Category Archives: Dog Bite Fatalities

A collection of posts from the DogsBite.org Blog documenting U.S. dog bite fatalities in real time, beginning in 2007. Tags separate specific years.

Macro-Level Forces Report: Covid Impacts of 2023 U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Capture Rate of Nonprofit

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Dog Bite Fatalities Leveled Off in 2023; Nonprofit Capture Rate Rose DogsBite.org - In October, we published the 2022 Macro-Level Forces Report for U.S. dog bite fatality data. Current data shows that during 2022, the third Covid year, our nonprofit had a 42-victim deficit compared to CDC Wonder underlying cause of death (UCD) data, a 55% difference in the number of deaths. The victim deficit during the fourth Covid year, 2023, is an improvement. CDC Wonder data shows there… [Read full blog post]
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Rising Dog Maulings in Two Central Texas Cities (2018-2023): What Public Safety Policy Got Wrong—and How to Fix It

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Austin and San Antonio Severe Injury Dog Bite Data Pre- and Post-Covid Austin, TX - Since 2022, we have been reporting a steep rise in dog bite fatalities in CDC Wonder data during the Covid and post-Covid years. In October, we published our 2022 Macro-Level Forces Report. We discussed the rise in the total number of deaths to 98 -- the highest ever recorded in CDC Wonder data -- and a 180% rise since 2018 (from 35 deaths to 98). Our hypothesis quickly became that if Covid-era dog bi… [Read full blog post]

Echo Chamber: A Fatal Dog Mauling Short Story Written by AI

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AI Prompts and Synopsis Choice Determined by DogsBite.org Echo Chamber image created by Reve.art and stylized by DogsBite.org. DogsBite.org - Over the weekend, we experimented with two AI language models, ChatGPT and Claude, to develop a short story about a fatal dog mauling. Based upon the outcome, we used Reve.art to create the photographs. We were stunned at the results and by AI's accurate depiction of the self-branded "truth seeker," social influencer whose online… [Read full blog post]

Northeast Houston Man Wanted for Murder Now Faces Three Felony Dog Attack Charges after Pit Bull Attack Kills Neighbor

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Marshall Garrett is wanted for murder and faces felony dog attack charges after a woman's death. Dog Owner Faces Felonies Houston, TX - On April 9, Marshall Garrett, 38, was charged with three counts of felony dog attack resulting in death after his pit bulls killed a woman. The Houston Police Department said 65-year old Harriet Phillips was found dead in the backyard of her home in the 8000 block of Wayside Village Way on March 23. Three "Staffordshire-mixes" belonging to Ga… [Read full blog post]