INDIA’S Rudraprayag leopard killed its first victim, a villager from Benji, in 1918. This notorious cat would go on to devour at least 125 other unfortunates over the next eight years. People lived in fear. Few ventured out after dark. The beast even broke into homes to satisfy its craving for human flesh.

She tried to contact her relatives in London after being attacked by the wild animals but she lost signal on her phone.

Five stray or unwanted dogs were put down in pounds every day last year, official figures have revealed.