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Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital
Jan 31^st, 2026 at 12:08pm

Bloody dogs. Angry

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-30/melton-dog-attack-leaves-four-people-seri...

Melton West dog attack leaves four people seriously injured west of Melbourne

Fri 30 Jan 2026

In short:
A pet dog has attacked four people at a home in Melton West, west of Melbourne, on Thursday night.

Police say the injured all suffered significant bites and required surgery.

What's next?
Police and the council are investigating the attack.

Four people have been seriously injured in a dog attack west of Melbourne.

Police said the attack happened in a family home on James Cook Drive in Melton West on Thursday night.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said the dog was a family pet and attacked the group when an argument broke out.

She said they all suffered significant, but not life-threatening, dog bites that required surgery.

Ambulance Victoria said Advanced Life Support and Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance paramedics were called around 10:30pm.

A spokesperson said a male aged in his late teens was treated for lower-body injuries and taken to Sunshine Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

A female in her late teens was treated for lower-body to mid-body injuries and also taken to Sunshine Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

A woman in her 30s was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious but stable condition with injuries to her lower to mid-body.

A man aged in his 20s was treated for mid-body injuries and taken to Footscray Hospital in a stable condition

The dog was seized by a council ranger, along with a second dog at the same address.

The family has confirmed that both dogs have been euthanased.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 116744 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital Reply #1 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were. My bet is pit bulls?
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 116744 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital Reply #2 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:54pm It's unlikely to be a Golden Labrador or Retriever although they can bite very hard too. I saw a large male Labrador beat up an Alsatian dog once but never a person.
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Reply #3 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:09pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm:

I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were.

My bet is pit bulls?

I thought that too.
But get this….

A pet dog has attacked four people at a home in Melton West

Now that says singular does it not yet…2 dogs have been euthanised.
That second dog did nothing? Yet by association…euthanised.

The dog was seized by a council ranger, along with a second dog at the same address.

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Re: Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital
Reply #4 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:14pm

Sophia wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:09pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm:

I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were.

My bet is pit bulls?

I thought that too.
But get this….

A pet dog has attacked four people at a home in Melton West

Now that says singular does it not yet…2 dogs have been euthanised.
That second dog did nothing? Yet by association…euthanised.

The dog was seized by a council ranger, along with a second dog at the same address.

Definitely more to this story, these dogs have been trained for one reason or another.

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Reply #5 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:28pm

Sophia wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:09pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm:

I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were.

My bet is pit bulls?

I thought that too.
But get this….

A pet dog has attacked four people at a home in Melton West

Now that says singular does it not yet…2 dogs have been euthanised.
That second dog did nothing? Yet by association…euthanised.

The dog was seized by a council ranger, along with a second dog at the same address.

We have to assume that both dogs attacked the 4 people. Undecided

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Reply #6 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:38pm

Interesting chart about dog attacks and which breeds -
American Staffordshire Terrier - right at the top of the list.

Staffies at the top with 200 attacks, and Labradors at 18th with 12 attacks.

https://www.olg.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NSW-Dog-Attack-Incidents-%...

Quarterly NSW Report

Dog attack incidents reported by all councils from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025

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Reply #7 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 6:56pm

Sophia wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:09pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm:

I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were.

My bet is pit bulls?

I thought that too.
But get this….

A pet dog has attacked four people at a home in Melton West

Now that says singular does it not yet…2 dogs have been euthanised.
That second dog did nothing? Yet by association…euthanised.

The dog was seized by a council ranger, along with a second dog at the same address.

Case of mistaken identity - the owners should have been euthanised.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 116744 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital Reply #8 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 9:56pm Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 6:56pm: Case of mistaken identity - the owners should have been euthanised. Yes - you can often blame owners for aggressive dogs.
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Reply #9 - Jan 31^st, 2026 at 10:17pm

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 6:56pm:

Sophia wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:09pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm:

I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were.

My bet is pit bulls?

I thought that too.
But get this….

A pet dog has attacked four people at a home in Melton West

Now that says singular does it not yet…2 dogs have been euthanised.
That second dog did nothing? Yet by association…euthanised.

The dog was seized by a council ranger, along with a second dog at the same address.

Case of mistaken identity - the owners should have been euthanised.

That’s probably why the second dog owned by the owner, was euthanised…not because the 2nd dog did anything, but because of who the dog’s owner was! Untrustworthy to keep control of dogs that can attack if let loose.

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Re: Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital
Reply #10 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 7:37am

Bobby. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm:

I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were.

My bet is pit bulls?

If they are, we can be thankful that the people injured were the owner/owners? And not some poor innocent people - especially children - out on the streets as often happens.

Pitbulls - and anything with the bull terrier in it - should be banned. Angry

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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3446 New England, NSW Gender:	Re: Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital Reply #11 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 11:25am Why the use of ‘euthanised’ what’s wrong with the more prosaic ‘killed’?
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Reply #12 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 12:54pm

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Feb 1^st, 2026 at 11:25am:

Why the use of ‘euthanised’ what’s wrong with the more prosaic ‘killed’?

It's a euphemism.

euphemism

noun

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or
blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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Leroy Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4601 Gender:	Re: Melbourne - dog attack - 4 people in hospital Reply #13 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 1:05pm Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Feb 1^st, 2026 at 11:25am: Why the use of ‘euthanised’ what’s wrong with the more prosaic ‘killed’? For precision, killed could mean run over by a car but euthanized means life taken by a person in a humane way.
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Reply #14 - Feb 1^st, 2026 at 2:11pm

Sophia wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 10:17pm:

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 6:56pm:

Sophia wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:09pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 1:45pm:

I can't find any information as to what sort of dogs they were.

My bet is pit bulls?

I thought that too.
But get this….

A pet dog has attacked four people at a home in Melton West

Now that says singular does it not yet…2 dogs have been euthanised.
That second dog did nothing? Yet by association…euthanised.

The dog was seized by a council ranger, along with a second dog at the same address.

Case of mistaken identity - the owners should have been euthanised.

That’s probably why the second dog owned by the owner, was euthanised…not because the 2nd dog did anything, but because of who the dog’s owner was! Untrustworthy to keep control of dogs that can attack if let loose.

Exactly what I thought at the time. One look at the 'owner' and they'd make a hard decision. It's sad, but some people should not have dogs - the kind of people who train them to be savage by using brutality on them.

If one dog went the rat because of an argument in the 'home' that says volumes. Clearly that dog was confused and figured he was protecting everyone by attacking them all. Crazy household.

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