Marley, a 12-year-old Shih-tzu cross, was found by a member of the public near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, last Thursday and was covered in overgrown matted fur.

Officers were called to Albany Road in Kilnhurst at 07:05 BST on Monday following reports a shih-tzu was being attacked by a pocket bully - a mix of an American bully and a Patterdale terrier.