On September 22, 2008, a 3-day-old girl in Warren, Ohio, was killed in her home by her parents’ Husky. The girl was laying in her bassinet. Names have not been released. (Click here to read the story.) In the United States, this is the third baby girl to be killed by a family dog in […]
The San Francisco dog mauling case is in the news again. More than 7 years after Diane Whipple was brutally killed, dog owner Marjorie Knoller has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. However, her attorney announced that she would appeal. (For the article, click here.) The story of the Diane Whipple murder case […]
Jeffrey King, Jr. and John Peterson of Yermo, California, both 23, have been charged with failing to maintain mischievous animals that cause death, a felony. (Click here to read the article.) On December 25, 2007, in Yermo, 45-year-old Kelly Caldwell was killed by up to five dogs. The dogs were running at large on the […]
The Insurance Information Institute has released incorrect information pertaining to the increase in dog bite payouts from 2006 to 2007. Their web page entitled Dog Bite Liability states, “In 2007 dog bites cost insurers $356.2 million, up 10.5 percent from the previous year.” The reference to 10.5 percent is incorrect. In 2006, insurance payouts were $351.4 […]
Because her dogs killed two neighbors, Diane Cockrell of Howell, Michigan, will have to pay restitution and go to prison for up to 15 years. She had 10 bulldogs that freely roamed her property. It had a fence for horses, not bulldogs. On September 13, 2007, the dogs got out and killed 91-year-old Edward Gierlach […]
On September 12, 2008, a 4-month-old baby girl in North Las Vegas was killed by her parents’ pit bulls. This infant was in her stroller, watched by her grandmother. The dogs were in the backyard and they somehow got into the house. When they attacked the girl, the grandmother wrestled her away from them. But […]
I’ve said this time and again on TV news shows, but it bears repeating: Your city’s animal control department is underfunded. The stray dogs you see wandering the streets haven’t been checked or cleared as safe. With limited staff and resources, animal control can’t keep up. They don’t have the people or funding to pick […]
On September 6, 2008, a 6-day-old New Jersey girl was attacked in her crib. Her parents owned a 3-year-old Husky. They had left her and the dog alone for only a few minutes. New Jersey is a strict liability state. (Click here to read the article.) Parents need to thoroughly review the do’s and don’ts […]
I have just learned about another canine homicide that took place in 2007. Four year old Tori Whitehurst of Phoenix, Arizona, was killed by her parents’ American Bulldog at their house, on November 5, 2007. (Click here to read the article.) This means that the total USA human fatalities in 2007 came to 33, not […]