Archive for dog-attack
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
A 14-month old Walworth, Wisc. boy is dead on Thursday after he was attacked by a pair of pit bull dogs at his babysitter’s apartment. The boy’s babysitter, Susan Iwicki, 30, called police to report that she and the youngster, Dax, were being attacked by two pit bulls belonging to Iwicki. The attack occurred around ... read more »
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Monday, February 25th, 2013
A young Salem, Ore. girl is recovering after being attacked by a pack of five Chihuahuas on her way home from school. The 6-year-old victim and her father were reportedly walking home from school on Wednesday when a group of Chihuahuas jumped on the girl and started biting her. The girl’s father, William Van Aken, ... read more »
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Thursday, August 30th, 2012
A 59-year-old deaf woman was brutally mauled by a pit bull on Saturday while walking down the street on her way to a friend’s house. Shirley Sturgeon, who lives at the adult care home Breckinridge Manor due to her special needs, was unable to hear the dog approaching her or even scream for help during ... read more »
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
A mother in Lemon Grove, California, is grieving the loss of her 8-month-old son after what has been described as a “tragic accident” involving a dog that shared the home and was considered part of the boy’s family. The mother, who spoke to UT San Diego on the promise that her name would not be ... read more »
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
A 3-day-old baby girl died at 11 p.m. Thursday evening after being attacked by her family’s pet dog while she was in her infant swing. Makayla Darnell, from Beaverdam, Ohio, suffered blunt force injuries to her head when the dog attacked her around 6:30 p.m.. “It all appeared to happen in a matter of seconds,” Steve ... read more »
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
The body of a 4-year-old Victoria, Texas boy was reported missing on Sunday afternoon from his front yard has been found this morning. The youngster, Klyar Johnson, reportedly wandered off while his father was cleaning out his car. Police were called immediately which prompted a search by k9 dogs, search teams and family who scoured ... read more »
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Saturday, May 29th, 2010
MT has added a Pit Bull category because there are just too many pit bull related deaths amongst small children. It’s an epidemic. A family pet has killed a 2-year-old San Bernardino boy whose parents briefly left him alone as he rode his tricycle in their enclosed side yard. Nathan Aguirre died Friday at Loma ... read more »
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
The worst part about this tragic story, that a 4 day old newborn was taken from his crib and suffered life threatening injuries, is the father’s reaction. The newly born infant was found in the woods, where the dog dragged it, bleeding from the mouth and barely alive, with puncture wounds and bruises, cracked skull ... read more »
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
A Siberian Husky in Illinois dragged a 3-week-old baby from her bed and mauled her to death. The child, Olivia Rozek, was lying on a bed in the master bedroom of the home at 1614 Sun Ridge Drive, in the Sunridge subdivision in Bourbonnais, when she was taken from the bed by the family dog ... read more »
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
A 9-month-old boy had to have surgery after he was mauled by the family’s dog while playing in their living room. And, hey, what do you know, it wasn’t a pit bull, but a boxer. Authorities said the attack took place at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday when an adult male boxer named Tyson lunged at the ... read more »
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Why is it, you never hear of a gang of pugs killing children? Well, they don’t have the capability to. Pit Bulls are a disgrace to our society and harmful to children. Children need to come first. They’re far more important than dogs who are bred to look for a thrill kill. ABILENE — A ... read more »
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Okay…why in the world do people leave infants and dogs unsupervised????? This is so horrendous and awful. That poor little baby. WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Police are still looking into what exactly happened in a Waukegan apartment early Sunday morning when a dachshund chewed off the genitals of a 4-month-old boy. Fire and police personnel arrived ... read more »
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