Yearly Archives: 2015


Jordan Charles Collins-Tyson – Killed by pit bull while visiting his great-grandmother – Lawton, OK (6/28/15)

Child Mauled To Death By Dog In City Sun, 06/28/2015 – 11:30pm Scott Rains A 3-year-old Lawton boy died Sunday morning after he was mauled by a dog. Jordon Tyson ‘Jo Jo’ Collins was killed while at his great-grandmother’s house Sunday, according to Pam Ramirez, a family friend. “Her grandfather […]


Mischa Lazar – Living in fear after a pit bull attack

We had decided to walk across a high school’s empty football field to get back to the car, after taking our two terriers for a walk through the forest. Little did we realize what was awaiting our little group of four when we emerged from the trees. When we were […]


Your donations hard at work

A word from Jeff Borchardt and Daxton’s Friends I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to the victims, the survivors and their families as well as advocates of our struggle against the growing epidemic of pit bull and fighting breed dog attacks. Today we launch our billboard initiative thanks to […]


On a wing and a prayer – Volunteers hit the streets in Columbus, Ohio (5/30/15)

Written by Richard Prince We were frustrated. The accounts of human deaths by pit bulls (or fighting breed dogs) did not seem to be syndicated across the country via the mainstream media. The public did not seem to know about the high recurrence of these tragic events and the mounting […]


Evy Christine – Mother sends warning to other parents after dog attack

Evy Christine – by Emily Richardson (Evy’s mom) It was a Sunday, March 31, 2013, Easter Sunday to be precise. We had woke up to the Easter bunny visiting and sharing in family Easter time. We went to church service and came home to change into Easter ‘fun’ clothes to go to […]


Chicago, IL – Pit bull kills 5-yr-old James W. Nevils III – Neighbors hit dog with rocks to stop attack (5/25/15)

ABC 7 Chicago BOY MAULED TO DEATH: A pit bull killed a young boy last night in the 8900-block of S. Carpenter in Chicago’s Gresham neighborhood. Witnesses tell us they tried to rescue the boy who sources say is believed to be 5-years-old. Neighbors used rocks and other objects to […]


Ocean County, NJ – Pit bull sends infant to hospital on life flight – Kimberly Lamore apologizes for dog (5/20/15)

INFANT INJURED BY FAMILY DOG IN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ WEST TUCKERTON, N.J. (WPVI) The incident happened around 5:00 p.m. Wednesday along the unit block of Concetta Court in West Tuckerton, NJ. The 2-month-old girl was outside with her mother and the family’s pitbull terrier. The child’s mother went back into […]


An open letter to Tia Torres – By Jennifer Kim

Dear Ms. Torres, (May 8, 2015) Recently I was invited to be involved in an educational awareness table which was set up in Manchester, Tennessee at an event you were scheduled to attend. As a mother of a child attacked by a family member’s pit-bull, I seize every opportunity to […]


Canyon Lake, TX – Multiple dogs attack, kill 7-year-old Gaege Anthony Ramirez (5/2/15)

Dogs attack, kill 7-year-old boy Jared Meisinger | The Herald-Zeitung – 5/4/15 The family of a 7-year-old boy is grieving after he was attacked and killed by multiple dogs at a home in the Canyon Lake area on Saturday evening. Comal County Sheriff’s Office officials said Gaege Ramirez was airlifted […]


Manchester, TN – Victims of pit bull attacks make demands to Animal Planet – The “P” Word Tour: Villalobos Rescue Center (Written by Pame Ashley)

Yesterday, (5/2/15) two other nurses, a professional dog walker, the mother of a child severely mauled as well as the child and his sister, set up a table with public safety education pamphlets about the dogs responsible for the most severe injuries and deaths. This was at the Manchester, Tennessee, […]