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Answer for the clue "Going at ferociously ", 8 letters:
savaging

Word definitions for savaging in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Savaging is a term used in ethology which refers to mother animals attacking their new-born offspring , sometimes fatally. The behaviour occurs particularly in domestic pigs ( Sus scrofa domesticus ); it is more frequent in gilts than in second or later ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A vicious attack or criticism. vb. (present participle of savage English)

Usage examples of savaging.

He wanted to kick the shit out of something, anything, and pretend that he was savaging whoever or whatever had stolen his son from him.