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.

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills 11-Month Old Child in Eastpointe

"Sneak Attack" An uncle of the Eastpointe boy who was killed Wednesday by the family pit bull urged parents to "get rid" of pit bulls so they or their children don’t become the next victim of a fatal attack. "There’s no good to come out of these dogs," Terrence Lovejoy said during a news conference held at the Eastpointe police station. Like many other victims, he also added, "[This] does not have to happen to anyone else." The family had raised their 5-year old male pit bull from bi… [Read full blog post]

Report: U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities January 2006 to December 2008

Seattle, WA - On April 22, 2009, DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks by creating common sense laws, releases its first multi-year report on U.S. dog bite fatalities. The report covers a 3-year period -- from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008 -- and analyzes data gathered from 88 dog bite incidences that caused death to a U.S. citizen. The report documents dog breed information, property information (where the attack… [Read full blog post]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Huron County Veteran Killed by Three Dogs

Autopsy Complete archived UPDATE 04/15/09: An autopsy confirms that David Whitenack, Jr. (previously reported as "Whiteneck") died as a result of an attack by dogs. Dr. Kanu Virani, forensic pathologist and Oakland County deputy chief medical examiner, conducted the autopsy. "It was determined Mr. Whitenack died from multiple puncture wounds, which numbered between 150 and 200," said Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson, adding that the bite wounds covered Whitenack’s entire bo… [Read full blog post]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Winterhaven Man Killed by Pack of Dogs

Blames "Wild Dogs" UPDATE 08/15/09: Photographed above two "Beware of Dog" signs, the owner of the dogs seized by the county, Larry Alvin Stubel, says the dogs that attacked Lykins were not his. The 11 adult dogs and nine puppies Stubel kept in a pen surrounded by chicken wire had nothing to do with Lykins' death, according to Stubel. Though his own dogs were loose at the time of the attack, Stuble claims the culprits were a pack of wild dogs seen roaming the area. The 11 adult dogs a… [Read full blog post]