Dog injured in attack on Sheffield estate after reports of two loose "dangerous" dogs escaping
The injured dog required veterinary treatment
A dog was injured in an attack on a Sheffield estate after reports that two “dangerous” dogs had escaped.
Police were alerted to the incident on Hartley Brook Avenue, Shiregreen, at around 7.50am on Monday, October 26.
Officers arrived and spoke to a woman who reported that her dog had been attacked.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the woman was walking her dog when two other dogs escaped from a nearby property.
The woman’s dog sustained injuries that required veterinary attention.
Enquiries remain ongoing, say police.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.50am on Monday (October 26) following a report of two dangerous dogs on Hartley Brook Avenue.
“It is reported that a woman was walking her dog when she was approached by two large dogs who had escaped from a nearby property.
“The dogs began to attack each other, resulting in the woman’s dog suffering injuries that required veterinary attention.
“Officers attended and enquiries are ongoing.