A three-year-old pet sheep had to be put down after two dogs ‘ripped him apart’ in a vicious attack. Owner Megan Gajewski did all she could to save her sheep, Ronnie, by batting the dogs off with a stick.
Heartbroken Megan says the attack only came to an end when the owner of the two lurchers called them back. Megan, 24, cradled Ronnie until the vet arrived at the scene in Clayton, but sadly he had to be put to sleep as his injuries were too severe.
Debra Gajewski, Megan’s mum, says the owner had got in the car and left before she could catch up with them. The 52-year-old said: “We were here and could see into the field. The horses started running around like lunatics.
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“When my daughter got down there, there were two dogs ripping Ronnie apart. They were full lurcher hunting-type dogs.
“She was hitting them with a stick and screaming at them. Ronnie put up a good fight. After they ran back to their owner who was a good 200 to 300 yards away.
“The owner put the dogs in the car and drove off. They didn’t choose to hang around.”
Ronnie was one of four sheep kept in the privately-owned field off Cambridge Drive along with 15 horses.
The ordeal has cost Debra, the licensee at Knutton Ex-Servicemen’s Club, several hundred pounds in vet bills and for Ronnie’s removal.
Debra said dog owners are regularly letting them loose into their field. The mum and daughter have four dogs themselves, which they ‘never’ let off the lead while out in public.
Debra said: “Every week there’s a dog in the field chasing the sheep. An hour after Ronnie was put down, a man with two collies came and left them off in the field.
“I ask them to leave nicely and they swear at us. They’re always giving us grief. It’s private property, they shouldn’t be on the field at all. And they should keep their dog on the lead.
“We want people to understand the devastation caused when dogs are loose around livestock. If it wasn’t Ronnie attacked it couldn’t have been one of the horses.
“I fear for my daughter’s safety too as she had to try and defend Ronnie.”
Debra and Megan have reported the attack to Staffordshire Police.
