Terrifying moment pitbull snatches small dog from woman’s lap in restaurant

Two fully grown men had to wrestle the pitbull to the ground

The incident reportedly happened at an eatery in Florida.

The pitbull ferociously attacked the smaller dog, with two fully grown men struggling to release the dog from the mouth of the pitbull.

A man is then seen wrestling the pitbull and restraining hit, whilst onlookers scream in panic and horror at the awful scene.

Warning: contains some readers may find the below footage upsetting

According to a witness who filmed the incident, the pitbull came "out of nowhere" and grabbed the dog "out of its stroller."

"I just had to watch the poor owners pick their pets ear of the floor. I'm traumatized," they added.

At the start of the footage, diners can be hears screaming while a waiter tries to restrain the pitbull.

But the animal gets away from the table and is seen biting the small dog by its ears.

A customer wearing a blue t-shirt then runs in and starts to kick the dog to stop it running away.

A second man then tries to pry open the dog's mouth to release the smaller canine, and even resorts to punching it in the jaw.

Behind the camera, a woman can be heard asking 'why isn't it letting go?'

Eventually, the dog is wrestled to the ground by the man, who shouts for its leash. It is unclear who the dog's owner was.

Meanwhile, the woman filming can be heard saying that the pitbull "needs to be put down."

Commenting on the video after it was shared online, many voiced their opinion that dogs shouldn't be allowed in restaurants.

One person said: "Dogs, especially pitbulls, shouldn't be in restaurants."

Another commented: "When you know what kind of dog it was before you watch the video..."

A third wrote: "Why do dogs need to go to restaurants in the 1st place?"

Others said dogs should never be off their leash in public, with one person writing: "This is why dogs should be on a leash at all times."

Someone else said: "A dog should never ever be without a leash! don’t care how trained and behave you think he is."

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