2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Police Storm Through Fence to Save Boy Being Attacked by Two Pit Bulls in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

A 3-year old boy died days after after being attacked by two pit bulls in Brooklynn Park. Toddler Dies UPDATE 07/30/24: A GoFundMe organized by family friends was created for Tasha and her son, Covil Allen, who "were involved in a horrific dog attack on July 19th," stated the fund on July 24. The fund was created on July 20, and has raised over $60,000. Covil gained his wings on July 29. An update posted on July 30 states that Covil "was able to donate his heart last night." His heart w… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman, 62, Killed by One of Her Breeding Bullmastiffs in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

A 62-year old woman was killed by a "large breed" family dog in Tuscaloosa County. Death by Family Dog Tuscaloosa County, AL - A woman is dead after being mauled by family dog, according to authorities. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call around 9:20 pm Thursday for a report of a dog attack. Deputies responded to a residence on Highway 69 North near the Berry community, where they found a woman dead inside of a dog pen. The 911 caller was a family member who fo… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Fatally Attacks Woman Riding Bicycle in Florence, South Carolina

Owners Arrested, Charged with Misdemeanor After Mauling Death Karen Nelson, 71, was fatally attacked by a pit bull while riding her bicycle. Owners arrested UPDATE 07/17/24: The owners of a pit bull that killed 71-year old Karen Nelson on July 10 were charged with owning a dangerous animal, a misdemeanor, in connection to her death, Florence police said. Justin Conroy, 40, of 105 Williams Way, Chapin, and Ashley Maclean, 30, of 1134 Clarendon Avenue, were taken into custod… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Killed by Dog Pack on Corsair Road in Southwest Houston, Texas

A southwest Houston man was mauled and killed by his neighbor's dogs on Corsair Road. UPDATE 08/07/24: Our nonprofit recently obtained records from BARC, the city of Houston's Municipal Animal Shelter, after submitting a FOIA. The records portray similar events as was left by @matthollymarshalls on YouTube after the attack. On July 6, 2024, police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1500 block of Corsair Road in southwest Houston at about 2:30 pm for a report of a… [Read full blog post]