American bulldogs rips off owner’s arm in brutal attack

US: To American bulldogs rips off their owner’s arm in a furious attack.

According to the media reports, the dog owner screamed for help as two of his American Bulldogs mauled him so badly his arm was ripped off. Witnesses said the man was squirming and screaming in terror as the two large dogs viciously attacked him. The saddening incident ook place in the region of Pittington, County Durham.

It is reported that the brave bystanders tried to make the dogs stop by attacking them with golf clubs and garden tools before the pets eventually ran off. Whereas, the people living in the region were terrified until one dog was shot dead by police and the other was caught. The search operation involved the force helicopter and armed officers. The badly injured man was taken to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary after the attack.. A witness said in a statement that:

“There was a man on the floor getting mauled by two big dogs. I’ve never seen something so vicious and brutal in my life. I saw blood and his arm was literally torn off, his clothes were torn or pulled off and he was just squirming about screaming for help and eventually it looked as if he just gave up.”

He further added that:

“People were behind the dogs in a car beeping the horn constantly to try and scare the dogs away, while some other people were also hitting the dogs with garden tools and golf clubs, but no matter what the dogs would not stop. Eventually the dogs stopped and ran away, and while they were running one of them was hit by a car, several times I think, but it still continued to run away. “Both dogs ended up missing and then that is when an ambulance and a police car arrived at the scene.”
An ambulance crew took the 47-year-old owner to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, where he was receiving treatment for his serious but non-life threatening injuries. Police would not confirm the nature of the man’s injuries.