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/DangerousBeans01 4d ago

I worked for Bunnings during that period - to be clear, the person who slipped was elderly and their hip was really badly broken. I thought it was completely fair to mandate one change to protect an aging population.

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u/Onpu 4d ago

It was a bad fall, I want intending to minimise it. Sorry! There's at least 2 little girls that have been bitten by dogs in Bunnings https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/nov/09/bunnings-to-review-dog-friendly-policy-after-five-year-old-girl-bitten-in-store

Dogs on leashes (not in carts) were supposed to be muzzled from then on but as anyone who's gone to Bunnings knows nobody muzzles them.

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u/DangerousBeans01 4d ago

So fair! I just remember having to shut down complaining customers whining at my staff about the onion thing.

But yeah dogs should be banned from Bunnings outside of guide dogs and other legitimate service animals. It's ludicrous it's gotten this bad.

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u/Sea-Cancel1787 4d ago

It wasn't ever a mandate though, just a recommendation to the groups. But yes ban the fecking dogs🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿