Dog bite news can be hard to follow because it can be so disappointing and so inaccurate. Disappointing: in Pennsylvania, a state appeals court voided the conviction of a woman who was found guilty of harboring a dangerous dog after being bitten by one of her own pit bulls. They were attacking each other, she […]
In the past 10 years, the South Carolina Department Of Health and Environmental Control recorded 74,433 incidents in which people were harmed by dogs, usually dog bite incidents. The explosion in the pitbull population is one of the contributors to this problem. There is a bill pending in the state legislature that could help solve […]
The whole neighborhood might suffer when a dog bites a letter carrier. The Post Office has the right to discontinue service on the entire block, and make people install special mailboxes on posts near the street. To avoid inconvenience and cost, neighbors should pressure dog owners to keep their dogs confined and prevent them from […]
The latest survey about dog breeds was published today, and the news about pit bulls is worse than ever. (See Merritt Clifton, Breed Survey 2019, published July 9, 2019 at Animals 24-7.) There are 4.5 million pit bulls in the USA and 2.4 million of them are up for sale or adoption. One year ago, […]
Police are looking for the owner of a dog that bit two young boys who were playing in a park, sending both to the hospital with significant injuries. (See Police look for dog, owner after two children bitten at Kan. park.) What is the difference between running from a fender-bender and running away with your […]
Phyllis M. Daugherty’s recent article about shelter dogs asks the question, “do California animal shelters and rescues have a right to release dangerous dogs?” (Phyllis M. Daugherty, Do CA Animal Shelter and Rescues Have a Right to Release Dangerous Dogs?, City Watch, June 2019.) It’s the right question at the right point in time. In the […]
On December 13, 2016, Alex Geiger’s “retired” attack-trained police dog, which he kept as a personal “pet” after leaving the police force, chewed through a fence and mauled two people, killing David Fear and seriously injuring Betty Long. Geiger faced two felony counts for failing to maintain control of a dangerous dog and one felony count […]
Days ago, a pack of 6 German Shepherds brutally killed Jill Peterson, an 88-year-old woman in Pall Mall, Tennessee. “They dragged her down the yard and all of her clothes were off, her shoes, everything. They tore all of her hair out, the casket can’t be open, it’s like a nightmare,” sister Nina Brown told reporters. […]