A woman in the UK has issued an emotional appeal after a seagull stole her dog from her back garden.

Devon woman Becca Hill said her partner was putting some washing out in the garden when he saw the bird "swoop down" and make off with the miniature Chihuahua.

She told Devon Live the bird carried the four-year-old, named Gizmo, “a fair way as we couldn't see him anymore.”

“I have no idea if he was dropped or where he is now," she said.

gizmo the miniature chihuahua. who was snatched by seagull.

Gizmo was taken on Sunday afternoon and has yet to be seen.

Ms Hill wrote on Facebook “Please, please, please, anyone finds a chihuahua he’s mine; a seagull took him from my garden.”

She said her six-year-old daughter was “really upset” and missing her dog.