#dogattacks — Public Fediverse posts
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Dogs to be euthanased after man's death in suspected attack
By Tony IbrahimDogs suspected of mauling a man to death at a distinctive large home in south-west Sydney will be euthanased, after also injuring a council worker.
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Man killed in suspected dog attack may have been an intruder, police say
Police are investigating whether a man suspected of being mauled to death by dogs at a property in Sydney's south-west was an intruder.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/nsw-eschol-park-man-found-dead-suspected-mauling/107008040
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Dog euthanised after attacking child in Bunnings
By Charlotte WilkesA young girl is in hospital after being attacked by a dog inside a Bunnings in regional Victoria.
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Preventing dog attacks through pet owner competencies - A licence for dogs owners
According to scientific studies, the problem with biting incidents lies not with the dogs themselves, but at the other end of the leash.
Stricter dog ownership laws are currently a major focus in New South Wales. Following a series of fatal dog attacks and coronial inquests, there are mounting recommendations to introduce mandatory dog licenses and specialised education for owners.
#dogs #DogLicensing #mauling #DogAttacks #pets #PetOwners #competencies #respect #regulation #NSW #EU -
Reality star ‘scarred for life’ after being mauled by XL Bully
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Pensioner ‘left with 10 XL bully dogs weighing 190kg before she was killed’
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Widow of XL Bully victim ‘haunted by nightmares of those dogs’ after owner jailed
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Roaming dogs and dog attacks
Not safe in the garden, not safe on the beachA 91-year-old NSW woman has been savagely attacked by dogs while she was out watering her garden.
https://nambuccavalley.newsofthearea.com.au/teens-praised-for-saving-elderly-macksville-woman-from-vicious-dog-attackWoman, 91, dies from dog attack in Jervis Bay
https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/woman-91-dies-from-dog-attack-in-jervis-bay/news-story/0d82096a30b2219860651eab9c3927a1
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Teenage boy, 16, could lose his finger after being mauled by dog
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2025/12/07/teenage-boy-lose-finger-mauled-dog-25245924/
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XL Bully ripped hijab off mum in front of her kids, but owner avoids jail
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/xl-bully-ripped-hijab-mum-36312544
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When trees are being knocked down for farming, it's common for koalas to seek out street signs and power poles as their last available refuge to hide from cars and dogs.
First the thylacine, then...
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/discovery-on-power-pole-reveals-growing-problem-aussie-town-didnt-know-existed-074734939.html
#koalas #NSW #LandClearing #biodiversity #sprawl #HabitatDestruction #DogAttacks #pets #dogs #cars #roads #Australia #WildlifeRescue -
Man's best friend - First eradicate the Neanderthals, then biodiversity
Humans and their dogs drove our evolutionary cousins Neanderthals to extinction
"Early dogs, bred from wolves, played a critical role in the modern human’s takeover of Europe 40,000 years ago when we vanquished the Neanderthal locals. The Neanderthals, who had lived there for more than 200,000 years. However, within a few thousand years of our arrival, they disappeared...Humans and hunting dogs were, and still are, a deadly combination." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/01/hunting-with-wolves-humans-conquered-the-world-neanderthal-evolutionMan’s best friend may be nature’s worst enemy, study on pet dogs
“Many owners simply don’t realise the environmental damage dogs can cause, from disturbing wildlife to polluting ecosystems." >>
https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/mans-best-friend-may-be-natures-worst-enemy-study-on-pet-dogs-finds/Bad dog? The environmental effects of owned dogs
"The sheer number of dogs contributes to global carbon emissions and land and fresh water use via the pet food industry. " >>
https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pdf/PC24071#dogs #dog #pets #HumanAnimalInteraction #carnivores #DogAttacks #penguins #koalas
#extinction #Biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #water #pollution #faeces #disturbance #zoonoses #PetIndustry #meat #ecosystems #climate #shorebirds #beach #ExtinctionCrisis #Neanderthals #BellingenShire #EcologicalDisturbance #IntroducedSpecies -
Dog mauling
A teenage girl has died in hospital after being attacked by a mix of boxer, bull Arab and Irish wolfhound. The 17-year-old girl suffered from critical injuries to her head, neck and body. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-09/teenage-girl-dies-after-singleton-dog-attack/105751342
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Let them have dogs
"Forty-eight percent of Australian households own dogs; to those of us on the outlay for food, treats, toys, grooming, kennels, vets and puppy school, $500 seems like a rare bargain."
"Australians have always been pet people, but we are now living in the wake of a post-pandemic pet proliferation that between 2019 and 2021 raised the proportion of Australian households with pets from 61% to a goggling 69%, marking the largest increase in decades."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/02/our-obsession-with-spoiling-pets-has-gone-too-far-your-dog-doesnt-care-if-its-collar-is-from-burberry
#pets #dogs #PetOwners #WesternCountries #consumption #PetIndustry #accessories #petfluencer #puppycation #DogAttacks #cars #meat #fossilfuels #biodiversity #wildlife #BiodiversityCrisis -
Raison de vivre
Companion animals - a reason for livingFor many dog owners the companionship of dogs is often
“literally the only reason to survive,
to get up, to still keep going.
It gives them a reason to get up,
a reason to get out,
a reason to move around and
be in contact a little bit with the world outside."
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Pet dogs have ‘extensive and multifarious’ impact on environment, new research finds
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/10/pet-dogs-have-extensive-and-multifarious-impact-on-environment-new-research-finds"Approximately 69% of households in Australia own pets, with dogs being the most common."
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https://kb.rspca.org.au/knowledge-base/how-many-pets-are-there-in-australia/
#dogs #pets #wildlife #birds #penguins #beach #DogOwners #ProstheticDevices #harm #pollution #GHG #meat #pesticides #faeces #climate #DogAttacks #Australia #community #ReasonForLiving #CompanionAnimals #zeitgeist -
The environmental impacts of man’s best friend
We give a free pass to dogs and their ownersStudy "highlighted the impacts of the world’s “commonest large carnivore” in killing and disturbing native wildlife, particularly shore birds."
A "study of animals taken to the Australia Zoo wildlife hospital found that mortality was highest after dog attacks, which was the second most common reason for admission after car strikes."
"The researchers attributed the extent of the environmental impacts to the sheer number of dogs globally, as well as “the lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners. A lot of what we’re talking about can be ameliorated by owners’ behaviour... pointing out that low compliance with leash laws was a problem."
“If nothing else, pick up your own dog shit."
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/10/pet-dogs-have-extensive-and-multifarious-impact-on-environment-new-research-finds
#dogs #pets #wildlife #birds #penguins #beach #DogOwners #DogAttacks #cars #harm #pollution #GHG #meat #pesticides #faeces #climate -
Koala interactions, affection between young male koalas
"Three males engaging in unexpected “affiliative” behaviours. They were grooming each other, sniffing each other’s genitals and vocalising to each other in soft, high-pitched calls, similar to the sounds baby koalas make... High density means the home ranges of koalas are more likely to overlap and their interactions will be more frequent. It also means competition for food, space and mates can be especially high. " >>
https://theconversation.com/i-was-shocked-a-scientist-tracking-koalas-films-startling-behaviour-between-young-males-247339"The species was almost hunted to extinction...They used to skin them alive and put them back up the tree with no fur." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-30/killing-koalas-90-years-since-qld-month-long-open-season/8839720
#koalas #marsupials #mammals #behaviour #SoundEcology #HabitatGrab #destruction #NSWLogging #roadkill #dogattacks #roads -
""Investigators are requesting the public's assistance identifying the dogs and their owner as there is a concern for public safety," the news release reads." #publicsafetyalert #dogattacks #toronto
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Domestic dogs and Australian wildlife. How dogs impact ecosystems
"There are five main ways domestic dogs can negatively impact the natural environments they visit. These are:
direct physical harm through predatory behaviour
disturbance through chasing and harassment
increased exposure to diseases
interbreeding, which can alter the gene pool of wild canid populations
increased competition for resources.We know dogs are capable of injuring and killing wildlife, but it’s difficult to determine how common this is, because many events go unreported. While smaller animals such as lizards, gliders and possums are at higher risk, larger species such as koalas can also fall prey to dogs.
One study that looked at wildlife coming into care at Queensland rehabilitation centres reported dog attacks as the cause in about 9% of cases. These cases often resulted in severe injury or death.
Wildlife harassment
You might think it’s harmless for your dog to chase wildlife if it never manages to catch the animals it chases, but that isn’t true. Wild animals optimise their behaviours to meet their needs for foraging, breeding and resting, and being chased by a dog can disrupt this.
For example, certain threatened bird species will nest on the beach and find foraging opportunities based on the tides. One dog forcing one bird to abandon this important activity may have a small impact. But if it happens repeatedly throughout the day, it can become a much bigger problem. It may even drive animals out of the area.
Research conducted in Sydney has shown the mere presence of a leashed dog is enough to temporarily, yet dramatically, reduce the number of bird species detected."
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https://theconversation.com/our-dogs-can-terrify-and-even-kill-wildlife-heres-how-to-be-a-responsible-owner-this-summer-214722Four-legged friend or foe? Dog walking displaces native birds from natural areas
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2391219/#dogs #predators #DogAttacks #pets #PetOwners #harm #wildlife #conservation #beach #shorebirds #birds #koalas #Biodiversity
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Another one. 🙁
There is no reason for these powerful, aggressive and reactive breeds to exist.
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And then the koalas just vanished...
Speeding cars, road designs, roaming dogs and disease are the biggest koala killers.
Logging and sprawl should also be added to the list of extinction makers"A database tracking hospital admissions and deaths reveals the devastating impact cars, disease and dogs are having on the South East Queensland koala population"
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"In the five years between 2009 and 2014, 52% of reported wild koala deaths were caused by car strike, 34% were from a chlamydia-related disease and 14% were because of a dog attack."This equates to 1,431 koala deaths from a car strike, 943 chlamydia-related deaths, and 395 dog attack deaths in just five years."
"Remember that these deaths were just the reported cases, so the real numbers would be significantly higher."
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-cars-chlamydia-canines-biggest-koala.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40827-w
Ravi Bandara Dissanayake et al, Anthropogenic and environmental factors associated with koala deaths due to dog attacks and vehicle collisions in South-East Queensland, Australia, 2009–2013, Scientific Reports (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40827-w
#dogs #pets #dogAttacks #Mauling #cars #speeding #roads #RoadDesign #HabitatFragmentation #koalas #wildlife #IndustrialLogging #Bellingen #ThreatenedSpecies #IntroducedSpecies #sprawl #biodiversity #conservation #extinction makers -
Cars, dogs and disease are the biggest killers of koalas
More and wider logging roads through Bellingen's koala hub will not help the survival of the endangered species.
"A database tracking hospital admissions and deaths reveals the devastating impact cars, disease and dogs are having on the South East Queensland koala population."
“In the five years between 2009 and 2014, 52 per cent of reported wild koala deaths were caused by car strike, 34 per cent were from a chlamydia-related disease and 14 per cent were because of a dog attack.
“This equates to 1,431 koala deaths from a car strike, 943 chlamydia-related deaths, and 395 dog attack deaths in just five years."
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/cars-chlamydia-and-canines-are-biggest-koala-killersAnthropogenic and environmental factors associated with koala deaths due to dog attacks and vehicle collisions in South-East Queensland, Australia, 2009–2013
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40827-w
#BellingenLogging #sprawl #roads #roadkill #GlenifferRoad #RosesRoad #cars #dogs #pets #vehicle #crashes #logging #NSWlogging #DogAttacks #SaveTuckersNob #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #koalas #habitat #biodiversity #extinction makers -
The number of dog attacks recorded by police in England & Wales has risen by over a third in the past five years, an #FOI has revealed.
Last year, there were nearly 22,000 cases of out-of-control dogs causing injury. In 2018, there were just over 16,000.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64798162
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #dogs #dogattacks
More #FOIFriday stories: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/03/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-10-3-2023-foifriday/
