A family whose beloved family pet was savaged to death have expressed their frustration after two owners were allowed to keep their 'XL Bully type' dogs. 

Bowser, a six-year-old Sharpie, suffered injuries so severe he had to be put down after a savage attack on a Lowestoft caravan park.

Two men were arrested following the attack by two other dogs, both described as American bulldogs, at North Denes Holiday Park on New Year's Eve last year.

Eastern Daily Press: Logan-Rai Fletch and Dominic Potts are both banned from entering North Denes Holiday Park after the attack on New Year's Eve 2022Logan-Rai Fletch and Dominic Potts are both banned from entering North Denes Holiday Park after the attack on New Year's Eve 2022 (Image: Newsquest)

READ MORE: Arrests made after dog attack at caravan park

Bowser’s owner Kelly Tatum said the family had been left angry after both Logan-Rai Fletch and Dominic Potts had been allowed to keep their pets despite pleading guilty to being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog.  

She said: “It’s frustrating for us as a family that two days after court you see them walking their dog when your dog is no longer with us. 

“It’s bitter and like a kick in the guts. The impact of losing Bowser on our family has been terrible. He was only six he still had a lot of life in him.”

Eastern Daily Press: Family pet Bowser had to be put down because his injuries were so severe after he was attacked by two other dogsFamily pet Bowser had to be put down because his injuries were so severe after he was attacked by two other dogs (Image: Kelly Tatum)

Fletch and Potts initially had their dogs seized following the attack which happened as Ms Tatum’s ex-partner was walking the family pet.

READ MORE: Dangerous dogs creating public health crisis

Both men were sentenced to 12 month community orders at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court requiring them to do 180 hours unpaid work and attend rehabilitation days. 

However both were also sentenced to contingent destruction orders meaning they were allowed to keep their dogs provided they are always leashed and muzzled in public and kept in an enclosed garden at home. 

Ms Tatum said: “We were told by the police there was no way they’d get those dogs back. They’d been monitored in kennels because although they were fine around people the minute they got sight of another dog they completely changed.

“I just don’t know why these dogs have been allowed back on the street with these owners.”