Police have confirmed a man spent a night in hospital after receiving bites to his arms, legs and torso after the dogs attacked him on a property north west of Koorda in the Wheatbelt.
Police said the man was attacked last week by up to six dogs while he was fencing on the property and was taken to the nearby Wyalkatchem Hospital where he was required to stay overnight as a result of the severity of his injuries.
The attack victim has since been discharged from hospital.
The Shire of Koorda is currently investigating the matter to determine whether the dogs were wild, and what to do with them.
Pastoralists and Graziers Association president Tony Seabrook said an attack was inevitable, but the news made his blood run cold.
Wild dog
"Members of the association have been under the clear understanding that this was going to happen at some point.
"We are just surprised that it has happened in the ag area, our belief was that it would probably be some people camping out in the pastoral area that would be the first victims of a dog attack," he said.
"It's very concerning, but it was always going to happen, it was just a matter of when."
He said the number of dogs involved in the attack was a concern.
"I'm absolutely surprised this person survived this," he said.
"When you get a pack of them, this isn't just a stray dog from town having a bit of fun, this is a pack of dog that has attacked this guy.
"These dogs are so good at pulling down animals, they're way past sheep now they're attacking cattle.
Mr Seabrook said it indicated there was a growing problem and the attack would prompt the WA State Government to take wild dog control more seriously.
He said there was a plan in place to spend for $20 million but he said that would not even scratch the surface.
"Maybe what's happened now will generate an awareness in political circles that this is a very serious social problem as well as an economic problem.
"It's a sad thing that someone should get hurt, and thank god they weren't killed, but we have been trying to get people to pay attention to this issue for a very long time."
Is it possible that dogs and all the other animals that are attacking humans around the world have access to instinctive knowledge? Is it possible that they can perceive that as we humans encroach further into their space and alter the environment to suit our needs, we are causing the finely tuned ecology of our natural world to falter?
Kerplunk.