Greyhounds savaged puppy (From Thurrock Gazette)

Greyhounds savaged puppy

3:13pm Wednesday 23rd January 2008

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A DISABLED dog owner is warning others of two greyhounds that savaged her puppy in a frenzied attack.

Lisa Sargent, of Abbotts Drive, Stanford-le-Hope, was horrified when her brother returned her King Charles Cavalier cross puppy, Buster, bloodied and needing veterinary assistance.

Lisa, 37, said: "I am very upset that dogs like this can set on an innocent puppy and I would like to see something done about this.

"I can not understand how greyhounds with muzzles on can still cause this much harm to a puppy.

"Maybe this man would like to pay for the heartache that this has caused our family."

Lisa is unable to walk her puppy and Alsatian, Sugar, after losing a leg in a car accident.

Brother David Sargent, 43, who lives with Lisa as her carer regularly takes them for walks.

On Sunday he took the dogs to Hardie Park in Stanford-le-Hope where two black and white greyhounds set upon Buster.

Lisa, 37, said: "These greyhounds did have muzzles on but were roaming free around the sandpit area.

"David returned from the sandpit to tell me that two black and white greyhounds had set on my puppy throwing him around like a toy in the underpass."

David was too distressed to get the owner of the dogs' name but said that he should have had them under control. He added: "They were strong and looked like racing dogs.

"He should have had them in control."

RSPCA spokeswoman for the South East, Klare Kennett, said: "Greyhounds will chase small animals so they probably didn't associated Buster as being a dog but a rabbit or another small animal which is why they behaved the way they did.

"It's good that the owner of the greyhounds had them muzzled but I would urge all owners to keep their dogs on leads in similar situations."

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