Category Archives: Survivors of Vicious Dog Attacks

A collection of blog posts from the DogsBite.org Blog documenting survivors of vicious dog attacks, their severe and disfiguring injuries and the enduring recovering process.

Sebewaing Police Chief Takes Pit Bull 'Lucifer' into Custody; Issues Rare and Inspiring Community Advisement

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Police Respond to "Neighborhood Living in Fear" of Vicious Dog Sebewaing Police Chief Steven Repkie issues Community Advisement after dog seized. Community Advisement Sebewaing, MI - On July 29, Sebewaing Police Chief Steven Repkie issued a Community Advisement after a pit bull, named "Lucifer," viciously attacked a child in the face causing severe injuries. "The bite missed her carotid artery by mere centimeters," states the release, and she will need reconstructiv… [Read full blog post]

Magnolia Woman Critically Injured After Dragged into Ditch and Mauled by Three Pit Bull-Mix Dogs

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Three pit bulls dragged Rebecca Hatcher into a ditch and nearly killed her in Magnolia, Texas. Owner Faces Felony UPDATE 11/21/22: Last week, the owner of three pit bulls that nearly killed a woman in June was arrested and charged with a third-degree felony under the Texas felony dog attack law. Angela Nicole Leach, 34, of Magnolia, was arrested on November 14, 2022. She is currently being held at the Montgomery County Jail under a $20,000 bond. The other owner of the dogs, Mitc… [Read full blog post]

Man Charged After Vicious Dog Attack Left Woman with Life-Altering, Catastrophic Injuries in Abbeville County

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Kyleen Waltman, 38, was viciously attacked by three dogs in Abbeville County. Victim Sues County UPDATE 03/08/24: In February, Kyleen Waltman's attorneys filed a civil lawsuit against Abbeville County for failure to enforce their dangerous dog ordinance. The Complaint alleges the county failed to investigate a violent attack by Justin Minor’s dogs three months before his dogs attacked Waltman. The county's duty to investigate the first attack was mandatory, not "dis… [Read full blog post]

Vicious and Dangerous Dog Hearing After Alleged 'Service' Pit Bull Attacks Security Officer in San Francisco Public Library

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Findings: 'Disproportionate' Response; Dog Ordered Euthanized Dangerous dog hearing of the San Francisco public library attack by an alleged "service" pit bull. San Francisco, CA - On January 16, 2022, Fidel Joshua, a Buildings and Ground Patrol Officer at the San Francisco Public Library was viciously attacked by an alleged “service” pit bull while attempting to check on the welfare of the dog's owner, who was unresponsive and slumped over a desk. During the attack, a co… [Read full blog post]