Defenseless Pet Alpacas Brutalized In Mornington Dog Attack

A pair of pet alpacas was brutally mauled by dogs in the Mornington Peninsula this past Sunday afternoon. The alpacas named Juno and Lui were attacked by two dogs at Fingal property.

The owner, Sharon Richardson, claimed her pets were so brutalized they had to be put down to end their suffering. Apparently, one of them had the bottom jaw, and chin ripped off during the attack. The other had the whole side of its head chewed off.

The owner is still in disbelief and feels like the incident has left a big hole in her life. She was at home during the time of the attack though she did not realize what was going on.

She claimed her next-door neighbor was out in the garden when he heard an awful noise and went over into her paddock where he saw a dog with one of the alpaca’s in its mouth.

He also saw a smaller dog which seemed to be an accomplice, and it was jumping around yapping. He says the smaller dog was an accomplice because when the dogs saw him, it ran away. The larger one actually charged at him.

That was when her neighbor ran up to Richardson’s door and frantically knocked to get her attention. He brought her down to the paddock to see the scene.

She claimed she had no idea where the dogs came from and was not sure if their owner was aware of the attack.

The larger dog was tan and had a white chest. The description had it at a bit staffy like a pit-bull or similar breed. The smaller one was a cream terrier.

It is not the first time Pit-bulls have been referenced in dog attacks against other pets or even people. In fact, a social media page named ‘The Pit Bull Problem’ mentioned the case as an argument to their cause.

In May, a Canberra dog owner allowed their pet to seriously injure an alpaca so severely that it had to be put down.

The Alpacas were part of a group called Alpaca Therapy which provided support for people in mental health institutions and hospices for the previous 15 years.

The owner of the dog in this scenario ignored requests to keep his dog away up the point the dog began to attack one of the alpacas.

These incidences will attract stricter regulations on pet owners with aggressive dogs to keep their animals in line lest they attract severe penalties.