A chihuahua has been killed and a woman was injured by two XL bully-type dogs in Glasgow.

Police Scotland has launched an investigation and is now trying to trace the owner of the offending animals.

The force said it received a report of the dogs attacking a 25-year-old woman and her pet chihuahua in Finnart Street on Monday afternoon.

The canine died in the incident and the woman was left with a wound on her back but did not require any medical treatment.

The attack happened between 4.20pm and 4.35pm.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances of the incident and trace the owner of the two XL bully-type dogs.”

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The incident comes after Holyrood introduced XL bully safeguards in Scotland.

The first phase, mirroring legislation brought in by Westminster, came into force on 23 February.

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The breed must be kept on a lead and muzzled when out in public. Selling, breeding, abandoning or giving the dogs away is also now illegal.

The second phase, coming into force in August, will make it a criminal offence to own an unlicensed XL bully dog without an exemption certificate.

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