The fate of two dogs that killed several farmyard pets at a popular Glenbrook cafe last week was still undecided on Tuesday.
Customers and staff at Glenbrook's Cafe 2773 are still coming to terms with the mauling of a sheep and four chickens by two Staffordshire terriers, who dug their way into the cafe's animal enclosure after 8pm on Tuesday, July 28.
But they were taking heart from some positive news regarding two pigs - Missy Piggins and her older pen pal Morris - who suffered multiple puncture wounds and shock, but survived.
The pigs responded well to treatment by vets and should make a full recovery, according to the cafe's manager David Clark.
"They are both taking food and water which is a very good sign that they should be okay," Mr Clark said last week.
A council spokeswoman confirmed on Monday the two dogs were impounded by council officers, where they will remain while council and Blue Mountains Police investigate further "and consider the issues at hand".
"Council officers have met with police and the owner of the dogs," the spokeswoman said, "and are assessing all possible options".
"The dogs are Staffordshire terriers or a cross of that breed and the owner of the dogs is known to council due to a previous incident in May 2015 and it was at this time the dogs were declared as menacing under the Companion Animals Act."
The incident at Cafe 2773 is the second dog attack there this year - the first resulted in the death of a pig called Daphne.
Mr Clark said despite the latest loss, there are no plans to close the animal enclosure because it is "such a big part of what we do here and the kids just love it. Yes, we'll have chickens and sheep again," he said.
"We'd had plans to do renovations out the back anyway, so it [the animal pen] will be moved and realigned."
Asked if the attack could have been envisaged, Mr Clark said "no, not at all. As you can see, the dogs dug that deep and were just determined to get in.
"The cafe's owner [Shane Simpson] is absolutely devastated. He'd only been back from an overseas trip for two days and came in very early this morning when we heard what had happened."
Regular customers Therese Halligan and her three-year-old daughter, Estella, told the Gazette they come to the cafe from Leonay "all the time to see the little pigs and farm animals and use the playground.
"It's a real drawcard for parents who think, where can we go to eat where kids are welcomed?" Ms Halligan said.
"Estella has to spend a lot of time in hospital and when she is there she looks forward to coming here to see the animals - she calls it 'her' cafe."
Ms Halligan said what happened was very sad but she didn't try to hide it from Estella.
"I was very open about it with her because she is learning about the life cycle of animals and people.
"Because she often has to go to hospital, it was a good opportunity for her to see that animals sometimes have to be seen by doctors and go to hospitals too."
Blue Mountains Police told the Gazette on Monday the investigation into the dog attack will continue, but it was put on hold on the weekend due to initial investigations into two bushfires and several road accidents taking priority.