Yearly Archives: 2015


A message to Tia Torres – by Roxanne Hartrich

Dear Tia Torres, On January 17th 2014 my daughter Kara was attacked and brutally mauled to death on her 4th birthday by the very dog we purchased for her at x-mas the year before. She thought that dog hung the moon, she had tea parties with him, he would sleep […]


Atlanta – Pit bull type dogs jump 8-foot fence to attack woman – Stopped by pressure washer (4/28/15)

Woman hospitalized after dog attack WSB-TV Atlanta – 4/28/15 ATLANTA — A local woman is in the hospital after two dogs attacked her. The dogs’ owners told Channel 2’s Carl Willis they jumped an 8-foot fence to get to her. He says he was forced to use a pressure washer […]


Lancaster, OH – 7-year-old, Cole Robinson, attacked by family pit bull unprovoked (4/27/15)

Boy in fair condition after dog attack Spencer Roush, [email protected]:07 p.m. EDT April 27, 2015 LANCASTER – A 7-year-old boy was flown to Nationwide Children’s Hospital after he was viciously bitten in the face by a dog Sunday night, according to Lancaster police. “He’s a strong little boy, and he’s […]


Macksburg, OH – 4-year-old girl gets 70 stitches after pit bull type dog attack (4/25/15)

Dog bites girl, 70 stitches needed April 25, 2015 – By Jackie Runion – The Marietta Times ([email protected]) , Marietta Times A 4-year-old Macksburg girl was in stable condition Friday after suffering lacerations and puncture wounds from a dog bite Thursday evening. Washington County Dog Warden Kelly McGilton and emergency personnel […]


Ingham County, MI – Teen bitten – Pit bulls do not display typical aggression signs (4/24/15)

Pit Bull Put Down After Biting Teenager By wlnsjordannejaskiw – Published: April 24, 2015, 6:29 pm INGHAM COUNTY, MI (WLNS)  – A Pit Bull has been humanely euthanized according to the Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter after he bit a teenager. The Lansing Police Department responded to the call at […]


Pasco, FL – Deputy shoots charging Rottweiler at owner’s request (4/23/15)

Pasco deputy shoots charging rottweiler, kills dog at owner’s request Posted: Apr 23, 2015 1:42 PM CDT – By WFLA.com web staff The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released a disturbing bodycam video that recorded a sheriff’s deputy as he shot a charging rottweiler, then shot the dog again at the […]


Springdale, PA – Pit bull mauls neighbor’s Pomeranian (4/25/15)

Owner Expects To Face Charges After Pit Bull Mauls Neighbor’s Pomeranian CBS Pittsburgh – 4/25/15  SPRINGDALE (KDKA) — A Springdale Township dog owner whose pit bull mauled a neighbor’s pet says he expects to face charges. James Puorro says he owns six put bulls, and two bull dogs. On Thursday night, […]


LaPorte, IN – 10-year-old, Hunter Scott, attacked by a pit bull for the 2nd time in less than a year

10-year-old bitten for second time by pit bull By Stan Maddux Tribune Correspondent – 4/25/15 LAPORTE — For the second time in less than a year a Rolling Prairie Elementary School student is recovering from a serious injury after being bitten by a pit bull in his LaPorte neighborhood. The […]


Sunrise Beach, MO – Pit bull owner, James Woods, facing municipal charges after death of neighbor’s dog (4/24/15)

Sunrise Police Chief Shoots Pit Bull After Dogs, Jogger Are Attacked Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:14 pm | Updated: 3:50 pm, Fri Apr 24, 2015. – by Janet Dabbs & LakeExpo.com Staff SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. — The Sunrise Beach Police Chief fatally shot an attacking pit bull last month, and […]


Deltona, FL – Lorenzo Smith shoots pit bull to save Nigel Bailey from attack (4/23/15)

Deltona man shoots pit bull to stop attack on neighbor, 82 By Patricio G. Balona – [email protected] – Published: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 5:34 p.m. DELTONA — Nigel Bailey always believed that stories about pit bulls attacking people or other animals without provocation were exaggerated. Not any more. According to a Volusia County […]