Archive - victims of pit bulls & severe dog attacks
A collection of archive posts by the DogsBite.org blog documenting victims of catastrophic pit bull mauling injuries and severe dog attack injuries and the enduring recovering process afterward.
Nick Foley's Mother Denounces 'Rehabilitating' Fighting Dogs - Pit Bulls
2010
- Pit Bulls Attack Student Driver's Vehicle, Two Persons Inside
- State Law Only Allows for Meager Charges After Near Fatal Mauling
- Pet Staffy Bull 'Berserks,' Mauls Family Member and Male Friend
- Pit Bull Victim Daniela Sexton: 'And Now I Have to Pay for It'
- Pit Bull 'Berserks,' Attacks Three, Traps Fleers Inside Dog's Home
- Pit Bull Owner's Sister Blames Mauling on 6-Year Old Tyah Norris
- Boy, 8, Nearly Killed by Pit Bull in Warren; Also Mauled at Age 3
- Blogger Seeks Justice for Vanessa Carlton After Pit Bull Biting Incident
- 11-Year Old Attacked at Father's Home; Mother Questions Subsequent Events
- Leashed Pit Bull Bites Through Chest Pack to Attack Baby on Sidewalk
- Natylee Murphy Update: Eight Months and 10 Surgeries After Brutal Pit Bull Attack
- Dominic Solesky Featured in National Dog Bite Prevention Week Video
- Pit Bull Scalp Attack Victim, Brianna Watkins, Recuperating
- Pit Bull Attack Victim, Tanya Barnes, Recounts Life Threatening Attack
- The Pit Bull Bite: Meet 13-Year Old Vincent Marchese, Attacked Walking to Bus Stop
- Pit Bull Attack Victim, Duane VanLanHam, Awarded Carnegie Medal for Heroism
- Dog Bite Victim Attorney Responds to 'Blame the Victim' Comment
- Dangerous By Default: Extreme Breeds by Anthony Solesky
- Pit Bull Owner Asks Police to Shoot Him After Dog Attacks His Face
- Zupf: Cuba Child Left Unrecognizable After Pit Bull Attack
- Five Dogs Escape Fence and Brutally Attack Three Children in Fontana
2009
- 2009 Pit Bull Attack Victims and Their Stories - DogsBite.org
- Free Jazz Event Hopes to Raise Funds to Help Pit Bull Attack Victim
- Zupf: Pit Bull-Mix Hospitalizes Owner, Had Previously Bitten Son
- Pit Bull Owners Force the Removal of Justin Clinton's Small Memorial
- Unnamed Pit Bull Scalp Attack Victim - DogsBite.org Needs Your Help
- Collection of Pit Bull Scalp Attack Victims - DogsBite.org
- Pit Bulls Attacking Owner's Brother Caught on Camera in Bakersfield
- 2009 Pit Bull Awareness Day by YouTube Artist Zupf - DogsBite.org
- Pit Bull Attacks Owner's Mother; May Suffer Arm Amputation
- 'Non Bite' Pit Bull Injury Leads to Death of Plainfield AC Officer
- Pit Bull Owner Lies After Dog is Declared 'Dangerous,' Dog Attacks Again
- Nebraska Humane Society Describes Pit Bull Injury as 'Mutilation'
- 3-Year Old Girl Airlifted After Backyard Breeder's Pit Bull Attacks
- The Pit Bull Bite: Pet Pit Bull Bites Off Owner's Hand
- Elderly Woman Suffers Broken Hip and Crushed Wrist After Pit Bull Attack
- Damonica Paul, Elkhart Pit Bull Attack Victim, Needs Your Help
- Dog Attacks Child 2 Days in a Row; Grandmother Faces Felony
- A Pit Bull with an 'Unknown' Background Presents Huge Risk
- History Channel Airs Segment of Double Fatal Attack in Livingston, MI
- Flashback: Emma-Leigh Chambers-Allen Attacked by a Pit Bull
- Shaylee Crosson, 3, Loses Scalp in Pit Bull Attack
- Pit Bull Attacks Owner 24 Hours After Adoption from Humane Group
- 8-Year May Lose Arm After Trying to Save Dog from Pit Bull Attack
- Do Not Befriend an 'Unknown' Pit Bull Under Any Circumstances
- Zupf: Woman Saves 4-Year Old Child From Pit Bull Attack
- Three Pit Bulls Attack, Severely Injure 30-Year Old Indianapolis Woman
- Haverhill Mother 'Stunned' as Pit Bull Attacks 1-Year Old Daughter
- Zupf: Justin Cutrer's Story and the Help-Justin Website
- Zupf: Loose Pit Bull Attacks Dennis Braun; Owner Denies It
- 6-Year Old May Need Skin Grafts After Pit Bull Attack in La Vista
- The Charlotte Blevins Charitable Benefit - June 25, 2009
- Pit Bull Attack Claims Two Victims, Requires Two LifeFlight Helicopters
- 59-Year Old Spokane Man Hospitalized After Pit Bull Attack
- Twentynine Palms Girl, 9, Airlifted After Pit Bull Attack
- 3 Pit Bulls Attack 6-Year Old Henry County Boy in Driveway
- Frankie Flora's Uncle Speaks to Eyewitness News About his Recovery
- Wappingers Boy Suffers Life Altering Injures in Pit Bull Attack
- Letter: Attack Victim's Husband Says Pit Bull Regulation Sorely Needed
- Pit Bull Attack Victim Airlifted to Regional Burn Center in Tampa
- Same Pit Bulls Attack Billings Victim 2 Separate Times
- Pit Bull Tasered 15 to 20 times During Attack: No Effect
- Pit Bull Attacks Four in Peabody; LifeFlight and Ambulances Summoned
- 2-Year Old Akron Girl Attacked by Loose Pit Bull in Backyard
- Zupf: Dyersburg 16-Year Old Girl Attacked by Two Pit Bulls
- Home Invasion Attack: Pit Bull Attacks Maryland Family
- 3rd Documented Bite by Pit Bull in Washington County
- 10 Shots Stop Pit Bull Attack on Pregnant Woman and Officer
- 61-Year Old Texan Loses Half Her Face in Pit Bull Attack
- Caine -- Producer of Pit Bull that Killed Jennifer Lowe -- Attacks Woman
- 2-Year Old Tampa Girl in Serious Condition After Pit Bull-Mix Attack
- Pit Bull Attacks Toddler While Being Baby-Sat in Bay County
- Pit Bull Invades Home in Oklahoma, Bites Woman, Kills Cat
- Rescued Fighting Dog Bites Young Woman in the Face After Sex
- Pit Bull Attack Victim Files Lawsuit; Appears on Discovery Channel
- Two Adult Texans Get Eye Ripped Out By Pit Bulls Over the Weekend
- Pit Bull Dog Aggression Results in Serious Human Injury
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- Del City Mailman Attacked by Pit Bull After City Loses Pit Bull Ban
- Dog Aggression Equals Human Injury, Bullets and Dead Family Dogs
- Meet 6-Year Old Brian Lemus: Pit Bull Attack Victim
- Zupf: Pit Bull Attack Victim, Brenda Hill, Shares Her Attack Story
- Brenda Hill, 68, Attacked by Pit Bulls While Taking Out the Trash
- Another Pit Bull Strangles Self to Death in Catch Pole Noose
- Pit Bull Bends Metal Catch Pole Before Strangling Self to Death in Noose
- Elkhart Pit Bull Owner May Suffer Amputation After 'Redirected' Attack
- Pit Bull Bite Triggers Seizure at Moose Pond Animal Shelter
- Babysitter's Pit Bull Attacks Infant in Newport News; Critical Condition
- South Africa Struggles with More Violent Pit Bull Attacks
- Pair of Pit Bulls Send Two Women to Hospital in Fabens
- Retired Marine Stabs Attacking Pit Bull to Death in Anaheim
- 9-Year Old Boy Stops Pit Bull Attack by Applying Jiu Jitsu Move
- Carson City Teenager Stabs Attacking Pit Bull to Death
2008
- December 2008: Condensed Attacks
- Zupf: Staten Island Model Attacked by Loose Pit Bull
- Pair of Pit Bulls Attack Molalla Man Christmas Morning
- Zupf: Girl Attacked by Pit Bull Walking Home From School
- Dog Owner Escapes Payment by Seeking Bankrupcty Protection
- Deerfield Beach Boy Airlifted After Pit Bull Jumps Fence to Attack
- Pit Bull Breaks Through Glass Door to Attack 10-Year Old Child
- Jersey Jogger Severely Mauled by Unleashed Pit Bull, Owner Flees
- Pocatello Animal Control Officer Severely Attacked by Vicious Pit Bull
- Zupf Videos: December 1-7, 2008, Candidate Attacked by Pit Bull
- Elderly Man And Son Attacked By Pit Bull in Atlanta
- Fairfield Man Stops Pit Bull Attack With Box Cutter
- Pit Bull Type Dog -- Staffordshire Bull Terrier -- Attacks Baby
- Jaydin Embry: One Year After Pit Bull-Mix Tears Off Scalp
- Pit Bull-Mix Owner 'Surprised' by Sudden Attack
- Girl Attacked by Pit Bull in Vancouver, Washington
- Child Ripped Up by Pack of Pit Bulls in Baton Rouge
- Pit Bull Attack Stopped by 4 Men and Police Gunfire in Oregon
- $495,000 Settlement for New Jersey Woman Mauled by a Pit Bull
- Off-Leash Pit Bull Attacks 8-Year Old in Carondelet
- Two Pit Pulls Jump from Pickup to Attack Passing Man
- Pit Bull Rips Off Scalp of Jackson County Girl
- Victim Huong Le and John Makus Speak to Kiro News
- Woman Stabs Pit Bull in Home Invasion Attack
- 2 Adults Severely Attacked by Pit Bulls in Indianapolis
- Bexar County Public Works Employees Attacked by 'Pig Hunting' Pit Bulls
- Woman Saves Child; Pit Bull Owner Charged Under Lillian's Law
- Ft Lupton Boy, 7, Mauled By Neighbor's Chow-Mix
- On Pit Bull Awareness Day, DogsBite.org Releases Video of Attack Victims
- Child Airlifted After Attack by Pit Bull in Orange County
- Man Bitten Over 50 Times by Attacking Pit Bull in Gastonia
- Denise Rocha: Attacked by Two Pit Bulls is Recovering
- Dog Owner Cited in Palm Bay Attack that Ended in Amputation
- Justin Kowalczyk: Attacked by His Cousin's Pit Bull
- Victims of Serious Dog Attacks Suffer Long After Attack
- Pit Bull Type Dog Attacks Second Victim in Tennessee
- Dog Owner Cited in Palm Bay Attack that Ended in Amputation
- Two Pit Bulls Attack 8-Year-Old and Godmother
- London Pianist and Toddler Attacked by a Pair of Pit Bulls
- Man Cornered by Raging Pit Bulls Kicks Them Back
- Dogs Maul Phoenix City Worker, Police Describe 'Lifeless Body'
- Flashback: Emily Stinnett, 4-Years Old, Scalp Ripped Off by Pit Bull
- Flashback: Pit Bull Rips off Boy's Ear in Louisville
- Flashback: Baby Seized by Pit Bull in Home Invasion Attack
- 2 Felony Counts Charged in Pittsburg Pit Bull Mauling
- Pittsburg Girl Recovering Well After August Pit Bull Attack
- Pit Bull Attacks Mother, Daughter at Gas Station
- Pit Bull Seized After Attacking 13-Year Old and Adult
- Oroville Woman, 34, Severely Attacked by Two Altered Pit Bulls
- Pit Bulls Attack Wheelchair Paraplegic in Tennessee
- Boy, 6, Mauled By Three Pit Bulls in Chicago
- Video: Kasey Eyring 7 Years After Violent Pit Bull Attack
- Pit Bulls Send Second Victim to Harborview Trauma Center in One Week
- 19-Year Old Attacked After Two Pit Bulls Break Contraint
- 4-Year Old Critical After Pit Bull Attack in Chicago
- Sioux City Teenager Attacked by Pit Bull Stepping Off Bus
- Pit Bull Severs Artery in 4-Year Old's Leg in Oconee County
- San Antonio Woman Severly Mauled by Two Pit Bulls
- 9-Year Old Boy Attacked by Pit Bulls in School Play Field
- Loose Dog Attacks 12-Year Old Girl in South Windsor
- Quadriplegic Woman Protects Service Dog from Attacking Pit Bulls
- Pit Bulls in D.C. Injure Three Children in One Week
- Pit Bulls Attack Blind Man and Service, Therapy Dog
- Toddler Attacked by a Pit Bull Outside Day Care Center
- 15-Year Old Attacked by Pit Bull in Jamestown
- Flashback: Pit Bull Jumps Fence, Attacks 4 Year Old Oklahoma Boy
- Four Family Members Attacked by a Neighbor's Pit Bull
- Pit Bull Attack Victim Needs Over Four Hours of Reconstructive Surgery
- Home Invasion Attack by Pit Bull in Cincinnati
- Follow Up: Grandfather Shoots Pit Bull Attacking Granddaughter
- Bills Mount for Omaha Family of Dog Attack Victim
- 1,600 Stitches for Pit Bull Attack Victim, Dog Snaps Chain to Attack
- Pit Bull Mauls Wilkinsburg Child
- Little Girl Bitten by Pit Bull in 'Land Shark Attack'
- Baseball Bat Stops Pit Bull Attack in Gary
- Pig Dogs (Pit Bull Mixes) Attack Boy in New Zealand
- Rosie Gordon Recovering; Benefit Concert Planned
- Another Vicious Dog Name Bruiser Attacks
- Dog Attack Survivor Recounts his Attack
- San Jacinto Man Hospitalized After Pit Bull Attack
- Las Vegas Animal Control Officer Attacked by Three Pit Bulls
- Pit Bull Attacks 7-Year Old Girl on Kapalua Beach
- Brooklyn Boy Gets Ear Reattached After Terrifying Pit Bull Attack
- Surrey Jogger Vows to Carry Hatchet After Pit Bull Attack
- 2001 Omaha Pit Bull Attack Victim 'Totally Traumatized'
- Fourth Attack in Springfield in Less Than 2 Weeks
- Flashback: Pit Bulls Scalp Man in Guyana
- Coverage of the Omaha Pit Bull Attack - DogsBite.org
- Charlotte's Parents Recount Devastating Pit Bull Attack
- Omaha Toddler to Undergo Tissue Expansion
- Omaha Pit Bull Attacks March 27th - June 27th, 2008
- Second Child in Two Days Airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital
- Pit Bulls Maul Oregon Man's Face; LifeFlight Helicopter Called
- Pit Bull in Omaha Attacks 2 Babies and a Mother
- Flashback: $500,000 Award for Pain in Pit Bull Attack
- Flashback: The Amaya Hess Video Story
- Flashback: Amaya Hess 2 Years After Violent Pit Bull Attack
- Flashback: Dorothy Rugg and Granddaughter Mauled by Pit Bull
- Pit Bull Victim Alan Hill Awarded $7.25 Million Dollars
- Las Vegas Salesman Attacked by Four Pit Bulls
- Man Loses Genital Parts in Violent Pit Bull Attack
- Chow Scheduled for Adoption Release Attacks Shelter Worker
- Hoquiam Yard Worker Severely Bitten by Dogs
- Corpus Christi Boy, 9, Pulled Off Bike, Attacked by Pit Bull
- Girl Steps Off School Bus and Attacked by Pit Bull
- Jeff Davis Parish Drug from Bicycle By Two Pit Bulls
- Pit Bull Burrows Under Fence; 5-Year Old Boy Gets 2,000 Stitches
- Minneapolis Victim Sues Vicious Dog Owner and Animal Control
- Flashback: Jose Basilio Attacked by a Pack of Pit Bulls
- Anderson Boy, 8, Healing from Pit Bull Attack
- Sickle Cell Anemia Bite Victim; Pit Bull AWOL for Rabies Test
- Flashback: Dorothy Chevalier Viciously Attacked Getting Mail
- I Was Almost a Goner Says Sean Bajwa After Attack
- Five Pit Bulls Put Down After Animal Control Attack
- Pit Bull Busts Chain, Attacks Boy, Drags into Bushes
- Pit Bull Rottweiler-Mix Attack Leaves Boy with 400 Stitches
- Dog Attack Leaves Behind Many Scars
- Flashback: Woman Bites Rottweiler to Try to Stop Attack
- Three Pit Bulls Maul Boy in Tivoli, Texas
- Neighbor's Pit Bull Attacks 3-Year Old in West Virginia
- Flashback: Brandon Dillingham 2003, Attacked by a Loose Pit Bull
- Haverhill Boy Receives 200 Stitches After Mastiff-Pit Bull Mix Attack
- Tonya Potter: 'I Can't Look at Myself in the Mirror'
- Orange Schools Ordered to Pay $1.8 Million for Dog Attack
- Chicago Woman Attacked by Five Pit Bulls
- Surgery Helps 6-Year Old Recover from Rottweiler Attack
- 2007 Fatal Mauling Investigation of Carshena Benjamin Closes Unresolved
- Flashback: Georgia Rice Attacked by Chained Pit Bull
- Flashback: Jolie Woman Endures Pit Bull Attack, Dog Returned to Owner
- Texas Supreme Court: Dog Owner Can't 'Watch Attack' and Do Nothing
- Georgia Rice Still Healing from Pit Bull Attack Last Year
- The Unpredictability of a Pit Bull; a Realistic Fear
- LifeFlight Needed for Texas Pit Bull Attack Victim
- Dangerous Dogs Make it Unsafe to Take Out the Trash
- Peter Strauss Attacked by Pit Bull on Ranch
- Dominic Solesky's Mauling Goes Unpunished
- 7 Years After Pit Bull Attack, Victim Speaks Out
- Maryville Animal Control Officer Injured in Pit Bull Attack
- Rottweiler Attack Victim: I Could Hear Him Crunching my Bones
- Dog-bite Victim Gets $1 Million after American Bulldog Attack
- Woman Sues County After Being Mauled by Boxers
- Family, Friends Hope Vigil for Jennifer Lowe Brings Change
- Violent Unprovoked Pit Bull Attack in Nashville
- New Type Of Surgery Used For Dog Attack Victim
- Dog Mauling Victim Moved to Ohio Care Center
- The Scars of Angela Silva: The Enduring Effects of a Pit Bull Attack
- What Pit Bull Attack Victims Suffer: Alan Hill
- New York City to Pay Huge Damages to Pit Bull Attack Victim
- Another Unprovoked, Sustained Pit Bull Attack
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