Woman seriously injured in dog attack on Percy Street in Greensboro

A morning dog attack on Percy Street sent a Greensboro woman to the hospital with serious injuries and put Guilford County Animal Control on the scene in Dunleath, where neighbors say they heard a scream and called for help.

Greensboro police, Guilford County EMS and Animal Control responded to a 911 call around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. EMS confirmed the woman was taken to a hospital, and Animal Control said the dog involved was placed in a standard 10-day quarantine.

That quarantine is more than a routine administrative step. North Carolina law requires a dog, cat or other animal that is required to be vaccinated and bites a person to be immediately confined for 10 days in a place designated by the local health director. State guidance and CDC guidance use that observation period to determine whether the animal could have been shedding rabies at the time of the bite.

Officials have not said how the attack began or whether the dog had any prior history. But the case immediately raises the questions neighbors often ask after a violent animal attack: whether the dog was properly restrained, whether there had been prior complaints, and how quickly county officials can step in when a bite turns serious.

The attack happened in Dunleath, one of Greensboro’s older neighborhoods just northeast of downtown. The district was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is known for its front porches, sidewalks and steady pedestrian activity, making leash control and containment especially important on streets like Percy Street.

The incident also recalls a far deadlier Greensboro dog attack in July 2022, when a woman was killed on Vance Street. Together, the cases show how fast a neighborhood encounter can become a public-safety emergency, with a single bite triggering police response, medical transport and a county investigation that can determine whether an animal poses an ongoing danger.