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2019 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Amarillo Man Dies Two Weeks After Vicious Dog Mauling

An 85-year old man died two weeks after a vicious dog mauling in Amarillo, Texas. Man Dies After Mauling Amarillo, TX - An elderly man died last week after being attacked by two vicious dogs earlier this month. Ed Stanley, 85-years old, died January 21, two weeks after the dogs mauled him on his own driveway. Stanley suffered injuries to his legs, face and arms, according to officials. Richard Havens, Director of Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare, said it wasn't just any a… [Read full blog post]

2015 Dog Bite Fatality: Visiting Child Killed by Two Pit Bulls in Orange County, Texas

Tanner Smith was attacked and killed by two pit bulls while visiting a home near Vidor. Family Shares More Details UPDATE 10/29/15: Funeral services were held for Tanner Jacob Smith on Saturday. Many photographs and comments have been left on his Celebration Wall. Tanner's obituary states that he had only been living in Texas for 9-months. Tanner was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas and was raised in Lincoln, Arkansas before moving to Vidor. The Orange County Sheriff's Off… [Read full blog post]
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2015 Dog Bite Fatality: Multiple Pit Bulls Kill Elderly Man in Pecos, Texas

Fatal pit bull attack victim, Norberto Legarda of Pecos, Texas. Image via CBS7.com. No Criminal Charges UPDATE 08/19/15: There will be no criminal charges filed against the owner of three pit bulls that horrifically killed an elderly man in early July. Norberto Legarda, 83-years old, had been visiting his daughter's home, feeding her dog, when the neighbor's three pit bulls fatally attacked him. Medical examiners found multiple puncture injuries and soft tissue lacera… [Read full blog post]

2015 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills Baby Boy in Dallas, Texas

One of two consecutive posts published on the mother's Timeline in January 2015. Images of the Dog UPDATE 04/29/15: On the day this fatal pit bull attack was reported, we located the mother's Facebook page in Google Cache. At least temporarily after the baby's horrific death, it had been deactivated from Facebook. Upon checking again last night, the page had been reactivated. As recently as January 11, 2015, the mother posted two consecutive photographs to her Timeline of a… [Read full blog post]