2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy Killed, Mother Injured by Four Dogs on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho

On January 21, Kellan Boner was killed by four dogs on the Fort Hall Reservation. Multi-Victim Dog Attack Fort Hall, ID – A 7-year old boy died and his mother sustained serious injuries after being attacked by four dogs on the Fort Hall Reservation on January 21, 2023, according to tribal authorities. The multi-victim attack occurred just before 6:00 pm at a home on Sandy Road in Fort Hall. Both victims are non-tribal members and were transported to the Portneuf Medical Center… [Read full blog post]

Fatal Rottweiler Attacks - The Archival Record from 1978 to December 2024

An archive of children and adults killed by rottweilers from 1978 to 2024. DogsBite.org - Combining DogsBite.org dog bite fatality statistics with research provided by a volunteer produced a significant archival collection of fatal rottweiler attacks dating back to 1978. Of the 132 victims recorded from 1978 to December 31, 2024, 75% (99) were children ages 11-years and younger. Of these children, over two-thirds, 71% (70), were ages 4-years and younger. California su… [Read full blog post]

2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman, 70, Mauled to Death by Pet Rottweilers in Sevier County, Tennessee

Fifth Fatal Dog Attack in Counties Near Knoxville in Past Year Pet rottweilers killed 70-year old Debbie Boyde in Sevier County on June 3, 2022. Woman Found Dead Seymour, TN - On Monday, the Sevier County Sheriff's Office reported that a 70-year old woman, identified as Debbie Boyd, was discovered dead inside her home after being mauled by one or both family rottweilers. The attack occurred June 3, at a residence on Olympic Court View in Seymour, an unincorporated community i… [Read full blog post]

2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Relative's Rottweiler Kills 7-Year Old Girl, Injures Adult Female in Waynesboro, Virginia

Waynesboro Grandparents Plead Guilty to Felony Charges Olivia Floyd, 7, was killed by a relative's rottweiler in Waynesboro, Virginia. Grandparents Plead Guilty UPDATE 02/06/23: Waynesboro Circuit court records show that on February 3, 2023 the step-grandfather and paternal grandmother of a child who was killed by a rottweiler last year, pleaded guilty to several charges. Stephen Kachmar, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of felony harboring a vicious canine. Penny Ba… [Read full blog post]