2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 7-Year Old Boy Attacked and Killed by Pit Bulls in Breckenridge, Texas

Owners Charged under Texas Felony Dog Attack Statute Tanner Joshua Monk, 7-years old, was killed by four pit bulls belonging to his neighbors. Owners Receive 7 Years UPDATE 10/11/08: Both defendants were sentenced to seven years in prison in connection to the mauling death 7-year old Tanner Joshua Monk. Crystal Watson sobbed, "I wish I could go back to that day; I wished I’d never left." Jack Wayne Smith said, "I would trade places with that young boy anytime or with any child.… [Read full blog post]

State Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction In 2006 Fatal Dog Mauling Case

2006 Fatal Dog Attack of 10-Year old John Matthew Davis John Matthew Davis, 10-years old, was killed by a pack of dogs in Dillon. Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction archived UPDATE 08/20/14: South Carolina's highest court reinstated the conviction of Bentley Collins whose dogs mauled to death a 10-year old boy in 2006. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed an appeals court decision, which had overturned Collins' conviction and sentence for involuntary manslau… [Read full blog post]