Cornwall Council tells
distraught owner there is nothing they can do about the unruly
seagulls which are a protected species
By
Agency
12:29PM BST 15 Jul 2015
A
beloved pet dog has been pecked to death in a "horrific attack"
by a ferocious seagull in Cornwall.
The eight-year-old
Yorkshire terrier, called Roo, was attacked in the garden of his
owner's home at St Columb Minor near Newquay.
The tiny dog received a
wound to his head and brain damage during the attack by the
Herring gulls, which swooped down from the roof and pecked at
the tiny dog's head. They are believed to have been protecting
their nest.
He was later put down
after a vet decided he could not survive his wounds.
Roo's
owner Emily Vincent now fears for the safety of her four
children and her two other dogs, Maltese Terriers Millie and
Louis.
Ms Vincent said: "Jace
[my son] was with Roo in the garden and then all of a sudden
Jace started screaming that Roo is bleeding.
"I ran into the kitchen
and saw Roo lying on his side and there was blood everywhere.
Roo had managed to run indoors and then collapsed. Blood was
coming out of his head.
"It was like a murder
scene. I couldn't get any sense out of Jace initially but then
he kept saying the big bird has got sharp teeth.
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