Posted on 07/10/2013 3:55:07 PM PDT by george76
Police have seized a Staffordshire bull terrier which allegedly bit the head off a family pet dog in a vicious attack.
Gemma Antell claimed her pet Pomeranian, Elvis, was decapitated outside the home of her mother-in-law in Warrington on Saturday after the larger dog entered the front garden, dragging its handler behind it.
After the attack on Elvis, a member of the public took a picture of the Staffordshire bull terrier and the woman holding its leash, whose arm was covered in blood.
Gemma posted the picture onto Twitter in an attempt to identify the owner.
"The dog literally ripped his head off," Ms Antell said in a post on Facebook. "It ripped Elvis in half. It is my son's birthday and my kids are in tears and my whole family are traumatised.
"The worst part of this is the dog 'owners' witnessed the attack and just walked off saying it was not their fault.
"Two poor children witnessed the attack as well as my mother-in-law and passers-by. I have added (to Facebook) the two photos of the incident as well as photos of poor Elvis who is obviously a tiny harmless family pet.
"The next time this happens it might not be a family pet it could be a local child
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That doesn’t look like an American Staffordshire or pit bill terrier apart from the ears being cropped, the head shape is close, perhaps it could be a mix breed
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