Category Archives: Victims Advocacy & Activism

A collection of posts about victims advocacy. Citizens speak out in letters, public hearings to raise awareness about dangerous dog breeds.

Pit Bull Attack Victim, Tanya Barnes, Recounts Life Threatening Attack in Columbia, Mississippi

Tanya Barnes recounts the violent pit bull attack from her hospital bed in Columbia, Mississippi. 04/16/10: Permanent Disfiguring Injury Columbia, MS - In a stunningly candid account, Tanya Barnes, 47, describes how a friend's pit bull tore off part of her face on April 12, 2010. The powerful interview is about 10 minutes long. Phrases you will not forget include: rip the flesh, soak a pork chop, my eyeballs, my jugular, jaws, like a rattlesnake, 30-seconds, hundreds of sti… [Read full blog post]

Dangerous By Default: Extreme Breeds by Anthony Solesky

From left: Dominic, Brian Nevill, Shelly Burnett, the injuries and collapsible dog pen. Dangerous By Default On Saturday, April 28, 2007, Anthony Solesky's son and two other boys were attacked by a pit bull that broke free from its pen. Anthony's son, Dominic, suffered life-altering injuries in the attack. "Dangerous By Default"1 is a first hand account by Dominic's father about the attack and what happened afterward. In a raw, powerful, and at times explosive voice, Anth… [Read full blog post]

2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 5-Day Old Infant Killed by Family Pit Bull

A 5-day old baby girl was killed by a family pit bull in Conyers, Georgia. Death by Pit Bull Bite Conyers, GA - Another newborn infant was killed by a family dog. According to a Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office press release, the mother of the 5-day old baby girl heard the infant crying last Thursday and found the pet pit bull on top of the baby’s bassinet. The bitten infant was taken to Rockdale Medical Center then airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston for surg… [Read full blog post]

2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 37-Year Old Philadelphia Woman Killed by Mother's Pit Bulls

Christine Staab, 37-years old, was mauled to death by one of her mother's six pit bulls. Staab's Mother Speaks UPDATE 02/21/10: The mother of Christine Staab (See: Video), Barbara Erb, told the local paper that the two had been arguing when Christine fell backward (See: Pit bull triggers) causing her pet pit bull to attack and kill her. Erb said she tried frantically to pull off the dog, Jade, but could not get the pit bull to release its grip on Staab's throat. The four surviving… [Read full blog post]