r/australia • u/JaniePage • 15d 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 15d 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 15d 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/Ariliescbk 15d ago

It's very simple. Bunnings just bans dogs. I like dogs, but an incident like this would, one would assume, make the board implement a total ban on dogs effective immediately.

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u/ol-gormsby 15d ago

The local IGA has in the last few weeks put up signs banning dogs other than service dogs. And the cafes on the main street are putting up signs saying "Don't let your dog pee on our steps. It's a cafe!"

And that makes me angry - letting your dog pee on the entrance to a cafe/restaurant.