Dog Attacks, Trends and Dog Law Coverage of Texas

Due to the multitude of problems Texas faces regarding pit bulls, specifically 1.) The number of children seriously injured and killed by them, 2.) The inability for Texas cities to enact pit bull laws due to the 1991 statewide anti-BSL measure and 3.) Dogfighting, we've placed a group of Texas stories into one blog post. We hope that by doing so, Texas readers can gain a better understanding of these problems, as well as the attempts being made to overcome them.

Dog Laws and Issues:
01/23/10: Editorial: Tyler Newspaper Supports Statewide Ban on Pit Bulls
01/15/10: Grandmother Charged in Fatal Pit Bull Mauling Dies Before Trial
09/02/09: Grandmother and Mother Charged in 2007 Death of Seth Lovitt
07/01/09: Justin Clinton's Family Starts Campaign: "Justice for Justin: Outlaw Pit Bulls"
02/27/09: Texas Lawmaker: No Pit Bulls for Minors Without Adult Supervision
01/26/09: After Fatal Mauling, Fort Worth Animal Control Does Door-to-Door Sweep
01/12/09: Couple from Santa Fe, Texas Wants City to Ban Pit Bulls
12/18/08: Texas Lawmakers May Tackle Breed-Specific Law Next Year
12/07/08: NYT: Dogfighting Subculture is Taking Hold in Texas
11/19/08: $5,000 Reward Offered in Massive Harris County Dogfighting Bust
11/15/08: Massive Dogfighting Sting in Harris County, Texas
10/11/08: Fatal Dog Mauling Trial of Tanner Joshua Monk, 7 Years Old
09/09/08: Judge in Hidalgo County Wants Statewide Ban on Pit Bulls
08/24/08: Texas Update: Cities Contemplating Pit Bull Laws and More
08/22/08: Fort Hood, Texas U.S. Army Base Passes New Pit Bull Restriction
07/16/08: Madisonville, Texas Scraps Pit Bull Ordinance
06/15/08: Duncanville: Breed Ban Backed In Second Texas Town
03/23/08: Texas Supreme Court: Dog Owner Can't "Watch" Attack and Do Nothing
01/09/08: Lillian's Law - Texas State Dangerous Dog Law

Fatality Victims and Statistics:
06/23/09: Texans Killed by Pit Bulls in 3.5 Year Period (2006-2009)
06/15/09: 2009 Fatality: 2 Pit Bulls Kill 10-Year Old Boy in Rusk County, Texas
04/01/09: 2009 Fatality: 7-Month Old Boy Killed by Grandmother's Pit Bulls
03/31/09: 2009 Fatality: 18-Month Old Killed by Pit Bull in Luling, TX
01/19/09: 2009 Fatality: Brooklynn Grace Milburn Killed by Rottweiler
06/19/08: 2008 Fatality: Boy Killed by Pit Bull in Weslaco, Texas
05/19/08: 2008 Fatality: Boy Killed by Pit Bulls in Breckenridge, Texas
05/19/08: Roll Call: Texans Killed by Pit Bulls in 2007
05/23/08: Roll Call: Texans Killed by Pit Bulls in 2006

Pit Bull Attacks and Trends:
11/10/09: Pit Bull Owners Force the Removal of Justin Clinton's Small Memorial
09/11/09: 3-Year Old Girl Airlifted After Backyard Breeder's Pit Bull Attacks
06/20/09: Zupf: Shaylee Crosson, 3, Loses Scalp in Pit Bull Attack
04/21/09: Attack Victim's Husband: Pit Bull Regulation Sorely Needed
04/09/09: Editorial: Retired Mail Carrier in San Antonio Speaks Out
03/13/09: 61-Year Old Texan Loses Half Her Face in Pit Bull Attack
02/23/09: Two Adult Texans Get Eye Ripped Out By Pit Bulls Over the Weekend
01/10/09: Pair of Pit Bulls Send Two Women to Hospital in Fabens
11/24/08: Bexar County, Texas Pit Bull Problems Continue to Surface in the News
11/07/08: Director of Animal Services in San Antonio Arrested on DWI
11/03/08: Bexar County Still Has Not Brought Charges Against Dog Owners
11/02/08: Bexar County Public Works Employees Attacked by "Pig Hunting" Pit Bulls
11/02/08: Woman Saves Child; Pit Bull Owner Charged Under Lillian's Law
11/14/08: Two Pit Pulls Jump from Pickup to Attack Passing Man
10/19/08: Denise Rocha: Attacked by Two Pit Bulls is Recovering
08/14/08: Texas Mother Charged with Felony After Pit Bull Attack
07/28/08: Man's Dog Nabbed for "Bait Dog" in Center, Texas
07/07/08: San Jacinto Man Hospitalized After Pit Bull Attack
04/05/08: Three Pit Bulls Maul Boy in Tivoli, Texas
03/26/08: LifeFlight Needed for Texas Pit Bull Attack Victim
03/21/08: Pit Bull Epidemic in Lubbock, Texas (Jan-Mar 2008)