A young woman suffered “significant” injuries in a dog attack just hours after another Queensland resident was mauled and left in a serious condition.
Emergency services were called to a home in Mount Louisa, a suburb of Townsville, about 6.30pm on Tuesday, to treat the victim of a dog attack.
The woman, aged in her 20s, was treated for a “significant leg injury” before being taken to Townsville University Hospital in a stable condition.
That same day, at 6.30am, a woman in her 60s was mauled by a dog in Burpengary, north of Brisbane.
She suffered “significant” injuries to her hand and arm and was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition for further treatment.
A woman, aged in her 20s, suffered a “significant” leg injury after being attacked by a dog at a home in Far North Queensland (file image)
Moreton Bay Council officers attended the house and confiscated the dog, whose breed has not been revealed.
The attacks come a week after Queensland parliament introduced stricter laws regarding aggressive dog breeds.
Owners face fines of up to $108,000 and even jail time if they are found to be encouraging an attack in which their dog inflicts serious injury or kills a person.
Five breeds were banned: the Dogo Argentino, the Fila Brasileiro, the Japanese Tosa, the American pit bull terrier and the Presa Canario.
Maximum fines for failing to take reasonable steps to ensure a dog does not attack have doubled to more than $92,000.
Dog owners in Queensland previously faced maximum potential fines of up to $45,000.
It comes just 12 hours after another woman, aged in her 60s, was rushed to hospital in a serious condition following a dog attack in Burpengary, north of Brisbane.
Minister for Agriculture Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner backed the changes.
“Queenslanders told us they wanted tougher laws to combat dangerous dogs and the Miles Government has delivered,” Mr Furner said.
‘We worked with local governments, LGAQ and RSPCA Queensland through an Animal Management Working Group which recommended significant changes to these laws.
“Thousands of Queenslanders backed these changes and we can tell you the Miles Government has delivered, on time and as promised.
‘We will continue to work with the community to spread the message about these new laws and help people with at-risk dogs comply with them to make the community safer.
“We will always put the safety of Queenslanders first and that is what these important reforms will achieve.”
It comes after a series of dog attacks, including a meter reader who was fatally mauled.
Kane Minion, 42, died when two dogs attacked the Energex worker while he was trying to read the meter at a home in the Logan suburb of Greenbank in December 2022.
“Thousands of Queenslanders supported these changes and we can tell you the Thousands Government has delivered, on time and as promised,” Minister Mark Furner said.
‘We will continue to work with the community to spread the message about these new laws and help people with at-risk dogs comply with them to make the community safer.