Family dog attacks ::
Serious and fatal dog attacks often occur to family members, by the family dog and within the home. We hope that by archiving these stories, we can help prevent a future tragedy.
Adults
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Pit Bull Kills 74-Year Old Santa Fe Man
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: White County Man Mauled to Death by Pet Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Dies Following Attack by Pet Pit Bull Last Month
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 71-Year Old Woman Killed by Pet Dog in Cooke County
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Philadelphia Woman Killed by Husband's Pit Bulls
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Tucson Man Succumbs to Injuries After Attack by Pet Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pregnant Pacifica Woman Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Spotsylvania County Man Killed by Pet Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: San Bernardino Woman Dies After Pet Pit Bull-Mix Attacks
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Colusa Woman Mauled to Death by Pet Pit Bull-Mix
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Murrieta Man Dies from Pit Bull Attack Injuries
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Dillon County Man, 25, Killed by Pet Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Western Iowa Woman's Death Attributed to Dog Bite
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Yard Accident' Leaves Callaway County Reverend Dead
- Pet Staffy Bull 'Berserks,' Mauls Family Member and Male Friend
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: McMinn County Woman Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Lorain County Man Killed by 'Rescued' Dangerous Breeds
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 37-Year Old Philadelphia Woman Killed by Mother's Pit Bulls
- Carolyn Baker, 63-Years Old, Allegedly Killed by Family Rottweiler
- Pet Pit Bull Unleashes Explosive Attack on Owner and Two Others
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 56-Year Old Man Killed by Daughter's Six Pit Bulls
- Family Pit Bull Berserks, Kills 85-Year Old Owner in Peru
- Pit Bulls Attacking Owner's Brother Caught on Camera in Bakersfield
- Pregnant Woman Attacked by Pet Pit Bull, Airlifted to Trauma Center
- Pit Bull Attacks Owner's Mother; May Suffer Arm Amputation
- The Pit Bull Bite: Pet Pit Bull Bites Off Owner's Hand
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Leesburg Man, 20, Killed by His Two Pit Bulls...
- Pit Bull 'Redirects' Attack onto Owner in Greeley, Colorado
- Pit Bull "Berserks" and Attacks Four Family Members
- Couple Blames Cougar for Serious Attack Inflicted by Their Own Pit Bull
- Dog Aggression Equals Human Injury, Bullets and Dead Family Dogs
- Thailand: Pit Bulls Kill 37-Year Old Woman and Attack Relatives
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Rancho Mirage Man Killed by Two Mastiff Dogs
- Dog Aggression Equals Human Injury, Bullets and Dead Family Dogs
- Pit Bull Bends Metal Catch Pole Before Strangling Self to Death in Noose
- Elkhart Pit Bull Owner May Suffer Amputation After 'Redirected' Attack
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 2 Pit Bulls Attack, Kill 60-Year Old Rubidoux Man
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 62-Year Old Muncie Man Killed by Pit Bulls
- Lawton Woman Severely Mauled by Pit Bull Inside Home
- Attacked Pit Bull Owners Order Dog to Be Put Down
- Mother and Child Attacked by Family Pit Bull in Salina, Kansas
- Reading Woman Attacked by Fiancée's Two Aggressive Dogs
- Argument and Sitting in Chair Leads to Pit Bull Attack
- Pit Bull Owner Blames Attack on 'Made Up' Pit Bull
- Woman Attacked By Own Dogs, Officer Shot Saving Her
- Pit Bulls in Arizona Attack Each Other and Their Owner
- Boyfriend's Pit Bull Attacks Woman in Blanchard
- Pit Bulls Consistently Attack Their Owners
- Another Woman Attacked by Her Two Pit Bulls
- Pit Bull in Greensburg Chews Off Owners Arm
- Son Dumps Pit Bull on Mother, Dog Attacks Mother
- Pit Bull Attacks Visiting Family in Colorado Springs
- Flashback: Pit Bull Chews Off Owner's Arms in Texas
- Pit Bull Attack Puts Owner in the Hospital
- Father Shoots Son's Pit Bull Mix After it Attacks Him
- Owners Put Down Pit Bull After it Attacks Them
- Pit Bulls Maul Woman in Lucas County, Ohio
- Pit Bull Pup Who Chewed Off Owner's Toes Back Home
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Kelli Chapman Killed by Two Pit Bulls
- Pit Bull Attacks Mother and Daughter in Rampage
- Pit Bull Chews off Toes as Paralyzed Owner Sleeps
- Pit Bull Attacks Owner in Ohio, Pursues Through Broken Glass Door
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Tina Marie Canterbury Killed by Her Two Pit Bulls
- 2006 Dog Bite Fatality: Shawna Willey, 30, of Coral Springs, Florida
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