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A retired vet found dead in his garden was attacked by a pack of dogs including his own pet, police say.
Antony Harrington was attacked by the scrum of animals, said to include his own black Russian terrier as well as several large Bernese mountain dogs, at his home in Little Packington, Warwickshire.
The father-of-three is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest during the attack and was declared dead at the scene - but detectives are still trying to ascertain whether the bites led to his death or if he was attacked after dying.
Sources said the attack was so vicious that scraps of Mr Harrington's clothes were found scattered around the garden; the tragedy has left his family 'distraught'.
Sources say Mr Harrington 'always loved animals' and that the other six dogs seized by police were owned by a friend living with him at the time.
Retired vet Antony Harrington, who was found dead in his garden having been attacked by a pack of seven dogs
Among the dogs said to have attacked Mr Harrington were several Bernese mountain dogs (pictured: a stock image of the breed)
But why the dogs attacked
