In Cardiff on Tuesday evening, members of the public bravely intervened to protect a dog that was being viciously attacked by another dog.
The shocking scene unfolded on Connaught Road in Roath, with witnesses describing the chaos and efforts of the public to restrain the aggressive animal.
Eyewitnesses recounted the horrifying moment when a large dog, resembling a pitbull, “locked its jaws around a white cockapoo”, causing severe injuries and leaving a pool of blood on the pavement. The distressing incident occurred at approximately 8.15pm on July 11th.
One eyewitness said: “I live on Connaught Road and I’d just got in from work when I heard screaming outside.
“I looked outside and there was a woman screaming and then there was this massive extra large pitbull attacking a cockapoo. It took five men to take it down. I rang the police and they took a little while to get here but it felt like ages.”
Members of the public “jumped” on the dogs back and “were kicking it and punching it” to try and get it to release the smaller dog from its “locked” jaw.
The witness continued: “The dog had a chunk of its flesh in its mouth and tried to chase the grandma up the street with the little white dog.
“I couldn’t tell whether any people were injured, I wasn’t sure. People were so brave trying to save the dog, but I’m not sure whether they got injured.
“Loads of people came out of their houses and there were people screaming. Loads of police turned up and armed police too and they were spraying it with some sort of gas. They were here until about 8.50pm so it took a while. People then came up and scrubbed the street. It was horrific.”
A spokesperson for South Wales Police expressed gratitude for the swift actions of both the bystanders and the officers involved in restraining the dangerous dog.
They said: “Earlier this evening we were called to an incident on North Road in Cardiff following reports of a large and dangerous dog which had attacked another dog and posed a great danger to members of the public. Specialist officers were sent to the scene, including firearms officers as a precaution.
“Thanks to the intervention of some members of the public as well as police officers the dog was successfully restrained and has been seized by the police. No other injuries were reported. We thank members of the public for their co-operation and support in this incident. Investigations into this incident continue.”
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