2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Sustains Devastating Injuries in Detroit Pit Bull Mauling; Dies While Hospitalized

Detroit Dog Owners Charged with Felony After Deadly Pit Bull Mauling Harold Phillips, 35, died Friday after sustaining devastating injuries by pit bulls. Dog Owners Sentenced UPDATE 01/03/25: The owners of three pit bull-mixes that attacked Harold Phillips on January 29, 2024, causing critical injuries and death, were sentenced on January 3, 2025. The male defendant, Roy Goodman, will serve between 30 months and 15 years in prison in connection to the dog mauling. The fe… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Pastor Dies After Violent Dog Attack in East Indianapolis

Willie Mundine, a pastor at the Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church, died after a violent dog attack. Another Victim Emerges UPDATE 02/03/24: While Indianapolis Animal Care Services continues to search for the second dog involved in the attack that killed Willie Mundine on January 30, a new victim has emerged who was attacked by two dogs "just yards away" from where Mundine was attacked a day earlier and remains hospitalized from his injuries. After seeing the picture of one… [Read full blog post]

2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Arkansas Man Arrested After Pack of Guarding Breeds and Pit Bulls Killed his Cousin

James McCool died after being attacked by a dog pack at Copperhead Road Kennels. Dog Owner Arrested Lincoln County, AR - On January 18, a kennel owner in Star City, Arkansas was arrested after authorities said his YouTube channel shows canines he trained to "attack in a pack like manner and have a prey drive at a young age" killed his cousin last year. Scott Alan McCool, 48, was booked into the Lincoln County Detention Center on a manslaughter charge in connection to the October 2… [Read full blog post]

Suspected Dog Bite Fatality: Man, 29, Found Dead in Garage with Multiple Dog Bites in Miami-Dade County

Police suspect a fatal dog mauling after man was found dead in his garage with multiple dog bites. Dog Mauling Suspected Kendall, FL - A man was discovered dead in his home with multiple bite marks. Miami-Dade police suspect he was killed by his own dog. Around 7:07 pm, police and animal control were dispatched to a home in the 12000 block of Southwest 104th Terrace. Police were alerted by a friend of the victim, who had not heard from him since Sunday. When the friend came to his hom… [Read full blog post]