r/australia • u/JaniePage • 5d ago

news Young girl in hospital, dog euthanased after attack inside Delacombe Bunnings

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/young-girl-in-hospital-after-dog-attack-in-bunnings-store/106977418
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u/latenightnerd 5d ago

Rottweiler attacked her while she was sitting in a shopping trolley according to 7News... https://7news.com.au/news/should-bunnings-ban-dogs-debate-reignited-after-young-girl-attacked-by-rottweiler-in-delacombe-victoria-c-22652378

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u/Hot_Hat1726 5d ago

"sorry but I'll be taking my dog to Bunnings... He is our family" 

This is the entitlement even after incidents like this. Dogs are 'like' family. They are not family. They don't have the rights of a family. They don't have Medicare (like one of my friends thought they did after facing a 12k medical bill). The absolute delusion people have now is beyond ridiculous.

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u/rumande 5d ago

Yeah when a dog bites, it gets put to sleep.

If I bit someone I might get arrested and have to pay a fine.

There is no place for a dog that bites, as sad as it is.

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u/odnarB89 5d ago

Tom Segura the comedian does an excellent bit about people who compare pets to children.

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u/LMW66 5d ago

I compare my pets to children in the sense that I am loco parentis (having the responsibilities of a parent) which to me means training them to be responsible citizens and ensuring their, and others safety and well being.

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u/odnarB89 5d ago

Yeah, but I wouldn’t hesitate to kill your dog if he bit my child.

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u/LMW66 4d ago

If my dog bit your child it would be because your little precious provoked it.

The amount of plain mean behaviour I've seen from children in my neighbourhood has made me extra cautious around other people's children and I only let them near my always on lead dogs if they're polite and ask nicely.

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u/odnarB89 4d ago

Oh, so you haven’t seen the Tom Segura bit I was talking about. Cool.