Nikita Piil: Perth dog owner attacked by her pet Rottweilers faces heartbreaking decision within days
A dog owner who was viciously attacked by her Rottweiler has been given an ultimatum: pick out your dog or the council will have it put down.
Nikita Piil, 31, was rushed to Perth Royal Hospital on September 16 after being mauled by her two Rottweilers at her home in Success, South Perth.
Ms Piil suffered serious injuries and ‘almost lost’ her life due to bacterial infections resulting from the numerous bites she suffered.
She underwent five operations to save both her arm and her life.
Her family revealed in a GoFundMe post that Ms Piil was “caught in the crossfire” while trying to calm her dogs during a neighborhood incident.
Seven-year-old Bronx was shot by police after being tasered.
Bronx was later put down by a vet, while the younger dog, Harlem, was taken to a pound.
After a month-long investigation, the city of Cockburn declared Harlem “dangerous” and gave Ms. Piil until Saturday to put her pet to sleep before they intervened.
The owner of two Rottweilers, Nikita Piil (pictured), has been given the choice to euthanize one of her pets after the other was shot and euthanized when both animals attacked her in September.
Michael Emery, chief of community safety and ranger services for the city of Cockburn, said Harlem is still at the pound.
“Ms Piil, or her representative, has until Saturday to comply with the state’s dangerous dog requirements,” he told The West Australian.
“If Ms. Piil cannot comply, the city will have no choice but to euthanize the dog after any appeal period.”
Mr. Emery revealed that Harlem can still avoid euthanasia if Ms. Piil is able to meet strict requirements regarding his treatment.
These include keeping him ‘securely confined’ in an area not easily accessible to children under the age of seven, and being muzzled.
It is unlikely that Ms Piil, who is believed to still be in hospital, will be charged over the incident as a member of the public was not assaulted.
The City of Cockburn had previously received complaints from neighbors about the rottweilers’ excessive barking, but no incidents of attacks had been reported before September 16.
Daily Mail Australia has approached the City of Cockburn for comment.
Ms Piil, who remains in hospital, has been given until Saturday to euthanize the remaining pet or follow strict conditions regarding its treatment.
Seven-year-old Bronx was shot and euthanized shortly after the incident, while younger dog Harlem (both pictured) remains in a shelter where his fate hangs in the balance.
In another unfortunate incident involving this breed of dog, a Tasmanian’s life was taken after his Rottweiler turned on him and his wife.
Pensioner Noel Backhouse, 66, and his wife Karen ‘Maree’ Anderson, 64, were at their home in Allens Rivulet, a small rural community 25km southwest of Hobart, when they were suddenly attacked by their Rottweiler, Ruben, on Sunday. night.
A neighbor heard the commotion and called triple zero at around 10.40pm, but despite the best efforts of paramedics, Mr Backhouse died at the scene after suffering serious injuries to his lower legs.
Mr. Backhouse had put himself in danger just a year earlier to protect Ruben from a stray Pitbull, which suffered bites on his hands and arms.
Ms Anderson, a teacher, also suffered serious injuries to her lower legs and was rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital where she remains in a stable condition.
Daily Mail Australia revealed that just five months prior to the incident, Ms Anderson shared a post suggesting some dog breeds are getting a bad rap for attacks when it is their owners who should be blamed.
‘In the 1970s they blamed the Dobermans. In the 80s they blamed German Shepherds,” the post reads.
‘In the 1990s they blamed Rottweilers. Now they blame the Pitbull.
“When will they blame the people?”