulldog bites police horse multiple times in Victoria Park

A dog owner whose American Bully savaged two police horses in a park has revealed his "friendly" pup has now been seized by cops.

Hakan Niyazi's dog bit the animals' legs and bodies during the five-minute attack while two officers screamed for her to be put on a lead.

And cops even then begged witnesses to "be brave" and intervene because the animal's owner Hakan allegedly stood by watching.

Today, he defended his "friendly" dog and tried to blame the horses for the assault, which took place just after midday at Victoria Park in Hackney, East London.

Hakan, who is in his mid 20s and goes to college twice a week, told The Sun: "It might look like I wasn’t doing much but I was trying my hardest. I tried to grab her.

"She was intimidated by the horse. She felt threatened.

"I thought the horse was going to kick me. If it kicks me I’m dead. If it killed me then people would be feeling sorry for me."

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[lowprofile]

In the US that dog would’ve been deleted in a matter of seconds. No cop here would let that happen to their horse.

[buntrockstudios]

Pathetic owner should be jailed for letting his own dog do that and not intervene

[adamdar]

That owner should have been arrested for doing absolutely NOTHING, to get his dog under control

[tabathadeiter]

That horse could’ve ended that dog at any moment. It only held back because it was trying to keep from flinging the rider. What an amazing animal!

[steveblack]

How’s he gonna control the dog when he can’t even pull his own pants up.

[br.m]

The man must be banned from ever owning any pet in his life.

[storbokki]

If you can't restrain your animal, you have no business having that animal.

[strudadhdhd]

Just goes to show the cowardice of the people who own certain dog breeds because they look “hard”. Suddenly when it all goes horribly wrong they don’t know how to act and becomes scared to restrain their own dogs. Loved how everyone was screaming at him at the end and he just stood there like a moron in a work place waiting for their next instructions. “I don’t know what to do”. Appeared to have also lost the balls he thought he had prior to this too.

[sepnyte]

As a former equestrian, this is why I always had a whip with me. Not for the horse, but for any off leash dog that had no recall or self control.

[sammii_more]

The owner still tried blaming the horse. Pathetic.

[Borna]

Imagine if the dog “felt threatened” by a child. And unfortunately, this is all too often the case and then people pay with their lives because some dog owners are completely unsuitable to keep a dog.

[izzyhussain]

Can't believe someone else had to restrain the dog and not the owner, he was scared of his own dog man alive 😔

[laserspewpew_]

So this is what the owner said:
The owner of an out-of-control dog who savaged a police horse in an east London park has insisted she is “so friendly” and it wasn’t her fault
He criticised the have-a-go-hero passer-by who stepped in to help, using a long stick to keep the dog at bay.
“The guy was rude, ” said Hakan who has had Coco for around a year.
“I was so angry at the time. He said I didn’t do nothing. I tried.
“I reciprocate energy. If you’re rude to me I will be rude back to you.

LOL what an idiot. More upset that someone was rude and hurt his feelings then his out of control dog attacking. If you cannot control a dog like this then you shouldn't have it in the first place.

[kimpanther]

"I thought the horse was going to kick me. If it kicks me I’m dead. If it killed me then people would be feeling sorry for me." - no they most certainly wouldn't.

[scarletturk]

If that wasn't a trained police horse, the dog would have been stamped dead or booted into the next county in an instant. Police horses are used for crowd control etc. so they're trained to not kick out or stamp. The restraint it displayed in not lashing out even when it was clearly being hurt is amazing.

[rachelchisholm]

Absolutely sickening to watch. That poor brave horse shouldn’t have had to endure that.

[Sunshineliquid]

You got to give the respect to the horse
Hope the horse is alright man

[LB]

"get your dog under control"
"no sorry, i'm going to here like an idiot and watch."

[jablot]

Why the hell is that thing off a lead.

[TheSouthIsHot]

Dog owner: If it (the horse) killed me then people would be feeling sorry for me.
Everyone else: No we wouldn't.