A MUM has told of her horror after she saw her family’s pet kitten ripped apart in the latest animal attack on an Oxford estate.

One-year-old Kitty died after she was set upon by two lurcher dogs in Primrose Place, Greater Leys, on Monday evening.

It was the latest in a series of attacks on the estate, with the RSPCA admitting the problem is a “great concern”.

Nickie Campbell, 23, helplessly watched as the two dogs tore open her pet’s neck.

Neighbours ran out from their homes and eventually the dog owner pulled the animals away.

The mother-of-three and partner Ryan Taylor, 20, rushed the still-breathing pet to a vet, but the injuries were so severe Kitty had to be put down.

A 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals has been released on bail.

Last week the RSPCA began photographing dogs on the estate following a string of violent dog on cat attacks on the estate.

Ms Campbell said: “I had just let my cat out when I heard screaming. I went outside and neighbours were shouting ‘get off her, I think she’s dead’.

“Two dogs had her at either end tearing at her. One was ripping the cat’s neck.

“I started running and one of the dogs still had her in his mouth. It went round the corner and dropped her when the owner shouted at it.”

Ms Campbell, mother of 11-month-old Tea Taylor, Chloe Campbell, three, and Jamie Campbell, six, has called for police and RSPCA to do more to tackle people setting dogs on pet cats on the estate.

She added: “I really do think some people on this estate should be made to have licences to own a dog. They don’t feed these dogs, they give them live animals.

“Something needs to be done about these youngsters who don’t deserve dogs.”

RSPCA spokesman Sophie Wilkinson said: “Obviously, it is something that has caused us great concern on the estate for some time.

“This was extremely distressing for the cat and the people who witnessed this horrific attack. Anyone who does this is open to prosecution.”

The RSPCA and police have begun asking dog owners if they can photograph their pets in order to build up a database of bull terriers and lurchers on the estate.

It is hoped the photographic database, which is the first of its kind in the UK, will lead RSPCA police to the owners if they are given descriptions of the dogs in the attacks.

Anyone with information should contact police on 08458 505505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

mwilkinson@oxfordmail.co.uk