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XL Bully Zeus had been rescued from England by his owner and brought to Hamilton in Scotland, but moments after happily having a treat at a local shop, it mauled his owner and was shot by police
Zeus turned on his new owner and another man who both suffered injuries as they tried to defend themselves before armed police stepped in and shot the large dog with a Taser
The XL Bully, called Zeus, turned on its owner and another man before police shot the dog, first with a Taser and then with a gun, killing it
Armed police were called to Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland after a dog was reported as being dangerously out of control.
The man is in hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a "bulldog-type dog".