Posted on 07/22/2019 2:25:53 PM PDT by Red Badger
People who have small dogs have been warned to keep their pets inside after a chihuahua was snatched by a seagull from its owner's back garden.
Gizmo, a four-years-old chihuahua, is still missing after a bird swooped down and carried the animal away in its beak.
Becca Hill, 24, of Paignton, Devon, is hoping her pet will be found alive, and has asked locals to keep a lookout for it.
"My partner was in the garden putting the washing out at the time and suddenly he saw it swoop down. It carried Gizmo a fair way as we couldn't see him any more. I have no idea if he was dropped or where he is now," Ms Hill told the Devon Live website.
She also posted about Gizmo on Facebook. "Please, please, please, anyone finds a chihuahua he's mine, a seagull took him from my garden," she wrote.
Ms Hill said her six-year-old daughter is "really upset" and "missing her dog".
Experts have been drafted in as the search for the pet continues, and neighbours have been checking their roofs and gardens.
UAV lost dog search and rescue who have been helping the family said on Sunday night: “Search for this evening has been called off.
"A lot of gardens have been checked and cleared along with rooftops, garage roofs and trees.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Been waiting for that video to show up...LOL! It was the image that flashed in my head while I was reading this!
Possibly. Ever heard of the famous pelicans of St. James Park in London?
Just conjecture on my part, of course. I was just thinking how small a seagulls’ beak is and that it’s hard to feed them something larger than a peanut....or a mentos, if you harbor a really mean streak.
Poor little guy.
When I was a kid in Virginia Beach we used to play havoc with the tourists. We’d hang-out at the steel pier or other public place and make sure tourists could overhear our conversations. A favorite was for one of us to ask, “Where are the baby seagulls?” The answer to freak out the tourist was: “Those ARE the babies!”
An African seagull, maybe.
The dog is too damned high
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