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Toddler is fighting for life in hospital after being savagely mauled by a pack of dogs
- A toddler has been attacked by dogs
- She suffered serious injuries
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A toddler has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a viscous dog attack.
Emergency services were called to a property on Paterson Road in Yatala, north of the Gold Coast, around 5.20pm on Wednesday following a report a pack of dogs had mauled a child.
The three-year-old was taken by ambulance to the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
‘Concerningly, another young child has sustained significant injuries from dog bites,’ Queensland Ambulance Service said.
A three-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a dog at a property on Paterson Road in Yatala, north of the Gold Coast on Wednesday
‘Multiple paramedic units were called to a private address in Yatala at 5.20pm and transported a child to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a serious condition with head and neck injuries.’
Gold Coast City Council said multiple dogs had been seized from the property by animal management officers and an investigation was under way, the Courier Mail reported.
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Four dogs, including German Shepherds and a French Bull Mastiff, were taken from the home about 7.30pm and could be heard crying from inside two council vehicles.
It is understood the owner of the property was a registered dog breeder and the grandmother of the child.
It is understood the toddler’s mother was also taken to hospital.
Gold Coast City Council said multiple dogs had been seized from the property by animal management officers (stock image pictured)
The news comes just days after a six-year-old girl was attacked by two dogs in Woodridge, south of Brisbane, after climbing on a fence.
Emergency services were called to an Ormesby St property just after 4.30pm on Monday.
The child was rushed to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a serious condition after sustaining significant abdominal, chest and shoulder injuries.
It is understood she remains in a serious but stable condition.
