Farmer calls for change in law after 'nightmare' dog attack kills pregnant alpaca
A farming family is calling for a law change after one of their alpacas was fatally injured when mauled by a dog.
The owners of Sunner Farm in Albrighton are calling for a change in the law after a “nightmare” dog attack saw one of their pregnant alpacas killed.
At about 6.15pm on January 9, farmer Priti Sunner said she had noticed a dog in the field with her flock of alpacas. Assuming it was the family pet, she and her two children aged nine and four, ventured out of their home to call it in. As they got closer they realised it was not their dog.
Priti said: “My husband, who’d pulled up at that point, called me on the phone and was screaming at the top of his voice to get away from the dog, so me and my children ran back inside. I could still hear him screaming on the phone at this dog to fend it off the animals while we were in the house witnessing it all.”
Priti said the dog had latched on to one of the herd, a pregnant female, and “wouldn’t let her go”.
“It was a nightmare,” Priti added, “we felt completely helpless.”
