An RSPCA volunteer has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a canine on the charity’s Lonsdale shelter in Adelaide’s south.
The lady, aged in her 70s, was bitten on the arm at about 9am on Tuesday.
SA Ambulance Service stated she was taken to Flinders Medical Centre with critical accidents.
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The RSPCA stated the charity would completely examine the incident, which it referred to as “distressing“ and “very rare”.
It stated the canine was in protecting custody with the RSPCA, pending potential authorized motion towards its proprietor.
“We are hopeful that this a lot beloved and valued volunteer, who has been working with us for 13 years and has in depth expertise and coaching within the dealing with of dogs, will make a full restoration,“ the RSPCA stated.
“The security and wellbeing of workers and volunteers is of the very best precedence, and strict and commonly reviewed procedures are in place to mitigate the danger of incidents like this occurring.
“With over 8000 animals coming by way of our doorways yearly, a few of them from conditions of continual neglect and abuse, some animals will, now and again, react from worry in unpredictable and typically harmful methods.
The charity stated each animal below the RSPCA’s care undergoes well being and behavioural checks earlier than being made available to the general public to undertake.
