A two-year-old dog has died after he was savagely ‘torn to pieces’ by two mastiffs as he was taken out for a walk in the park.
Chester the two-year-old beagle had ‘chunks missing from his body’ after he was set upon by the two mastiff dogs as he was taken out by a dog walker in Eccles, Greater Manchester.
There is now an appeal to find the owner of the two dogs – who fled the scene after the attack – amid fears the same thing could happen to a child.
Chester, pictured with his owner Jennifer, was ripped apart by the two mastiff dogs
Disturbing video of the attack shows blood pouring from the mastiffs’ mouths as they savage the defenceless pet on a field in Manchester
There is now an appeal to find the owner of the two dogs – who fled the scene after the attack – amid fears the same thing could happen to a child
Disturbing video of the attack shows blood pouring from the mastiffs’ mouths as they savage the defenceless pet near St Patrick’s High School in Winton.
In the clip, the dogs’ walker can be seen trying to unlock the animal’s jaws before walking away.
Images of the man seen with the two dogs have now been circulated on Facebook.
Chester, a gift from Jennifer Thorley to her husband Gary for their wedding two years ago, had been let off the lead to enjoy a run-around with his dog walker when he was brutally set upon.
Jennifer, 29, a hospital doctor, said: ‘He was the most beautiful boy. He was our best friend, we absolutely love him. He was so friendly, so trusting.
‘I don’t know what we are going to do without him and I’ve never seen Gary like this. When I saw him he was in our kitchen, he had chunks missing from his little body.
‘I’ve seen the video – those dogs enjoyed it. What if this happens to a child? We need to do something.’
Chester, a gift from Jennifer Thorley to her husband Gary (pictured together) for their wedding two years ago
Chester’s owner Gary found his beloved pet dead on the sports field moments after the horrifying attack
There is now an appeal to find the owner of the dogs that killed Chester
Janet Payne, Chester’s dog walker, said she was forced to watch him being thrown around ‘like a rag doll’ on Wednesday afternoon.
Ms Payne, 39, was walking five dogs at the time.
She said: ‘I was shouting to Chester to come and I looked up and saw two big dogs with something between them. I just knew. I screamed.
‘I clipped the other dogs to a railing and ran to Chester.
‘He was in the middle of the field being pulled all over the place.
‘The little boy was being torn to pieces.’
Ms Payne tried to intervene, begging the man walking the mastiffs to help.
But she claims all he said was: ‘why the f*** wasn’t your dog on a lead?’
After around 30 seconds, Chester was dead.
Chester’s dog walker watched helplessly as he was set upon by the animals
Jennifer said: ‘He was the most beautiful boy. He was our best friend, we absolutely love him. He was so friendly, so trusting’
Ms Payne added: ‘At one point the white dog looked at me and I thought I was for it, but he went back to Chester.
‘Then the man managed to get him off and left the other dog with me as he walked off calling for it every now and then.
‘Eventually the blood-covered dog ran after him, he didn’t even look back.
‘He just left me screaming in horror with the poor lifeless boy at my feet.’
Janet called the police and Jennifer’s partner, Gary, a 28-year-old a project manager for Barclays rushed to the scene and found his dog mauled to death on the grass.
The incident has been reported to police.