2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Dies After Attack by Relative's Pit Bull in Marion County, Mississippi; Mother Shares Story

Lola Farr died after being attacked by her aunt's pit bull in Marion County, Mississippi. Life After Lola Fund UPDATE 06/23/23: In a heartbreaking update, the mother of Lola recently started a GoFundMe titled, "Life After Lola." Wendi Oxner is asking for the public's help to get back on her feet. "Life has been so hard this past year with grief and anxiety and posttraumatic stress," she writes. "We are trying our best to get back on our feet." She adds, "We just a need a little bit o… [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]

2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy Killed by Dogs Being Fostered at Grandfather's Home in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Three Family Members Charged with Felony Offenses Avery Jackson-Dunphy, 6, was killed by dogs being fostered by his grandparents. Family Members Charged UPDATE 08/01/22: Three family members have been charged in connection to the death of 6-year old Avery Jackson-Dunphy last November. His mother, Danika Jackson, 33, is charged with reckless child abuse resulting in death. His grandfather, Kevin Owens, 61, is charged with two felony counts, reckless child abuse resul… [Read full blog post]

2021 Dog Bite Fatality: 7-Month Old Baby Killed by Large Family Dog in Sevier County, Tennessee

A 7-month old baby boy died after being attacked by a St. Bernard in Sevier County. Infant Killed by Dog Sevier County, TN - Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals issued a press release Monday afternoon stating that a 7-month baby died after being attacked by a family dog. On Sunday, emergency responders were dispatched to a home on Apache Lane at about 6:15 pm for a report of an infant not breathing after a dog attack. When first responders arrived, they found the infant dead and an occu… [Read full blog post]