Horror dog attack that left pet dead and woman injured 'could have been prevented'

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Fed-up neighbours say a dog attack in Kinross – which saw a dog killed, two others mauled and a woman hurt – could have been prevented as they first reported concerns six months ago.The Perthshire Advertiser can confirm both Police Scotland and Perth and Kinross Council were aware of issues relating to the three attacking dogs, who escaped on Sunday, with residents saying they have been in a "living nightmare" for months.The dogs involved in the weekend attack had also set upon another dog just three days prior, on October 17.

Police made enquiries and PKC’s dog warden was informed.It has now emerged that Perth and Kinross Council were first informed six months ago when at least one neighbour reported initial concerns about anti-social behaviour from the property the dogs were housed in and environmental health issues.On Sunday afternoon the dogs - thought to be pitbull types - escaped a town centre property and killed a dog on Burns Begg Street, where a woman was injuried when she fell.Two other dogs were mauled when the animals ran into the town’s High Street.Police have since seized four dogs from a property in the town, which they have confirmed were not XL Bully dogs or a banned breed.Officers investigating say they are following a positive line of enquiry.The neighbour who said they called the council multiple times a week for six months to raise concerns about the dogs said: "Initially the owner moved in with three dogs.

The dogs were just fouling all over the garden. It was a mess."I’ve been on the phone to the council at least twice a week for the past six months.

They have done nothing."It’s taken for a dog to be brutally killed and two others attacked for something to be done."On Tuesday evening a public