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Same Dogs in North Dallas Involved in Four Separate Attacks; One Victim Shares Her Story

More Failures with Dallas Animal Services Nancy Lewis was attacked by two dogs in North Dallas in September 2014. Victim Left in the Dark Dallas, TX - After 52-year old Antoinette Brown was killed by loose dogs in South Dallas earlier this month, Dallas Animal Services (DAS) and other city officials have come under fire for "communication gaps," a failure to identify patterns of behavior, a failed loose dog enforcement policy and more. Within this crisis, another Dallas dog… [Read full blog post]
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2016 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Dies After Vicious Dog Mauling in Southern Dallas

South Dallas home with a history of complaints where the suspected dogs resided. DNA Results Explained UPDATE 02/02/17: On October 31, 2016 the Dallas Police Department announced that no criminal charges would be filed in connection to the dog mauling death of Antoinette Brown. Police did not explain the DNA results. They simply stated, “the samples submitted did not contain DNA evidence that would link the animals that were suspected of the attack.” Fox 4 News then filed 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]