Greyhound mauled in vicious Hampton East dog attack
A Hampton East woman has been left shaken by an unprovoked savage dog attack which left her greyhound with puncture wounds deep into her muscle and needing emergency surgery. And the vicious dog is still at large. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE
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A timid pooch and its owners have been traumatised after the two-year-old greyhound was mauled by a “huge” off-leash dog in a quiet Hampton East street.
Helen Jolly was walking her rescue dog Kala along Besant St at 8.15pm on Wednesday night when a large black dog, believed to be a rottweiler, “latched on”, tearing through Kala’s muscle.
Emergency surgery to repair the puncture wounds cost nearly $3000.
Ms Jolly also sustained puncture wounds to her hands trying to save Kala.
“The owner of the dog was standing on the road with the dog, which was not on a leash, (and) as we walked by the dog … came from behind and latched on to Kala’s hind quarters,” she said.
“There was so much blood from the multiple puncture wounds, one was so deep it had split her muscle.”
Ms Jolly said she felt awful she hadn’t been able to keep her beloved pet safe from the attack.
“In adopting our dog we had wanted to give her a safe, loving home so we are extremely upset we weren’t able to protect her from this attack,” she said.
“She’s already been through a lot in her life so I just feel so bad this has happened.”
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Ms Jolly said the owner of the other dog had “no control” over the hound and fled the scene without leaving her details.
“It worries me because this woman clearly has no control over her dog and they’re still out there,” she said.
“There are so many young kids and people peacefully walking their dogs around this suburb, I’m concerned this will happen again.”
Ms Jolly said she believed the woman lived nearby, as she did not have a car with her, but did not recognise her.
“I’d like to see someone (from the council) knock on doors and try and find her — I’d like to see justice done because … this dog is a serious danger to our community,” she said.
Ms Jolly said she reported the attack to police and Bayside Council.
Bayside Council’s acting director of city plan and amenity, Matthew Cripps, said the incident was being investigated and called for anyone with information to come forward.
“Council views these incidents as serious matters with a view (to) seizing the offending dog and prosecuting (the owner) onece all information from the incident has been gathered.