This sickened me..

[Gené and Tonic]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7268771.stm

Dogs kill family poodle in garden

Gizmo was found decapitated in the garden

Two dogs have mauled a 15-year-old poodle to death in its garden.

The family pet called Gizmo was set upon in the garden in Harborne, Birmingham, on Wednesday evening.

Carole Bishop said her pet was found decapitated after what she described as two Staffordshire bull terriers jumped her fence.

West Midlands Police said they were called to the incident and the dogs' owners, who lived nearby, had agreed to have the animals destroyed.

The incident follows figures showing the number of children treated for dog bites in West Midlands hospitals had almost doubled in four years.

A total of 81 under 18s across the region attended A&E in 2002/03, with the figure rising to 146 in 2006/07, Department of Health figures revealed on Wednesday.

'Like a toy'

Ms Bishop said her pet had been in the garden.

"They cleared my garden gate, jumped in and massacred my dog," she said.

"He was 15, he had cataracts and hardly any teeth.

"What chance would he have stood against those big animals, they threw him around like a toy."

Police said they were they were liaising with the dogs' owners, the RSPCA and PDSA to facilitate the process of getting the animals destroyed.

"Police are continuing to make local enquiries but it is not clear at this stage whether any criminal offences have been disclosed," a spokeswoman added.

And central news showed some pretty disturbing images.

Brings up the issue of dangerous dogs again.

[MikeyT]

[danny.]

always pitbulls or bull terriers isn't it

they should stop breeding them

[Flynny]

Dog-eat-dog world, blah blah blah. Can't even be bothered to try with this joke, it's that bad.

It is a bit sickening, I think I'd be more sympathetic if they'd torn a cat to shreds though. Dunno why.

[lildave3]

always pitbulls or bull terriers isn't it

they should stop breeding them

Before I get annoyed, is this a joke post?