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A family dog will have to undergo surgery to have his leg amputated after he was pepper sprayed, Tasered and shot by Queensland Police after reportedly attacking a delivery driver.

The incident occurred yesterday at a property in Redridge, in the Bundaberg Region, when a Fastway Couriers delivery man entered the property to deliver a package.

Chaos, a 10-month-old American Staffordshire Terrier, reportedly attacked the man as he entered the property.

The courier then entered a flat on the property to seek refuge and call police.

Queensland Police confirmed to news.com.au that they attended the property following a report of a dog attack.

When police arrived Chaos tried to attack an officer, who pepper sprayed and Tasered the dog to try and deter it.

When those attempts proved unsuccessful the officer shot the dog in the shoulder.

Chaos’ owner, Bonnie Chaplin, said her family have been devastated by the incident and claimed the pup was just protecting the home.

She has set up a GoFundMe page to help with the dog’s vet bills after being told he will have to have his leg amputated.

“On the 30th September 2019, our family dog “Chaos” at only 10 months’ old was severely injured by being pepper sprayed, Tasered, kicked in the head, pinned to the ground under a foot and then shot at point blank by a police office,” she wrote on the page.

“These tragic events occurred after Chaos was merely defending our home from an unauthorised person entering through locked gates and has then proceeded to break and enter my brother’s flat.”

Ms Chaplin claimed the courier had to get through electronically locked gates to get onto the property and they had warned him multiple times not to enter as they had dogs.

She said he was informed to leave any parcels behind the brick wall out the front so he didn’t have to enter through the gates.

“The items we received do not require a signature to be left, and were small enough to fit in our mailbox which is situated outside the property,” Ms Chaplin said.

“Alternatively, a calling card should have been left.”

After the attack the courier reportedly entered a flat on the property to get away from the dog.

The delivery driver reportedly suffered bites to his arms and legs which required stitches.

Fastway Couriers told news.com that no request had been made for their staff member’s delivery routine to be changed.

“We are pleased to confirm that our courier is now at home recovering, having been released from hospital following treatment for injuries to his arms and legs,” a spokesperson said.

“This has obviously been a traumatic experience for all involved.

“Our courier followed the normal delivery routine as per previous deliveries to the site — no request had been made that this routine should be changed.”

Ms Chaplin arrived home to find Chaos limping with blood pouring out of a bullet hole in his shoulder.

She said they have never experienced any issues with Chaos or their older dog Rusty being aggressive towards visitors.

“Our poor sweet Chaos is and has always been our 4 kids pet dog that is shown so much love and attention by all,” she said.

“We have friends and family from near and far attend the property and have never had any issues with Chaos or our older dog Rusty.”

Ms Chaplin added that after taking Chaos to the vet they returned home to find that the Council had also removed Rusty from the property and taken him to the pound.

She said her children were “traumatised” by the event, with one of her children becoming physically sick at the vet.

“All the kids slept in one bed and fell asleep in tears and fear of someone breaking in and shooting us,” she wrote on Facebook.

Chaos will have to have his leg amputated and the vet bill is estimated to be around $1700.

“As you can imagine this is not only emotional stressful but for a young family financially hard,” she wrote on the GoFundMe page.

“Our family is reaching out for support and justice for both our fur babies to be returned home safely to us.”

A spokesperson for the Bundaberg Regional Council told news.com.au that the Council’s animal management team was investigating the incident.