2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Dog Owner Charged After Woman, 21, Killed by Two Pit Bull-Type Dogs in Augusta, Georgia

After Samara Rogers was killed by dogs, the owner was charged with manslaughter. Woman Walking Killed by Dogs Augusta, GA - A 21-year old woman is dead after being attacked by two dogs Wednesday in Augusta. At approximately 10:29 am, Richmond County sheriff's deputies responded to the 3500 block of Ira Road in reference to a dog attack. Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowden said the victim, Samara Rogers, was walking on Ira Road when the dogs attacked her. Upon arrival, deputie… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Two Pit Bulls Kill 3-Month Old Baby Boy on Bidwell Terrace in Rochester, New York

Prosecutors Charge the Teen Parents with Second-Degree Manslaughter Sulamain Hawkins Jr., 3-months old, was killed by two pit bulls on Bidwell Terrace in Rochester. Manslaughter Charges UPDATE 08/22/24: The parents of a 3-month old boy who was killed by pit bulls earlier this month now face felony charges. Anastasia Weaver and Sulamain Hawkins Sr., both 19, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors allege the couple left the infant on the floor in a… [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]

2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Killed by Pair of Pit Bulls at Mobile Home Park in Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Dog Owner Faces Involuntary Manslaughter Charge; Other Offenses The Moncks Corner mobile home park where David Eller was killed by two pit bulls. Dog Owners Charged UPDATE 11/02/23: Berkeley County detectives charged two individuals in connection to the death of 65-year old David Eller in the Pleasant Oak Mobile Home Park off of Old Whitesville Road. Shannan Christine McCrackin, 45, of Moncks Corner, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and two counts of dang… [Read full blog post]