A gang of youths was seen beating the stray before running away. A witness, who had heard the dog's yelping, immediately rushed her to Swanzdale Vets in Scalby Road but refused to leave any details.

The dog has since been taken to Coppergate Kennels in Gowland Lane, Cloughton, where she will be kept for seven days before being rehomed.

The attack was condemned as "disgusting" by RSPCA Inspector Helen Smith. She said: "The dog lost all her teeth and sustained cuts to her nose and lip after being kicked in the head.

"The dog is quite nervy at the moment, especially around men and particularly when you go to put anything around her neck. It is terrible – the fact she was tied up in the first place in this weather and without any food or water.

"She was so hungry that she must have been there for a couple of days.

"There are more and more attacks been carried on animals by children at the moment and it is worrying. They are attacking animals one day, who knows what will be next? I hope somebody will come forward and tell us who was responsible."

Anyone with information is urged to contact Inspector Smith on 0300 1234999.

The incident follows a vicious attack last month when four teenage yobs tied a cat inside a plastic bag and kicked it around like a football in Stepney Road, near the Crown Tavern.

The 18-month-old female British short-haired cat, called Pusskins, was reunited with its owner following an Evening News appeal.

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