Owner heard four-month-old
chihuahua ‘screaming’ before she disappeared from outside her Melbourne home
Wednesday 4 May
201610.12 BSTLast modified on Wednesday 4 May 201613.13 BST
The owner of a chihuahua puppy
remains hopeful the dog is still alive after it was snatched from her backyard
and carried away by crows.
Four-month-old Fudge, who was
small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, was swooped upon by crows while
outside her owner Heather Sinden’s home in Melbourne’s outer east on Wednesday
afternoon.
Sinden’s daughter Melinda
Pride told the
Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader that the dog spent most of
its time indoors but had been let outside to urinate.
Her mother had seen the crows at
the Astor Court address and “was quite concerned”, said Pride.
“Then she heard [Fudge] screaming
and she was gone.”
Sinden – who has lung cancer, and
was given the puppy for companionship two months ago – “collapsed from shock”,
said Pride.
“Mum was only saying a week or so
ago ‘if anything happens to this little dog I don’t know what I’ll do’ ... she
was very attached to the little dog.”
Pride was hopeful that Fudge
landed safely.
In an interview on local radio,
she said members of the community were scouring the area for Fudge.
“We’ve had people walking around
everywhere; it’s just amazing the feedback we’re getting ... people are going
to parks and everything, trying to find her, but there’s no sign of her at all.
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