A girl mentioned she has been left ‘traumatised’ after she and her canine have been attacked in Coventry. It occurred on the junction of Springfield Road and Eagle Street in Foleshill.
Jade McKenna mentioned she was making her means home when she and 7-year-old Gizmo, who’s a cross between a Pug and a Jack Russell, have been attacked by a canine, believed to be a Presa Canario. It occurred at round 6.25pm on Wednesday, April 17.
Jade claimed that she was ‘knocked to the bottom and dragged on the ground’ as she fought to save lots of Gizmo. She suffered bruising following the attack, which she mentioned ‘ought to by no means have occurred.’
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Jade informed CoventryLive: “We stay in Eastern Green, however my mum lives on Springfield Road in Foleshill. I had gone to select up my canine after work from her home and provides him a walk earlier than we went home.
“We headed left on Springfield Road and were planning on going right up Eagle Street, but as we got to the junction, in a completely unprovoked attack, this dog went straight for my little dog Gizmo.”
She continued: “I was knocked to the ground and dragged on the floor as I fought to save Gizmo. I could hear him screaming but could not physically do anything, and then it just went silent and I thought he had killed him. It was probably over in less than a minute, but it felt like a lifetime.”
Jade mentioned after the incident occurred she ‘couldn’t discover Gizmo wherever.’ She claimed that the individuals who have been with the Presa Canario walked off alongside Eagle Street.
She defined: “I ran after them to get a photograph and an evidence, however they mentioned nothing aside from the actual fact it was not their canine and so they had discovered it, regardless of having a collar and lead on them. No apology or assist, nothing.
“I found Gizmo crossing the road at the top of Eagle Street and he just collapsed. My mum and I rushed him to Vets Now on Barkers Butts Lane in Coundon and he was taken off us for hours to be monitored.”
Vets have been believed to have assessed Gizmo for hours and mentioned they have been ‘stunned that he had survived.’ Jade mentioned: “He was very shut to not.
“Gizmo got away with a pair of black eyes, a lost tooth, a wound to his head and a wound to his throat which needed to be flushed, the wound just missed an artery and his windpipe which would have been a completely different outcome.”
Jade mentioned she believes the incident wouldn’t have occurred had the Presa Canario been muzzled. She mentioned: “I do not know but if this canine is off the streets, nevertheless it ought to by no means have occurred.
“It should have been muzzled at the least or off the streets and these people should be charged with having a dangerous dog. Gizmo is like my child, had he died that night in my eyes that is murder, but these people and their dangerous dogs seem to be allowed to walk the streets.”
Jade added: “Gizmo should never have had to go through what he did and I just want to ensure other dog owners are alert at all times and responsible when it comes to looking after their dog in a public place. I want justice for my boy and other innocent dog owners who have gone through similar.”
A spokesman for West Midlands Police informed CoventryLive: “We have been referred to as to Springfield Road in Coventry shortly earlier than 6.30pm on Wednesday, April 17 after two ladies reported an out-of-control canine. It grew to become aggressive in the direction of one of many ladies and the individuals the canine was with ran from the scene.
“Officers arrived and got the dog under control before handing it over to the WMP Dog Unit. Enquiries are now ongoing and anyone with more information relating to who owns the dog can contact us via 101 or Live Chat quoting 20/415802/24.”
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