Mauling


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 […]


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 […]


Police Officer Fatally Shoots Pit Bull During Attack In Santa Fe, NM (4/9/15)

POLICE OFFICER FATALLY SHOOTS DOG DURING ATTACK IN SANTA FE; PUPS SEIZED  – By Tracy Clemons – Thursday, April 09, 2015 SANTA FE, TX (KTRK) — An officer is recovering after a pit bull attacked him at a storage unit on FM 1764 in Sante Fe. But it was who else the officer […]


New Video Showing New Jersey Police Siccing German Shepherd On Suspect (4/8/15)

New Video Surfaces Showing New Jersey Cops Siccing Dog on Non-Resisting Man, Who Ended Up Dying Posted by: Carlos Miller – Citizen Journalism – 4/8/15 A third video has surfaced from New Jersey, showing a Vineland cop straddling a non-resisting man while punching him repeatedly, ordering a police dog to join in the […]


Dog Attacks In The News (Feb, 2015 – April, 2015)

Daxton’s Friends for Canine Education and Awareness believes it is important to stay informed on current affairs and issues relating to animal welfare and public safety. The following news links will feature information that may play a role in our mission. Daxton’s Friends believes that the media does an accurate job […]


Pit Bull Attacks In The News (December, 2014 – April, 2015)

Daxton’s Friends for Canine Education and Awareness believes it is important to stay informed on current affairs and issues relating to animal welfare and public safety. The following news links will feature information that may play a role in our mission. Daxton’s Friends believes that the media does an accurate job […]


Tay’Lynn DeVaughn – 2-years old – Killed by pit bull while visiting her aunt in West Mifflin, PA (2/22/15)

D.A. to review case of girl killed by dog outside Pittsburgh WPXI.com – 2/23/15 WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. —  A district attorney will review the case of a 2-year-old girl who was fatally mauled by a dog outside Pittsburgh Sunday night. Allegheny County police and the Medical Examiner’s Office say the […]


Malaki Mildward – 7-years old – Killed By Two Family Pit Bull-mixes While Playing In His Yard

Page County youth dies from dog attack  – Posted on Jan 22, 2015 – by Chuck Morris (Clarinda) — Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports a 7-year-old Page County boy was killed this afternoon following an attack by the family’s dog. Palmer says Page County deputies were called at 4:53 p.m to […]


Jayla Rodriguez – 8-years old – Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD (11/18/14) DBRF #37

Oglala Mother Renews Call For Tough Dog Law After Death November 20, 2014, 6:06 PM by Ben Dunsmoor OGLALA, SD – The tragic news that an eight-year-old girl was killed by a pack of dogs on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Tuesday has one mother renewing her effort to protect children […]


Stella Antanaitis – 91-years old – Stratford, CT (11/18/14) DBRF #36

  91-Year-Old Woman Attacked By Dog Dies NBC Connecticut – Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 • Updated at 1:08 PM EST A 91-year-old woman who was mauled by her own dog in Stamford died this morning, according to officials from Bridgeport Hospital. Police said the woman suffered serious arm injuries when the […]