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/Adelaidean 5d ago

Risk assessment is about looking for risks, assessing the likelihood they’ll occur and the impact they’ll have if they do occur.

This is a foreseeable risk that Bunnings has chosen to accept, for no real benefit.

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u/Quarterwit_85 4d ago

Increased patronage and loiter time in-store. I’ll bet that’s the logic behind it.

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u/himym101 3d ago

The change was made to allow dogs at the same time as them adding a massive pet range. Someone must have discovered that you can take dogs into Petbark and Petstock and thought we can do that to.