9:59am Monday 6th July 2009
By Melanie Adams
THE hunt is on for the owner of a pack of dogs who viciously mauled a cat to death as it sat in its front garden.
Animal lover Pauline Foster watched in horror as three large dogs pounced on her beloved cat, Sencimillia, killing her within seconds.
The 50-year-old, of Kingsclere Avenue, fought in vain to get the dogs to let go of her tortoiseshell cat but they proved too strong and continued their attack.
Despite desperate pleas for help to neighbours who came out and saw the traumatic attack on the grass outside the front of her home, she was left to tackle the dogs alone.
Help finally came when police arrived just before 12.30pm. They were able to catch the dogs and took them to Southampton City Council’s Warren Avenue Kennels, where they will stay until the owners are found.
Officers are now investigating the attack and are appealing for the owners of the dogs, two brown and one white and believed to be Bull Mastiffs, to come forward.
Fighting back the tears, Pauline, who had Sencimillia for five years, said: “It is one of the most horrific things I have ever seen and those images will haunt me for the rest of my life. I will never be able to forget it.
“I was just in complete shock. I ran over to the dogs screaming and tried to drag them away from my cat but they just wouldn’t let her go.
They were just ripping her apart. It was awful.
“I was screaming for someone to help. Crowds of people came out from their homes but they all just stood there.
“I’ve got three other cats and I’m worried that the same will happen to them. I love my cats and Sencimillia was the most loving of them all.
“I just hope that whoever owns these dogs are caught because they don’t deserve to have dogs. I have seen the dogs around the estate before so they must live near by.”
Anyone with any information about the owners of the dogs or who saw what happened should contact Bitterne police station on 0845 045 45 45.
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