A 61-year-old man was seriously injured after being attacked by two pit bulls at a house in Chon Daen district, Phetchabun, on April 10. The victim, identified as Surachai Chuchalerm, suffered severe wounds to his face, arms, legs and body, with heavy bleeding reported at the scene. Rescue workers provided first aid before rushing him to Chon Daen Hospital for urgent treatment.

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According to initial reports, the attack occurred at a property in Ban Dong Khwaen, Tha Kham subdistrict. The dogs, a male and a female, had not been restrained by their owner at the time of the incident. Surachai had ridden his motorcycle into the property to collect a key and stopped near where the dogs were sleeping.

The sound of the motorcycle engine is believed to have startled the animals, prompting them to suddenly charge and attack him. Both dogs reportedly mauled him simultaneously, causing extensive injuries before help arrived. The victim cried out for assistance, alerting the dog owner to the attack.

The owner attempted to stop the assault by beating the dogs with a stick and throwing water on them, but these efforts initially failed. The situation was brought under control only after a piece of wood was forced into the dogs’ mouths to pry them away from the victim. Surachai was eventually freed from the attack and given emergency care.

Matichon reported that following the incident, the owner secured both dogs with chains and contacted rescue services to assist in transporting the injured man to hospital. Authorities have not yet released further details regarding any legal action or measures to be taken against the dog owner.

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Cue picture of said dogs playfully engaged with little children!

But, but, but, my dogs are so quiet they wouldn't hurt anybody, must be the fault of the one they attacked.

Just another addition to the facebook pages of thailand dog attacks...should be a class action organised for all their injuries & deaths...

What if the class action was against multiple attacks by one dog and directed at the local council or police for not keeping a safe area by removing the unsafe animal, this would in turn force all councils to remove a dog that has attacked somebody (including children) for fear of another attack resulting in legal action for not keeping a safe living area..

30 minutes ago, Johno57 said:

Just another addition to the facebook pages of thailand dog attacks...should be a class action organised for all their injuries & deaths...

That's not how a class action works. A "class" (large group of people harmed by one single entity) petitions the court and allowed to proceed as a group against the named defendant. You can't have a class action by multiple victims against multiple dog owners. If there were one pit bull breeder supplying dogs to people all over Thailand and these dogs were known to be violent, then victims of those dogs could form class and petition the court for class action status, and then any victim of any of those dogs could sign on and join the "class" suing the breeder. It would be impossible to do this against multiple private dog OWNERS. It would be theoretically be possible to bring a class action against the government for failing to enforce leash laws or other laws restricting Pit Bull ownership, and all of those victims could sign on. I do NOT know how it works in Thailand however. Class actions are commonly seen in legal actions against such large entities as facebook. It's common in cases of widespread consumer fraud. I got $35 in a class action against facebook for privacy violations. I got money from my US bank for a data breach that was their fault. The small amounts are because the sheer numbers of people signing on diluted the award, after legal fees of course - the lawyers are always the real winners.

5 hours ago, Artisi said:

But, but, but, my dogs are so quiet they wouldn't hurt anybody, must be the fault of the one they attacked.

In this case, the one who entered the private property where the dogs were kept.

First one this year I think.Slow up to now compared to previous years.They might ban these wild animals after the NEXT attack.

Cue “ there’s no bad dogs only bad owners”

"Sure, pop round and get the key, The gate's not secured, don't worry about the dogs....they don't bite !"

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

In this case, the one who entered the private property where the dogs were kept.

Yes for business. Should not be attacked whether private or not. Obvious the owner knew he was coming so should of made sure there was no danger for people entering his property.

26 minutes ago, Reddavy said:

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

In this case, the one who entered the private property where the dogs were kept.

Yes for business. Should not be attacked whether private or not. Obvious the owner knew he was coming so should of made sure there was no danger for people entering his property

Where was it reported that he was there for business?

Where was it reported that it was obvious that the owner knew he was coming?

16 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Where was it reported that he was there for business?

Where was it reported that it was obvious that the owner knew he was coming?

Where it says “ He had to go and collect a key “ 🙈

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25 minutes ago, Reddavy said:

41 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Where was it reported that he was there for business?

Where was it reported that it was obvious that the owner knew he was coming?

Where it says “ He had to go and collect a key

1. Collecting a key doesn't make it business..

2. It wasn't reported that "he had to go and collect a key", it was reported that "he went to collect a key". No suggestion that it was business or that he was expected.

If you are ever around a bad situation with a Pitty or similar type breed, there is a way to release the dog's vice-like grip within a few seconds. A belt, or a length of rope, can be placed around the top/side of the neck under the jaw and twisted into a tourniquet. This will stop the blood flow through one of the two carotid arteries to the brain, causing syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness. Widely used by animal wardens, it could just save yours or someone's life. 👍

(Q). What has four (4) legs and one (1) arm?

(A) A pit bull terrier

7 minutes ago, glennamy said:

If you are ever around a bad situation with a Pitty or similar type breed, there is a way to release the dog's vice-like grip within a few seconds. A belt, or a length of rope, can be placed around the top/side of the neck under the jaw and twisted into a tourniquet. This will stop the blood flow through one of the two carotid arteries to the brain, causing syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness. Widely used by animal wardens, it could just save yours or someone's life. 👍

How do you put anything around any animal when it's teeth/head are locked into your body?

13 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Cue picture of said dogs playfully engaged with little children!

This problem is easily fixed, a lead weight in the left ear. Seriously these dogs are evil, they are bred exclusively to fight till death in the illegal pits in the USA. Several years ago a friend of mine in Australia accepted a young pit bull pup. I wouldn't go near it but he insisted that the dog was friendly with everyone. Six years on it ripped his arm to shreds, when he returned home after recovering in hospital he blew it's head off. The Thai Government should step in here and make the ownership of pit bulls illegal. Make it 6 months in jail, one million baht fine and the dog gets destroyed before they kill or maim somebody else.

Thailand operates by four rules, that will forever keep them stuck as a 3rd world country.
(1) "Everybody does it."
(2) "We have always done it this way."

(3) "Mai pen rai."
(4) And the big one, "No consequences for irresponsible actions that hurt people or destroy property."
When I lived in Bangkok for a decade, I thought nothing of walking all over town, often several kilometer a day, night and day, rain or shine. Up here in our Isaan house, I am afraid to go more than 400 meters in any direction, because of the packs of dogs that just make leaving the house more trouble than it is worth.

That 61 year old man had his life ruined by this stupid dog attack, and it is ridiculous that the police are not required to administer lead injections behind the ear of both dogs.

7 minutes ago, JustinTyme said:

Thailand operates by four rules, that will forever keep them stuck as a 3rd world country.
(1) "Everybody does it."
(2) "We have always done it this way."

(3) "Mai pen rai."
(4) And the big one, "No consequences for irresponsible actions that hurt people or destroy property."
When I lived in Bangkok for a decade, I thought nothing of walking all over town, often several kilometer a day, night and day, rain or shine. Up here in our Isaan house, I am afraid to go more than 400 meters in any direction, because of the packs of dogs that just make leaving the house more trouble than it is worth.

That 61 year old man had his life ruined by this stupid dog attack, and it is ridiculous that the police are not required to administer lead injections behind the ear of both dogs.

Legally, in Thailand, only a vet can do that, and he/her won't.

15 minutes ago, Peter Crow said:

Legally, in Thailand, only a vet can do that, and he/her won't.

Clearly you have missed the point entirely, but thanks for that trivia. The point here is that dangerous dogs that maul / bite PEOPLE need to be put down . Lots of people don't like that idea ... that is ... until it is THEIR child, relative, friend, etc whose face gets ripped off. You know what? After the word gets out that dogs are captured and destroyed, meaningful financial penalties are enforced, we will see a lot more responsible behavior by "owners" When irresponsible behavior = punishment --- we get CHANGE.

Apparently, the way to stop a pit bull attack is to stick your finger up it's arse. I wonder who discovered this. Imagine being mauled by a pit bull and then think to yourself, let me try something?

2 hours ago, JustinTyme said:

Clearly you have missed the point entirely, but thanks for that trivia.

Wonder who "missed the point". But please be arrogant if that suits you.

17 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Cue picture of said dogs playfully engaged with little children!

After they found 500,000 baht left in the back of a taxi.

On 4/11/2026 at 8:38 PM, 1tooth said:

Apparently, the way to stop a pit bull attack is to stick your finger up it's arse. I wonder who discovered this. Imagine being mauled by a pit bull and then think to yourself, let me try something?

Maybe it was something that had always been pretty high up on the guys "bucket list" and fearing that he might have been about to succumb to the dogs attack, he simply took advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity to knock another one off the list . can't fault him really, and if the fingering caused the dog to relax its bite then that was an added bonus for him ,

On 4/11/2026 at 11:16 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

In this case, the one who entered the private property where the dogs were kept.

What a disgusting example of victim blaming!

You omitted to mention that these killer dogs were unrestrained and the victim was not an intruder, he went to pick up a key, presumably arranged, but hey, let’s blame the “one who entered the private property “.

20 hours ago, Red Forever said:

Lou said:

In this case, the one who entered the private property where the dogs were kept.

What a disgusting example of victim blaming!

You omitted to mention that these killer dogs were unrestrained and the victim was not an intruder, he went to pick up a key, presumably arranged, but hey, let’s blame the “one who entered the private property

There were no killer dogs involved in this incident, they did not kill anybody and they were unrestrained on their own property that was entered by the victim that the dogs perhaps reasonably saw as an intruder . It is not reasonable to presume that he was there by arrangement and expected.

On 4/11/2026 at 11:36 AM, glennamy said:

If you are ever around a bad situation with a Pitty or similar type breed, there is a way to release the dog's vice-like grip within a few seconds. A belt, or a length of rope, can be placed around the top/side of the neck under the jaw and twisted into a tourniquet. This will stop the blood flow through one of the two carotid arteries to the brain, causing syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness. Widely used by animal wardens, it could just save yours or someone's life. 👍

Let us know how you get on with your UFC choke out of the pit bulls next time you break up a fight.

Have you ever seen 2 pitbulls fight.

I had pitbulls for years and have broken up a few fights, my / our technique ( you need two people ) was to grab the back legs of each animal and maintain tension until they released. This also does not come without it's own risk, i had 26 stitches in one hand learning this.

Pitbulls are generally dog aggressive, the human attacks are not common but very very nasty.

There's plenty haters out there i know but overall they're great dogs - standing by for the haters.

On 4/11/2026 at 11:00 PM, JustinTyme said:

Thailand operates by four rules, that will forever keep them stuck as a 3rd world country.
(1) "Everybody does it."
(2) "We have always done it this way."

(3) "Mai pen rai."
(4) And the big one, "No consequences for irresponsible actions that hurt people or destroy property."
When I lived in Bangkok for a decade, I thought nothing of walking all over town, often several kilometer a day, night and day, rain or shine. Up here in our Isaan house, I am afraid to go more than 400 meters in any direction, because of the packs of dogs that just make leaving the house more trouble than it is worth.

That 61 year old man had his life ruined by this stupid dog attack, and it is ridiculous that the police are not required to administer lead injections behind the ear of both dogs.

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

There were no killer dogs involved in this incident, they did not kill anybody and they were unrestrained on their own property that was entered by the victim that the dogs perhaps reasonably saw as an intruder . It is not reasonable to presume that he was there by arrangement and expected.

As usual, corny pedantic comment.

19 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Let us know how you get on with your UFC choke out of the pit bulls next time you break up a fight.

Have you ever seen 2 pitbulls fight.

I had pitbulls for years and have broken up a few fights, my / our technique ( you need two people ) was to grab the back legs of each animal and maintain tension until they released. This also does not come without it's own risk, i had 26 stitches in one hand learning this.

Pitbulls are generally dog aggressive, the human attacks are not common but very very nasty.

There's plenty haters out there i know but overall they're great dogs - standing by for the haters.

Thank you for acknowledging that Pit Bulls are aggressive, human attacks do happen, pit bull attacks on humans are "very very nasty," and a pit bull bite put 26 stiches in your hand. Well done! Any other great reasons you would like to add for banning them from Thailand?