Family cat mauled to death by dogs

The incidents - involving what were believed to be stray dogs - happened in the Craigavon area on Sunday.

The pet that died was a cat, while a dog was injured in the other incident.

Posting on Facebook early on Sunday local SDLP Councillor Thomas Larkham appealed to dog owners to keep their pets under control.

He pointed to the owner owners of four dogs seen in the Pinebank area “to track them down and take them off the streets”.

He said: “They have been roaming free around the Pinebank estate in Craigavon all night and earlier this morning mauled a family pet to death.

“This is a very worrying incident which I have reported to the relevant authorities.