Woman taken to hospital with "multiple bites" after dogs grab pet cat
Police have described the incident as "very distressing"
Last updated 11th Nov 2021
A pet owner has been treated in hospital for multiple bites after trying to rescue her cat from two dogs in Poole.
The woman had been unloading shopping when the dogs ran through the open back door of her home in Monkton Crescent near Wallisdown at 10.00am on 2 November.
The dogs picked up her cat and ran out.
Police said she attempted to grab hold of the dogs to open their mouths but was unsuccessful.
The victim’s husband grabbed hold of the leather harnesses the dogs were wearing, while she filled a bucket with water and threw it over the dogs.
This caused them to let go of the cat.
Police said the dogs’ owner appeared unconcerned when the victim informed him of the incident.
During the incident the victim was headbutted by one of the dogs, causing a black eye.
She also suffered multiple bites and was taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment.
The cat died from its injuries.
The owner of the dogs is described as white, around five feet nine inches tall, of slim build, aged in his 40s and with a full head of short mousey-coloured hair.
Police Constable Jennie Sykes-Martin, of Dorset Police, said: "This was a very distressing incident for the victim and her husband, which unfortunately not only caused her injury but resulted in the death of their much-loved cat.
"As part of my appeal I am issuing images of the two dogs involved in the hope that someone recognises them from the distinctive leather harnesses they are wearing.
"I am appealing to anyone who knows the owner of these dogs to please contact Dorset Police."