- Woman, 78, hospitalised after her two pet dingoes and kelpie cross attacked her
- She was mauled by the three dogs while trying to rescue her pug from an attack
- The pug died and the woman suffered serious injuries to her arms, legs and back
- The three attacking dogs were all destroyed on Tuesday morning
Three dogs which mauled their 78-year-old owner as she tried to stop a fatal attack on a pug in Sydney’s southwest have been destroyed.
Liverpool City Council confirmed the dogs were seized by council rangers on Tuesday morning and taken to a vet where the owner decided to put them down.
The elderly woman was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a serious condition with bite wounds to her arms, legs and back following the Monday night attack.
Three dogs, two dingoes (pictured) and one kelpie cross, after they mauled their 78-year-old owner while she tried to protect her pug from them
The elderly woman had her arm degloved and was taken to Liverpool Hospital with serious injuries to her arms, legs and back
The three pet dogs had targeted the pug, which was also owned by the woman, before turning on her.
Paramedics described the scene as ‘horrific’, revealing the woman’s arm had been savaged during the attack – with her skin completely torn off from her muscle.
Two of the attack dogs were dingoes, while the other was a kelpie cross. All three were microchipped and registered, according to Liverpool City Council.
The elderly woman remains in a stable condition in hospital on Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman told AAP.
Liverpool City Council chief executive Kiersten Fishburn reminded the public that dogs are animals and can be unpredictable.
‘This should be kept in mind when handling them or choosing a pet,’ she said in a statement to AAP.
The three dogs, which have been caged on the property, were seized by council rangers on Tuesday morning
Responding paramedic Kay Armstrong said the woman suffered puncture wounds and a degloving injury’
Officers were seen talking to a woman at the Greendale property after the savage attack