dog attack
81-Year-Old Man Dies After Dog Attack in San Antonio; Suspect Arrested, Police Say
An 81-year-old man died after being attacked by two dogs in San Antonio, Texas, and a suspect has been arrested in the incident, police say. The man and a female companion, 74, were attacked Friday afternoon when they got out of their car in front of a relative’s home, officials said. The dogs also injured […]
Two People Arrested in Yorkshire After Newborn Baby Killed in Dog Attack
Two people have been arrested in the UK after a dog mauled a newborn baby to death over the weekend in a Yorkshire, Northern England town, authorities said. The infant, identified by police as a 12-day-old baby boy, was rushed to a local Doncaster hospital following the attack, where he died shortly upon arrival due to serious […]
Emotional Support Dog Bites Delta Passenger Several Times in the Face
Marlin Jackson, 44, of Daphne, Alabama, is suing Delta Airlines for gross negligence. An emotional-support-dog reportedly bit him several times on the face shortly before take-off on a Delta flight in June 2017, according to a lawsuit filed last Friday. The attack was so serious that Marlin Jackson suffered “extensive facial damage,” including a series […]
UK Pet Owner Investigated After Dog Kills 9-Year-Old Boy
LONDON—A dog owner in Britain is being investigated for manslaughter after her pet mauled to death a 9-year-old boy at an English vacation park. Police said Sunday, April 14, the woman has been released but is under investigation for manslaughter and having a dog dangerously out of control. She has not been identified or charged. […]
Dallas-Area Woman Mauled to Death by Her Own Pit Bulls
IRVING, Texas—Police say a Dallas-area woman was mauled to death by her two pit bull terriers as she tried to feed them at a veterinary clinic where the dogs were in quarantine for a prior attack. Irving police say 33-year-old Johana Villafane of Irving was pronounced dead Saturday at a Dallas hospital. A police statement says Villafane […]
Newborn Baby Dies a Month After Attack by Family Dogs
A newborn baby who was mauled by his family’s two dogs has died in hospital, where he spent a month fighting for his life. Reuben McNulty was attacked by his parent’s Staffordshire bull terriers in the early hours of Nov. 18, at his home in Cambridgeshire, England. He was 2 weeks old. Reuben was being […]
Atlanta Man Attacks Dog and Threatens Owner in Unprovoked Incident
Atlanta police are on the lookout for a suspect who allegedly kicked an area woman’s dog, before threatening to harm her and “rip the dog’s head off.” “I was shocked, and I was terrified, and felt so unsafe,” dog owner Amy Goggins told Fox5 reporters, adding that the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. […]
Woman ‘Viciously Mauled’ by Dog After Seizure Onset
A 42-year-old woman is reported to have been mauled to death by her dog at a home in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 22 after she began having a seizure. The dog was found standing over her dead body before turning toward police and charging at them. Police shot the dog, and it died near its […]
‘Look At Me’ Shouts Woman at Dog Owners After Horror Mauling
An elderly San Antonio woman whose arm was ripped off and her face disfigured by a pit bull told the dog’s owners during their sentencing on Monday, Jan. 23, that the attack will haunt her for the rest of her life. “As a Christian, I have to forgive you, but tell me, how can I […]
Kentucky Woman Mauled to Death by 2 Pit Bulls, Husband Injured
A Kentucky woman was killed by two dogs in Bell County, and officials are now asking residents to keep an eye out for one of the animals, Lex18 reported. The Bell County Sheriff’s Department said it received a call about the dog attack at 10:20 a.m. from Highway 66 in the Wiser Branch area of […]
Four-Year-Old Mauled by Dogs Has ‘Difficult Road Ahead’
After two weeks in the hospital, four-year-old Zion is back home — but he has a lot of healing left to do. “He’s excited to be out of the hospital,” his mother Tiffany McHan told People magazine. “We’re still taking precautions so he doesn’t further injure himself. He’s eating and he’s going to the bathroom. He […]