‘Vicious raccoons’ attack Irish couple in San Francisco

A pack of raccoons attacked an Irish couple and their two small dogs in San Francisco earlier this week.

The couple were walking their daughter’s dogs during their visit to the Richmond District when they were attacked by more than a dozen raccoons.

The dogs sustained injuries and the woman had to receive a rabies shot to her leg.

"In the group there were at least 12-15 but there were four vicious big racoons that were actually doing the fighting," the man told Irish Central.

“We thought he was killed... they were actually dragging him away,” he said of one of the dogs, who he said is still limping.

Deb Campbell, a spokeswoman for San Francisco Animal Care and Control, said officers are patrolling the area of the attack, near 41st Avenue and Anza Street, and have consulted wildlife experts.

In August, a similar incident was reported when a group of raccoons attacked another couple and their dog in the same neighbourhood.