Posted on June 15, 2024 by Colleen Lynn

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Rampage Attack in West Baltimore Leaves One Women Dead, Two Others Injured; Dog Owner Charged

Dog Owner Charged with Felony Involuntary Manslaughter A pit bull rampage attack in West Baltimore left one woman dead and two others injured. The audio dispatch logs of the Baltimore City Police Western District were provided by Broadcastify.com. Dog Owner Charged UPDATE 02/28/25: A woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the mauling death of a woman last year. In June, two pit bulls belonging to Camree Hickerson, 32, got loose from a backyard and went on… [Read full blog post]

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Colleen Lynn

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Man Killed by Pit Bulls Near his Front Door in Lawrence County, Alabama

Willard Norton, 83-years old, was killed by dogs in Lawrence County, Alabama. Dog Owners Arrested UPDATE 04/01/25: Following a grand jury indictment, two people were arrested in connection to a deadly dog mauling that occurred in June. Jonathan Lynn Nix, 56, and his daughter Bridget L. Lamons, 35, were charged with reckless manslaughter, a Class B felony, for the death of Willard Norton Nix and Lamons were booked into the Lawrence County Jail on a $30,000 bond each. Norton,… [Read full blog post]

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Colleen Lynn

Pit Bulls Lead Biting Incidents Across U.S. Cities and Counties

Special Report: Dog Biting Incidents (2014 to Present) German shepherd: Gomagoti, CC-BY-SA 2.5 and Labrador: IDS.photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 DogsBite.org - From January 2014 to present, animal control and health departments in 20 U.S. states report that pit bulls lead all dog breeds in biting incidents, including: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Sout… [Read full blog post]