Queensland six-year-old mauled by Bull Arab dog at Woodridge continues to be treated in hospital

A six-year-old girl who was beaten by a dog is still being treated in hospital for her horrific injuries.

The girl was standing on a fence when an Arabian bull pounced and dragged her into a garden on Ormesby Street in Woodridge, south of Brisbane, at 4.30pm Monday.

She suffered significant abdominal, chest and shoulder injuries and was rushed to Queensland Children’s Hospital in serious condition.

Queensland Health told Daily Mail Australia she was in a serious but stable condition on Tuesday.

It was the second vicious dog attack by the same breed over the Easter long weekend after a nurse, in her 60s, had her ear bitten off in Melbourne on Sunday.

The dog attacks are the latest in a list of deadly and life-threatening assaults over the past year, with calls growing for dangerous breeds to be banned.

A 20-year-old was also taken to hospital after they tried to save the six-year-old girl during the vicious dog attack in Queensland.

The 20-year-old was said to be a family member and had jumped the fence to save the little girl.

They sustained leg injuries and were taken to QEII Jubilee Hospital in stable condition.

The Bull Arab was removed from the property and handed over to dog handlers working for Logan City Council.

Police said the Child Protection Investigation Unit had been notified of the attack.

A nurse in her 60s was attacked in another incident on her neighborhood walk in Bulleen, Melbourne’s east, the day before on Sunday.

A three-year-old Bull Arab clung to her neck and ripped off the woman’s ear before it was eventually pulled free by the dog’s owner.

The nurse was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital where she underwent surgery on her neck overnight and is in a stable condition.

Surgeons couldn’t reattach her ear, so she will have to get a prosthesis.

The family told 7News that the victim is lucky to have survived the brutal attack.

An extremely remorseful owner told the network she was “just so sorry for the lady.”

“I know there’s nothing I can say that will make it better for her. It’s heartbreaking,” said the unnamed owner.

She insisted that while the dog was big and powerful, he “is generally very sweet and dopey.”

The Bull Arab was removed from the property and handed over to dog handlers working for Logan City Council

“It comes completely out of the blue, and you just think, ‘What caused it? What caused it?’ and I don’t think there’s going to be an answer,” she said.

Rangers from Manningham City Council have seized the dog and it is expected to be put down.

“I understand what his fate will be and I understand for everyone’s safety, what is going to happen,” his owner said.

The attacks come despite repeated calls to ban dangerous dog breeds following a spate of dog attacks by various dog breeds over the years.

Two-year-old Talan Peters died of severe head injuries following a dog attack by a Bull Arab in Mena Creek, near Cairns in the far north of Queensland, in February 2022.

Another two-year-old narrowly escaped death after being attacked by a South African Boerboel in Adelaide in March.

Veterinarian Derek McNair broke his silence after the attack and said dangerous dog breeds, such as the South African boerboel, should be banned.

“They’re big dogs, they can weigh up to 80 pounds, so they’re huge dogs,” he told FIVEaa.

“They are very loyal to the family they live with, but they have an underlying trait that they can be aggressive with strangers and can be aggressive with other dogs.”