Police said the incident was under investigation (Picture: Alamy)

A woman has complained that a dog that bit her daughter is racist.

Pam Nkosi of Honeydew, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, said a bull terrier ran into her garden and bit her seven-year-old daughter while she played with other children.

‘I feel that the dog is racist,’ Ms Nkosi reportedly said. ‘The way it behaved. It shows that it was not familiar with other races.’

She claimed that the dog’s owner, named as Sean Norman, had not visited her after the incident nor offered to pay her daughter’s hospital bills.


Animal welfare inspector Tarryn Smith could not comment on the allegation of racism but did explain that ‘domestic animals behave differently because of their upbringing’.



Local police meanwhile confirmed the case was being investigated.

Warrant Officer Karen Jacobs said: ‘The investigating officer is currently obtaining statements after which the case docket will be handed in for a decision at the Roodepoort magistrate’s court.’