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The incident happened last Tuesday afternoon, 17 October, at around 3pm, on a beach that fringes the five-star luxury Vale do Lobo resort in Almancil.
Onlookers who witnessed the terrifying attack said the boy, aged 10, had been playing on the sand in front of Maria’s Bar and Restaurant on Garrão Poente beach.
“He was playing on the beach with friends. He came back up to the restaurant and that’s when the pack of dogs walked by. The next thing the boy was screaming and his mother, who was inside the restaurant, came running out and she was also screaming,” a fellow diner recalled.
Police and an ambulance were called and the boy and his distraught mother, both of whom eyewitnesses said appeared to go into shock, were taken to Faro hospital.
The boy was treated for bite injuries to his left leg.
“I’ve never seen anything like it on a beach before. It was pandemonium”, the witness said.
It has been suggested that the pack of dogs had been spotted there before.
A GNR spokesperson told The Portugal News that the dogs have not yet been caught as no further sightings have been
reported.
British boy injured in horrifying dog attack on Algarve beach
A young British boy has been left ‘shaken and injured’ after being set upon by three stray dogs on a beach near the upmarket Vale do Lobo area, in Almancil (Loulé), Algarve.
in Algarve · 26 Oct 2017, 13:05 · 8 Comments
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Feral dogs attacking innocent children. When is the Portuguese government going to do something about the out of control dog situation in Portugal. It is putting off visitors and property purchasers.
By David Phin from Porto on 27 Oct 2017, 10:35
Absolutely terrible. But let's remember that the dogs don't just appear by magic. It's irresponsible people breeding them and abandoning them that causes free roaming animals. The
By Jacqueline Cozens from Alentejo on 27 Oct 2017, 14:13
Strangely enough the majority of stray dogs in the algarve are very submissive and scared instead of aggressive. They usually look for food, especially when they come near to humans. So I am a bit puzzled what happened there.
To answer David's comment: How come there are so many stray dogs in Portugal compared to other European countries? Portuguese treat dogs different than let's say English, Dutch and Germans. You cannot blame the government. IF and only IF you want to change this, a mentality change of Portuguese will be the only solution.
But since I do not like the tell the country where I live as an immigrant what they must do, I accept the things the way they are. (But I did rescue two dogs from the shelter)
By Ronald Woorts v Gelder from Algarve on 27 Oct 2017, 16:09
Roundabout 5 near Martinhal, 3 large dogs, unaccompanied, last Wednesday night, turned left at top of Quinta Formosa road - heading towards sewerage treatment plant at around 11pm. Unusual sight.
By Lorna from Other on 27 Oct 2017, 16:46
Dogs used for hunting and then left to roam when no longer needed. Guard dogs just chucked away when no longer wanted. So many rescued dogs in the whole country with no law to make owners responsible for them.
By Rosemarie Devine-Toulson from Lisbon on 27 Oct 2017, 17:03
We see about 6 to 8 feral dogs a day on our travels then hear them barking all night keeping us awake calls to the GNR fall on deaf ears
By Brian from Algarve on 27 Oct 2017, 19:35
Unfortunately a very typical situation on the beaches of Algarve. irresponsible people set their dogs free making them homeless or just walk them on the beach (despite forbidding signs but nobody ever controls it) mainly without a lead. They pose a real danger especially to children.
By Richard from Algarve on 06 Jul 2021, 14:42
The dog situation is very bad here , I thought this was the Algarve a beautiful place to come live but maybe I was wrong . In vila real de santo Antonio dogs barking all day and most of the night, what is the Government doing about this ,There should be big fines or seize the dogs as the owners are not responsible, in dome cases we would call it animal cruelty in England. The mentality here is crazy, How can I call the GNR for dog barking there should be a different department to deal with this nonsense.
By Owen Mcfarlane from Algarve on 02 Jul 2023, 07:04