A pensioner was attacked by two bull terriers who brutally mauled her pet to death.
Anne Baker had been out walking her beloved Missy, when she left her off the lead in what she thought was an empty field. But the eight-year-old dog was attacked by two Staffordshire Bull Terriers who bit Anne as she tried to break them apart.
The horrific attack went on for ten minutes in a field not far from her home in Elie, Fife, on Sunday, before two strangers were able to help, but tragically Missy died from her extensive injuries. Meanwhile, the bull terriers are still in the care of their owner.
Anne and her beloved dog Missy (UGC)
Missy was savaged so badly she died of her injuries (Supplied)Fife Council's dog warden confirmed they are investigating alongside Police Scotland under the Dangerous Dog Act. Recalling the attack through tears, Anne told The Daily Record: "I had let Missy off her lead in the field because it looked empty. But then I heard a woman shouting 'no, no, no, get your dog' so I immediately called Missy back. Before she could reach me, this black dog came running straight towards Missy. It then just launched into her. It started biting her all over her body.
"Then a grey staffy appeared and joined in. They were tearing into her, ripping at her throat. I was screaming. It was just ferocious. I really thought she was going to die on that field. I had never seen anything so vicious in all my life.
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"This went on for quite some time - probably about ten minutes - before two men suddenly appeared and started throwing and hitting the dogs with sticks. They eventually let go and I was able to get Missy across the road to the house.
"I knew she was in a bad way so I phoned the vet and they told me to bring her straight in. They made her comfortable but told us that it wasn't looking good. She had a feeding tube down her throat and was covered in wounds.
"But the dogs are still staying down the road. The police can't take them away because apparently it was just a dog fight and I only got bitten because I was trying to separate them. I hope that whatever happens now might stop it happening to somebody else's dog. I just felt so helpless. There was nothing I could do. Every time I close my eyes, I can still see it."
John, 76, added: "Anne had to go to the hospital to get a tetanus jab and check that there would be no issues with the wounds. But what concerns me is that I've got a three-year-old great-granddaughter who we could easily have taken across the road to the field. She could easily have been killed if she got caught up in it.
"We've been told that one of the Staffy's was seen afterwards with a piece of wood sticking out of its back. So it looks like it had to be stabbed before it would let go."
Paul Coleman, Safer Communities Manager said: "We have been made aware of a report of an incident in Muircambus last weekend." This incident is currently being investigated by both Fife Council Dog Wardens and Police Scotland, under the Control of Dogs (S) Act and the Dangerous Dogs Act respectively."
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