A woman was left seriously injured after being attacked by four of her own dogs, police said.
Armed police were called to Assam Close in St Helens, Merseyside, following reports of a dog attack on Monday morning (December 6).
The dogs, which police said has been described as 'bulldogs', were taken away by officers.
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A large emergency response, including police, ambulances and the fire service, could be seen at the scene at around 10.15am, the Liverpool Echo reports.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said on Monday: "Emergency services are in attendance in Sutton today, Monday 6 December.
"At around 10.15am, police were called to the Reginald Road area to a report of a woman being attacked by her four dogs, initially described as bulldogs.
"The woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
"The dogs have been seized by Merseyside Police.
"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing."
Witnesses said they saw police loading a small dog into the back of an unmarked black van before driving away.
A resident close to the property told the Echo: "You should have seen it before, the whole street was filled with police, ambulance and everything, it was mad.”
Another person living on the same estate said that there has been previously been trouble in the area and that residents 'have to suffer' through it.
One resident of the street said: "It's normally a nice estate so it's obviously really surprising when something like this goes on."
Anyone who has any information on the incident is asked to contact Merseyside Police by calling 101 and quoting reference number 21000844839.
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