pit bull attack


Raleigh, TN – Betty Brandon’s Pomeranian killed by neighbor’s pit bulls/German Shepherds that made headlines before (4/14/15)

More concerns about Raleigh neighborhood dogs: woman’s dog killed POSTED 6:10 PM, APRIL 14, 2015, BY CAITLIN ALEXANDER MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Raleigh woman told police vicious neighborhood dogs attacked her Pomeranian and killed it. This was the second time in a month WREG has responded to a complaint about the […]


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 […]


Pit bull type dog attacks 8-year-old boy while walking with mother in Miami, FL (4/9/15)

Family speaks out after son attacked by dog WSVN.com – 4/10/15 MIAMI (WSVN) — A South Florida family is speaking out a day after their 8-year-old son was attacked by an American bulldog while walking in his neighborhood with his mother. Leon Montiel is recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital a […]


Pit bull previously deemed dangerous attacks and kills a neighbor’s miniature poodle in Shoreview, MN (4/7/15)

Dog Deemed ‘Dangerous’ Mauls Miniature Poodle In Front Of Owner Kate Raddatz – 4/7/15 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Shoreview woman is mourning the loss of her dog. The miniature poodle, named Freddie, was mauled by another dog while the two were out for a walk. “He just was just the cutest […]


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 […]


Albuquerque family outraged as killer pit bull is back with owner (4/6/15)

Family outraged killer dog is back with owner By Gabrielle Burkhart – Published: April 6, 2015, 10:15 pm ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A woman said she felt helpless as she watched a pit bull violently attack and kill her small dog. She said the pit bull yanked her dog from her own yard. […]


Hoxie, AR toddler attacked by newly adopted pit bull (4/6/15)

Hoxie toddler recovers after dog attack Posted by Symphonie Privett – 4/6/15 HOXIE, AR (KAIT) – A Hoxie toddler is recovering after her family’s newly adopted dog attacked her on Saturday. The child’s mother, Teala Hilderbran, said her family only had the dog 3 days before it attacked her daughter. Hilderbran […]


Lacey, WA Mother “Shocked” After Family Pit Bull Attacked 4-year-old son

Lacey mom says vicious attack by their ‘super cuddly’ pet dog on 4-year-old son was a shock POSTED 10:48 PM, APRIL 2, 2015, BY JANET KIM SEATTLE — Just a day after the family’s pit bull attacked her 4-year old son, a mother is sharing her side of the story:  She […]


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 […]