A dog owner
screamed for help as two of his American Bulldogs mauled him so badly
his arm was 'torn off', an eyewitness has claimed.
Brave
bystanders tried to make the dogs stop by attacking them with golf
clubs and garden tools before the pets eventually ran from the scene
in Pittington, County Durham.
People
living nearby were terrified until one dog was shot dead by police and
the other was caught. The search operation last night involved the force
helicopter and armed officers.
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.
