Trial begins in Edmonton for owner of dogs who mauled B.C. boy to death
An Edmonton woman, who owned two dogs that mauled an 11-year-old B.C. boy to death, was in court Monday for the start of her trial on a charge of criminal negligence causing death.
#Crime #CrystalJeanMcDonald #edmontondogmauling #KacheGristEdmonton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844235/edmonton-trial-begins-bc-boy-fatal-dog-mauling/
Trial begins in Edmonton for owner of dogs who mauled B.C. boy to death
An Edmonton woman, who owned two dogs that mauled an 11-year-old B.C. boy to death, was in court Monday for the start of her trial on a charge of criminal negligence causing death.
#Crime #CrystalJeanMcDonald #edmontondogmauling #KacheGristEdmonton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844235/edmonton-trial-begins-bc-boy-fatal-dog-mauling/
Trial begins in Edmonton for owner of dogs who mauled B.C. boy to death
An Edmonton woman, who owned two dogs that mauled an 11-year-old B.C. boy to death, was in court Monday for the start of her trial on a charge of criminal negligence causing death.
#Crime #CrystalJeanMcDonald #edmontondogmauling #KacheGristEdmonton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844235/edmonton-trial-begins-bc-boy-fatal-dog-mauling/
Trial begins in Edmonton for owner of dogs who mauled B.C. boy to death
An Edmonton woman, who owned two dogs that mauled an 11-year-old B.C. boy to death, was in court Monday for the start of her trial on a charge of criminal negligence causing death.
#Crime #CrystalJeanMcDonald #edmontondogmauling #KacheGristEdmonton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844235/edmonton-trial-begins-bc-boy-fatal-dog-mauling/
Trial begins in Edmonton for owner of dogs who mauled B.C. boy to death
An Edmonton woman, who owned two dogs that mauled an 11-year-old B.C. boy to death, was in court Monday for the start of her trial on a charge of criminal negligence causing death.
#Crime #CrystalJeanMcDonald #edmontondogmauling #KacheGristEdmonton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844235/edmonton-trial-begins-bc-boy-fatal-dog-mauling/
Trial begins in Edmonton for owner of dogs who mauled B.C. boy to death
An Edmonton woman, who owned two dogs that mauled an 11-year-old B.C. boy to death, was in court Monday for the start of her trial on a charge of criminal negligence causing death.
#Crime #CrystalJeanMcDonald #edmontondogmauling #KacheGristEdmonton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844235/edmonton-trial-begins-bc-boy-fatal-dog-mauling/
The Weekend Mauling: 4/11/26

Link Dump! Are the Jayhawks the team to beat for a big Tennessee transfer? The Chiefs are showing interest in Jalon Daniels. Wait, what? That can’t be true. He’s not even a Power 4 QB. Is he up for eq...

Risks: Sharks, dogs and cars

Sharks - "Twenty-five shark bite incidents were recorded across the country last year.
The Shark-Incident Database shows that between 2000 and 2025, 559 bites were recorded in Australian waters."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-21/what-australian-shark-attack-data-reveals/106248228

Dogs - "Australia Post data shows that in the six months to May 2025, more than 1,150 dog-related incidents were recorded against postal delivery workers across the country."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/dog-attacks-who-is-responsible-explainer/105884928

Cars - "In the 12 months to November 2025, there were 1,332 deaths on roads nationwide, according to the national road safety data hub, which has yet to publish its final statistics for the year."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/02/australia-2025-road-toll-deaths-fatalities-rise-nationwide

" In 2025, 355 people died on roads in NSW, 28 more than in 2024, the state government announced on Friday. "
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/02/australia-2025-road-toll-deaths-fatalities-rise-nationwide

Cull sharks, dogs and cars?

#risks #cars #mauling #dogs #sharks #ocean #habitat #culling

"Dog attacks
are on the rise in Australia. The most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show dog-related hospital admissions more than doubled in the eight years to 2021."
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https://theconversation.com/australia-needs-a-canine-brain-bank-to-reduce-the-risk-of-dog-attacks-273220

"Furry friends responsible for over 12,000 injury hospitalisations in 2021–22. Cats and dogs, the most common domestic pets in Australia, were responsible for over half (53%) of all injury hospitalisations related to contact with animals in 2021–22."
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https://www.aihw.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/2024/march/furry-friends-responsible-for-over-12-000-injury-hospitalisations-in-2021-22
#pets #dogs #cats #mauling #violence #biodiversity #wildlife

Australia needs a canine brain bank to reduce the risk of dog attacks

You can’t spot an aggressive dog just from its looks or breed. Genetic testing could better predict which dogs will bite.

The Conversation

Energy worker Kane Minion was mauled to death by dogs while trying to read an electricity meter

"The inquest is expected to run until Thursday, with three more witnesses to give evidence. Energy Queensland would not pay its meter reading contractor when workers skipped properties due to safety concerns about dogs, an inquest has heard...After Mr Minion's death, the company began to be paid for meter reads that were skipped due to the presence of dogs, the court heard."

"A bandog bull-mastiff cross named Dozer and a bull-mastiff Rhodesian ridgeback cross named Scooby were euthanised following the attack."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/kane-minion-dog-attack-meter-reader-inquest/105889012
#dogs #pets #OHS #work #violence #councils #mauling #pedestrians #safety

Inquest continues into death of energy worker mauled by dogs at Logan

After meter reader Kane Minion was fatally mauled by dogs at a Queensland property, the Coroners Court hears details about the electricity provider's work procedures.

ABC News