Archive for pit-bull

Pit bull viciously attacks deaf woman and tries to eat her

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 »

8-month-old boy killed by family dog in ‘one swift bite’

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 »

Pit bull kills dog at soccer game while it’s horrified owner, 9, held the leash

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

A Roswell, New Mexico, family has been traumatized after a pit bull viciously attacked and killed their pet dog, Princess, while its 9-year-old owner held her leash. The attack happened at a children’s soccer game and was witnessed by many young children and families.  One girl reportedly held onto her dog while Princess, a Pomeranian, was ... read more »

Family dog kills 3-day-old baby girl

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 »

Woman tosses puppy from balcony and laughs

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Jamille Marshall, 22, of Chicago threw a puppy off of her third-floor balcony on Monday, May 7 and then proceeded to laugh at arresting officers. The Chicago woman told police that she and a friend had found the yellow pitbull mix puppy on her balcony around 9:30 in the morning. According to Harrison District Police ... read more »

Dog owners get in scuffle, baby gets pepper sprayed

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

A Canadian woman was walking her Pit Bull in Surrey, Canada, along with her 6 month old baby who was being strolled simultaneously when they met another dog owner with a Doberman who claims the woman’s Pit Bull was being aggressive. The Royal Canadian Police reported that the man told them he tried pepper spraying ... read more »

Pregnant woman killed by her pet pit bull

Friday, August 12th, 2011

A pregnant woman was mauled to death by her pet pit bull in her home in Pacifica, California. Police Captain Dave Bertini reports that the body of Darla Napora, 32, was found by her husband around noon with a pit bull, one of the family dogs, standing over her. The husband was able to get the pit bull outside before ... read more »

Baby killed by pit bull

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

A 4 day old newborn baby was attacked and killed by his family pit bull. The infant newborn has subsequently died. The mother of the Jacksonville newborn says she only left the baby alone for a few seconds, as reported by WALB News Channel 10. Their neighbor also own a pit bull and explained to ... read more »

Pit Bull chews infants toes off

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Okay, so how unattached and inattentive does one have to be to allow a dog to chew a baby’s toes off. Why the hell would a dog do that anyway? Pit bulls are mental. Authorities say they expect to file child abuse charges against a Southwest area mother after a pit bull chewed off the ... read more »

Dog bites: tracking attacks on children

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Not surprisingly, pit bulls account for the majority of children’s dog bites as reported by Science Daily. They also suggest and recommend that accurate reporting could help curb attacks on children if we know how to prevent them. Seems like common sense. MT is perplexed as to why the CDC has stopped reporting specific breed ... read more »