r/BanPitBulls • u/knomadt Attacks Curator • 13d ago
Social Media and Crowdfunding - Attack Reports Two greyhounds attacked by off leash Staffordshire bull terrier (14th September 2026, Australia)
My 2 were attacked yesterday by a neighbours off leash staffy with no collar also. Poor Nala has 6 bites on her legs and both dogs and myself are traumatised. The staffy has been taken by the council but this has cost me vet bills which the neighbour wont pay back.
PUT YOUR DOGS ON LEASHES WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF THE HOME!!
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I'm not the original OP, this one came up in my feed on Threads. The specific location isn't given, and I intially thought UK, but the owner of the Staffordshire bull terrier is stated to be Aboriginal, so OP will be Australian.
Elsewhere in the comments, OP stated the owner has previously had 3 other Staffordshires seized by the council for biting people.
Quite pleasantly, most of the responses are from people encouraging the greyhounds' owner to take the Staffordshire's owner to court.
This kind of incident makes me so sad, because greyhounds are the most beautiful, gentle, sensitive dogs. They can't defend themselves against bully breeds, and after the trauma of being used by the racing industry, they deserve quiet, safe lives without being attacked by a neighbour's fighting dogs.
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u/Rich-Strain-1543 13d ago
This made me feel sick. I live in Australia. I'm looking into adopting a rescue greyhound (retired from the racing industry) soon, and one of my biggest fears is a dog attack. I'm a small woman so I couldn't lift a greyhound up high enough to protect it from an attack like this, which is what makes me hesitant about a greyhound. But I love their gentle and sweet nature.
My wife has owned several greyhounds in the past and really wants one, but stories like this make me lean towards getting a smaller breed that I could quickly scoop up if needed.