Being attacked
This in a dream indicates that we fear our emotional and external events are under threat.
The dreamer has brought about ideas and notions, which have been misunderstood by others and, this has forced the dreamer to take on a defensive attitude.

Attacked by animals
We all have our own natural urges, being attacked in a dream by animals, indicates that we are fearing these urges, we are turning our own aggression and /or sexuality inwards, thus creating this fear. We are urged to talk to others, and express ourself as truthfully as we can, only then will we open the possibly to understand on an inner and outer level.

If the dreamer is the attacker
There is the indication, the individual is under some form of attack, this could be spiritually or in the form of psychic attack. You are urged to put protective barriers in place.

Contributed by Raven