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Attacks on senior citizens
A collection of posts illustrating serious and fatal pit bull attacks on senior citizens.
- 2013 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Woman Mauled to Death by Pit Bulls in Motel Room
- 2013 Dog Bite Fatality: Dog Mauls Woman to Death While Babysitting Toddler
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Mauled to Death by Rottweilers in Leeds, Alabama
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Trotwood Senior Citizen Killed by Own Dogs
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Woman Dies After October Pit Bull Attack
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Pit Bull Kills 74-Year Old Santa Fe Man
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Oklahoma Man Killed by Two Pit Bulls
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Dies New Years Eve After Pit Bull Biting Incident
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Victim of Catastrophic Pit Bull Injury Dies on Christmas Eve
- Former Fire Chief Attacked by Pit Bulls During Morning Walk in Glendora
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 71-Year Old Woman Killed by Pet Dog in Cooke County
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Tucson Man Succumbs to Injuries After Attack by Pet Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 74-Year Old Man Dies After Catastrophic Pit Bull Injury
- Another Gruesome Attack by a ‘Grandparent’s Pet Pit Bull’ Leaves Child Disfigured
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweilers Fatally Maul Woman in Dillon County
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Western Iowa Woman's Death Attributed to Dog Bite
- Elderly Russian Woman Dies After Both Hands Amputated in Pit Bull Attack
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Yard Accident' Leaves Callaway County Reverend Dead
- State Law Only Allows for Meager Charges After Near Fatal Mauling
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: McMinn County Woman Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Mountain Ranch Man Mauled to Death by Two Pit Bulls
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill Man, Injure Four Others in Memphis
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Kills 65-Year Old Woman in Lee County
- Editorial: Lynn Journal Writes, Pit Bulls 'Love Violence and Mayhem'
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 70-Year Old Dies After Violent Maiming by Pit Bulls
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Flora Woman, 85, and Her Dog Killed by Pit Bull
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Dog Kills Retired Librarian in White Mills, Kentucky
- Pit Bull Attacks Owner's Mother; May Suffer Arm Amputation
- Elderly Woman Suffers Broken Hip and Crushed Wrist After Pit Bull Attack
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Senior Couple Killed by Pack of Dogs in Oglethorpe County
- History Channel Airs Segment of Double Fatal Attack; Images of Dogs Shown
- Pack of Wild Dogs May Have Killed Elderly Man in Alabama
- 61-Year Old Texan Loses Half Her Face in Pit Bull Attack
- Pit Bull Attack Victim Files Lawsuit; Appears on Discovery Channel
- Brenda Hill, 68, Attacked by Pit Bulls While Taking Out the Trash
- Elderly Man And Son Attacked By Pit Bull in Atlanta
- D.C. Senior Citizen Fights for Life After Pit Bull Attack
- Woman Attacked by 5 Dogs While on Morning Walk
- Man Bitten Over 50 Times by Attacking Pit Bull in Gastonia
- Two Pit Bulls Attack 8-Year-Old and Godmother
- Elderly Greek Woman Mauled to Death by a Pit Bull
- 82-Year Old Woman Attacked by Pit Bull in New Jersey
- 2 Pit Bulls Killed After Mauling 71-Year Old SeaTac Woman
- 70-Year Old Man Mauled by Pit Bulls in New York
- 83-Year Old Woman Attacked by Pit Bulls in Ville Platte
- Rottweilers Attack Elderly Woman in Apopka
- Flashback: Senior Injured in Pit Bull Attack Near Surrey
- Pit Bulls Attack Grandmother's Dog While Gardening
- New York City Sued for 7 Million After Severe Pit Bull Mauling
- Elderly Omaha Woman Attacked by Pit Bull
- Henry Piotrowski, 90, Suffers 3 Amputations After Pit Bull Attack
- Fatality 2008: Great-Grandmother Killed by Family Dogs
- Flashback: Dorothy Rugg and Granddaughter Mauled by Pit Bull
- Flashback: Kelly Edwards Speaks Out After Pit Bull Attack
- Pit Bulls Jump Fence, Attack Woman, 77, Gardening
- Jeff Davis Parish Man Drug from Bicycle By Two Pit Bulls
- 76-Year Old Woman Taking Out Trash Attacked by 3 Pit Bulls
- Grandmother's Pit Bull Attacks Grandchild in Phoenix
- Rottweiler Attacks Disabled Woman in Wheelchair
- Vicious Bites The Dust After Tumble with Grandma
- Flashback: Judge Jovanovich Says Pit Bulls Belong in Zoos
- Elderly Man Attacked by Pit Bulls Lucky to Be Alive
- Grandparents and Grandchildren: A Deadly Combination...
- Dangerous Dogs Make it Unsafe to Take Out the Trash
- Pit Bull Attacks 75-Year Old Woman Retrieving Mail
- Grandma Battles Pit Bull-Mix that Bites Her and Kills Her Dog
- Pit Bull Attack Still an Open Wound for 75-Year Old Victim
- 4-Year Old Severely Injured By Dog Grandparents Watching
- Family Rottweiler and Pit Bull-Mix Attack Grandson
- Pit Bull Attacks Elderly Woman; Owner Denies It
- Lubbock, TX - Elderly Man Attacked by Dog
- Elderly Woman Knocked Out by Dog Attack
- Shreveport Man Attacked by Pit Bulls
- Pit Bull-Mix Attacks Toddler and Grandmother
- Savage Dog Attack in Lower Valley Injures Man
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