OP did your girlfriend apologize? I was thinking that perhaps the incident was too painful for her at first so instead of taking responsibility she decided to blame you. It was clearly not your fault, seemingly it was just a tragic accident.
I can imagine that nothing is ever her fault. If she reacts this way to a chicken, I would be very afraid of her reaction to a crisis or any life-impacting event. My x-gf "Psycho Suzie" called me a year after we broke up and I lived 2000 miles away to inform me that it was my fault her jack russell terrier died. When we were together, I was the only one who would walk him and train him, and he needed to be walked 2 or 3 times per day. I moved, so she took to letting him out of her apartment and running loose in a city all day because, even though she did not work and was free all day every day, she could not be bothered to walk him. Her reasoning is that I got him used to being far from home when I would walk him. So he thought it was OK to roam unsupervised. Somethign finally happened to him, and it was my fault. Then it was my fault even more because I would not fly out there and put up Lost Dog flyers in her neighborhood.Mond - No, he has not apologised. She just keeps crying and falling apart every time it comes up or something reminds her of it. It's horrible to see her so sad, she's obviously traumatised. And as a woman with ASD, I think processing death and tragedy is difficult for her. Along with theory of mind general emotional sensitivity and a bit of a lack of emotional maturity, I can't tell if she's genuinely still mad at me and blaming me for it, or if it's just the emotional and cognitive stage she's at currently. ... And whether that will change with time as the processing continues and the pain/grief subsides.
Sadly he is not in very good shape and is closing in on the end. He's obese and has COPD/asthma, sneezes and wheezes alot. I've tried these devices where you can fit over the cat's face and deliver the contents of an asthma inhaler (same type as a human uses) but he hates it, struggles and scratches the shit out of me and I honestly think that it causes him more suffering than the symptoms that it's meant to address. Next option is injectable long acting corticosteroids which might be worthwhile but will have its own set of side effects, etc. I try to keep a humidifier running which helps a little I think. I struggle with whether we should let nature take its course our put him down (I'd probably do it myself, I have the means available to do so with practically no discomfort or difficulty, and as a sort of final act of love or intimacy, I wouldn't want to do it in a sort of cold, clinical setting.) I don't mean for this to be a depressing beginning to a thread, but it's where we're at right now. He's been a great companion, really, very affectionate and intuitive to come over and show love when I'm feeling down or whatever, but the stress is starting to show
You should absolutely try to get money out of those people. People who don't control their dogs need to have some punishment.
If you don't want to go through the trouble of legal solutions (and possibly getting a nice payout), then AT THE VERY LEAST call animal control and have that dog put down. There is a no reason a dog that has bitten 2 people should still be alive.
For reference, I was bitten by 2 different pit bulls, and one of the biggest regrets of my life is not killing those dogs right then. And then, after that, not calling Animal Control and having those dogs put down. It's not the dog's fault, but that's not really a relevant point. A dog is property, and a vicious dog needs to be taken away the same way a violent felon loses their gun rights.
The people need to control their dog.
That sounds really traumatic, and you shouldn't have to put up with being attacked by animals as you make a living.
The dog needs to be restrained, or kept inside or behind a fence. It's a danger to public safety to have an aggressive dog getting loose - if it attacked an elderly person or a child it could kill them.
The people should not have blamed you - it is their responsibility to control their dog.
I don't know what sort of regulations there are where you live, or what authorities there are to have jurisdictiction over things like dogs - but if someone has an aggressive dog, it is the owner's responsibility to keep it under control, and make sure it doesn't hurt people.
If i were you, i would follow it up with your manager. They have a duty of care for your safety, and you know that those people aren't takng proper precautions to stop their dog biting people.
I have no idea what the right action to take is, but i think you should definitely discuss it with your manager.
Not just for your sake, but for other people, and the animal itself.
If it isn't being cared for properly, is randomly attacking people, it needs some boundaries or a new home...
Having dangerous aggressive dogs around, attacking people, is not cool.
If you can alert relevant authorities, you may be able to prevent an even worse disaster from taking place - and maintaining your own safety as well.