Archive - fatal dog attacks
Archives - A collection of archive posts by the DogsBite.org blog documenting U.S. dog bite-related fatalities that occurred in 2012 and earlier years, each separated by year.
2012
2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 23-Year Old 'Dog Rescuer' Mauled to Death by Own Dogs
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pack of Dogs Kills Boy in Cibola County, New Mexico
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Rescue Pit Bull Kills 2-Year Old Girl; Nearby Restrictions...
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Fresno County Man Mauled to Death by Pack of Pit Bulls
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: San Diego County Woman Killed by Pack of American...
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Bristol-Kendall Firefighter Killed by New Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Yadkin County Infant Mauled to Death by Family Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Postal Worker Dies Days After Vicious Dog Attack
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Kills 3-Week Old Girl in Detroit
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pembroke 'Dog Rescuer' Killed by Rescued Pit Bulls
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Mauled to Death by Rottweilers in Leeds, Alabama
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Oklahoma Woman Killed by Pit Bull in Her Home
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Domestic Dispute Call Ends in Fatal Dog Mauling of Baby
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 10-Month Old Hertford Boy Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Jefferson County Woman Attacked by Own Pit Bulls Dies
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Missing Georgia Child Killed by Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Trotwood Senior Citizen Killed by Own Dogs
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Chicago Man Killed by Pit Bull(s) in His Home
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Avondale Man Mauled to Death by Pit Bull-Cross Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Killed by Pit Bull in Washoe County, Nevada
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill Infant in San Diego County
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Boy Killed by Dogs in West Virginia
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Person County Authorities Charge Pit Bull Owner
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Killed by Dogs in Charleston County
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Ohio Newborn Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Woman Dies After October Pit Bull Attack
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 15-Month Old Girl Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Pit Bull Kills 74-Year Old Santa Fe Man
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 1-Year Old Henderson Boy Killed by Family Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Month Old Child Killed by Family Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Oklahoma Man Killed by Two Pit Bulls
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Victoria Boy, 4, Mauled to Death by Pit Bull
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweiler Kills 17-Month Old Boy in Jacksonville
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Letter Carrier Dies After Pit Bull Attack in Escondido
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Dies After Severe Dog Bites in McKeesport
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Visiting' Child Killed by PTSD Service Dog in Kentucky
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Boy Killed by Family Pit Bull in Montgomery Co.
- San Diego County Pit Bull Responsible for Death of 4-Year Old Tijuana Girl
2011
2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pregnant Pacifica Woman Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2011 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
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Lowndes County Woman Killed by Pit Bull
- 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: Houston Woman Dies from Injuries After Pit Bull Mauling
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Amarillo Newborn Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 20-Month Old Child Killed by Aunt's Pit Bulls in West Haven
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 71-Year Old Woman Killed by Pet Dog in Cooke County
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Two-Week Old Baby Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 9-Day Old Infant Mauled to Death by Family Dogs
- 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: 4-Year Old Boy Killed by Grandfather's Rottweiler in Ozark
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull-Type Dog Kills 11-Month Old Child During July 4th...
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Loving Dog' Kills Visiting Baby in Chesterfield County
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 74-Year Old Man Dies After Catastrophic Pit Bull Injury
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Spotsylvania County Man Killed by Pet Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Monster Dog' Kills 4-Year Old Brooklyn Boy
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Four Pit Bulls Maul New Mexico Woman to Death
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Ardmore Man Mauled to Death by Chained Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Frankfort Girl Mauled to Death by Pet Rottweiler
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: San Bernardino Woman Dies After Pet Pit Bull-Mix Attacks
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweilers Kill 3-Year Old Girl in Delaware County, Iowa
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Kalamazoo Infant Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweilers Fatally Maul Woman in Dillon County
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pontotoc County Man Killed by Three Pit Bulls
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Young Girl Killed by Grandfather's Japanese Akita
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill 5-Year Old Girl, Severely Injure Grandmother
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Colusa Woman Mauled to Death by Pet Pit Bull-Mix
2010
Attorney Comments After Judge Throws Out Felony Charges in Fatal Dog Attack Case
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 55-Year Old Man Killed by Pack of Dogs Near Gallup
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Houston-Area Baby Girl Killed by Family Rottweiler
- 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: Pack of Dogs Kills 5-Year Old East Alabama Boy
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Moreno Valley Woman Killed by Neighbor's Two Dogs
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: East Texas Child Killed by Grandfather's Pet Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Very Loving' Pit Bull Kills Baby in Jacksonville Home
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Yard Accident' Leaves Callaway County Reverend Dead
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: McMinn County Woman Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Dog Kills Visiting 4-Year Old Girl in Dodge County
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: La Salle Student, 7, Killed by Four Dogs
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Mountain Ranch Man Mauled to Death by Two Pit Bulls
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Tracey Payne, 46, Killed by Pack of Pit Bulls in South Macon
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Military Family Dog Kills 2-Year Old Boy in Tierrasanta
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Concord Child Killed by Step-Grandfather's Pit Bulls
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill Man, Injure Four Others in Memphis
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Boyfriend's Dogs Suspected in Death of 5-Year Old
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Lorain County Man Killed by 'Rescued' Dangerous Breeds
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 9-Year Old Kokomo Girl Mauled by Family Pit Bull Dies
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old San Bernardino Boy Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Year Old Child Killed by Sled Dog in Alaska
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Kills 7-Day Old New Port Richey Boy
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweilers at Home One Day Kill Baby on Iowa Tribal Land
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Kills 65-Year Old Woman in Lee County
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Ax Men' Jesse Browning's Stepdaughter Killed by Rottweiler
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Year Old Mauled to Death by Pit Bull Type Dog in Ocala
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 5-Day Old Infant Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 37-Year Old Philadelphia Woman Killed by Mother's Pit Bulls
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 11-Day Old Baby Killed by Husky in Independence
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Terry Child, 5-years old, Killed by Neighbor's Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 56-Year Old Man Killed by Daughter's Six Pit Bulls
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Pit Bull Kills 3-Year Old Boy in Apple Valley
2009
2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 16-Month Old Killed by Babysitter's Pit Bull in Union County
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Killed by Family Dog in Cape Coral
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman, 49, Bitten by Dog Dies Shortly Thereafter
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Great-Aunt's Rottweiler Kills 20-Month Old Boy
- 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
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Toddler Wanders from Babysitter's Home; Killed by Pit Bull
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 17-Month Old Boy Killed by Pit Bull-Mix at Babysitter's Home
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 23-Month Old Toddler Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Phoenix Woman Dies After Complications of Dog Bite
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Senior Couple Killed by Pack of Dogs in Oglethorpe County
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Killed by Pet Pit Bull in Hardy County
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Leesburg Man, 20, Killed by His Two Pit Bulls...
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Gabrial Mandrell-Sauerhage, 3, Killed by Family Dogs
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 2 Pit Bulls Kill 10-Year Old Boy in Rusk County, Texas
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills 11-Month Old Child in Eastpointe
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Huron County Veteran Killed by Three Dogs
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Winterhaven Man Killed by Pack of Dogs
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Michael Blaise Landry, 4, Killed in Own Yard
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 7-Month Old Boy Killed by Grandmother's Pit Bulls
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Boy Killed by Pit Bull in Luling, TX
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Year Old Boy Killed by Neighbor's Dog
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Rancho Mirage Man Killed by Two Bullmastiff-Mix Dogs
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Police Officer Couple's Infant Killed by Family Dog
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Brianna Shanor, 8-Years Old, Killed by Chained Dog
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Olivia Rozek, 3-Weeks Old, Killed by Family Husky
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Brooklynn Grace Milburn Killed by Rottweiler
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Alex Angulo, 4-Years Old Mauled to Death by Rottweiler
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Cheyenne Peppers, 5, Killed by Three Family Pit Bulls
2008
2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 7-Year Old Boy Killed by Pit Bulls in Breckenridge, Texas
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 2 Pit Bulls Attack, Kill 60-Year Old Rubidoux Man
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Boy Killed in Clark County, Nevada
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 62-Year Old Muncie Man Killed by Pit Bulls
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Dies After Being Mauled in Waianea
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 5-Year Old Girl Killed by Pet Pit Bull in Simi Valley
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Day Old Infant Killed by Family Dog
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Cancer Patient, 55, Mauled by Dogs Dies
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Fatally Maul 4-Month Old in Las Vegas
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Luna McDaniel, 83-Years Old, Dies from Pit Bull Injury
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Alexis Hennessy, 6-Days Old, Killed By Family Dog
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Henry Piotrowski, 90-Years Old, Killed by Two Pit Bulls
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Isis Krieger, 6-Years Old, Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Detroit Man Killed by Stray Pit Bull Attacking Dog
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Tulsa Infant Killed by Labrador
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 1-Year Old Erie Girl Killed by Family Dog
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Mississippi 3-Year Old Boy Killed by Pit Bull
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Great-Grandmother Killed by Family Dogs
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy Killed by Family Pit Bull in Weslaco, Texas
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Julian Slack's Death Brings Back Bad Memories
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Dies In Pit Bull Attack At Camp Lejeune
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Abraham Jonathan Tackett, Killed by Chained Dog
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Kelli Chapman Killed by Two Pit Bulls
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Justin Mozer Killed by Jack Russell Terrier
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Brooklyn Infant Killed by Family Dog
2007
2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Seth Lovitt Killed by Family's Pit bull
- 2007 Fatal Mauling Investigation of Carshena Benjamin Closes Unresolved
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Kelly Caldwell Killed by Loose Pit Bulls in California
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Cora Lee Suehead Attacked by Pit Bulls
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Attack Shows Underbelly of Pit Bull Ownership
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Rosalie Bivins Killed While Getting Her Mail
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Mary Bernal Killed by In-Law's Pit Bull
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Attacks and Kills Toddler in South Carolina
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Tori Whitehurst, Killed by American Bulldog
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Jennifer Lowe, Killed by Two Pit Bulls, No Charges Filed
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Tina Marie Canterbury Killed by Her Two Pit Bulls
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Scott Warren, 6, Killed by Family Pit Bull
2006
2006 Dog Bite Fatality: Criminal Trial of Boy Mauled to Death by Pack of Dogs
- 2006 Dog Bite Fatality: Second Trial Begins for Pit Bull Owner in Kansas City
- 2006 Dog Bite Fatality: Dog Owner Pleads Guilty in Charles Dalton Fatality
- 2006 Dog Bite Fatality: 56-year-old Pablo Rudolfo Fleites
- 2006 Dog Bite Fatality: Dogsitter Killed By Pit Bull in New York
Additional years
1909 Dog Bite Fatality: John P. Colby's Fighting Pit Bull Kills Nephew
- 2005 Dog Bite Fatality: 4-Year Old Boy Killed by Uncle's Pit Bull in Bartlesville
- 2005 Dog Bite Fatality: Victim's Family Sues Animal Control in Spotsylvania
- 2003 Fatality: Anna Cieslewicz, Killed by Pit Bulls While Jogging
- 1999 Dog Bite Fatality: Savannah Boy Killed by Pit Bull; Father Reflects Upon Attack
- 1996 Dog Bite Fatality: 4-Year Old Wheeler Boy Killed by Loose Chow-Mix Dogs
- Part I: Doretta Zinke, 39, Killed by 9 Pit Bulls (1945)
- Part II: Doretta Zinke, 39, Killed by 9 Pit Bulls (1945)
- Part III: Doretta Zinke, 39, Killed by 9 Pit Bulls (1945)
- Part I: The Story of Harry Acklam, Murdered by Two Pit Bulls in 1896
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