@astrologica wrote:
My sister was heartbroken over the loss of Stanley (and the £1000 it cost in vets fees) and my husband was on sleeping tablets for months because he kept reliving how he had to wrestle the dog to get Stanly off him. So it seems it is not against the law if a dog hurts another animal, only if it hurts a human.

Should have gone to Judge Judy, she'd have sorted it out!