WARNING: Distressing image Postal workers are being attacked or terrorised by dogs on average 11 times each day, with a third of the 1420 incidents in the past six months taking place on the street, Australia Post says. Posties in Queensland are the worst-affected of any jurisdiction, with 466 incidents over the period, before New … Read more
South Australian dog owners are being warned to protect people and other animals from dog attacks or they could be fined up to $50,000. The South Australian government is proposing reforms to the state’s Dog and Cat Management Act to increase the penalty for dog attacks and puppy farms. Under the draft laws, an owner … Read more
A family dog has been mauled to death after two other dogs broke into a yard in Perth — and it’s not the first time the aggressive canines have killed. Mum Samar and her daughter were woken up on Saturday by the sound of their Pomeranian, Rocco, being mauled by two neighbouring dogs. They ran … Read more
Perth woman Nikita Piil, who was last year savagely mauled by her two rottweilers while trying to settle them during an incident in the neighbourhood, has expressed her grief in a heartbreaking tribute. Her beloved pets Harlem and Bronx were both killed over the attack, one shot by police as it happened last September, and … Read more
A US family is mourning the loss of their one-year-old baby boy after their dog attacked him in their backyard. Baby Lennox was playing on a trampoline with his mother when the attack happened on Wednesday afternoon at the home on Fuller Ave in East Hartford, Connecticut, the family said. The dog is a family … Read more
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died. A Staffordshire bull terrier that killed a Sydney man in an “attack of extreme ferocity” had mauled a real estate agent just months earlier, an inquest has heard. Colin Amatto, 40, suffered more than 80 wounds defending … Read more
A woman who was attacked by a dog in Sydney’s southwest has been moved from intensive care yet is still unable to walk, her family have revealed. Lynda Watson, 51, was mauled by a French mastiff at a Condell Park home on Tuesday, February 6. Bystanders attempted to help but, when unsuccessful, police used a … Read more
Scott Pepper can’t stop reliving the moment his family’s pet cavoodle Lola was fatally mauled by a bigger dog. “Every time I close my eyes, I just see the attack,” Pepper told 7NEWS. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Family’s anguish after pet dog fatally mauled during morning walk. Stream your local 7NEWS free on 7plus >> … Read more
The family of a woman who was brutally attacked by a dog in Sydney’s southwest have revealed she has spent the past week recovering in intensive care. Lynda Watson, 51, was mauled by a French mastiff at a Condell Park home last Tuesday. Bystanders attempted to help, but when unsuccessful, police were forced to use … Read more
A woman attacked by a dog in Sydney’s southwest has been rushed to hospital. Police received reports of a dog attack at 12.50pm on Tuesday and attended a home on Warburton St, Condell Park. Bystanders had attempted to stop the attack but were unsuccessful, forcing police to use a taser, NSW Police said. Watch the … Read more
