When families look online for a new pet, they’re often greeted by colorful photos of dogs posed with funny hats, cute captions and intriguing backstories. Facts about a dog’s history, on the other hand, are more difficult to come by. Dogsbite.com recently published an expose about the deceptive nature of many shelter postings, and how … Read more
A new report with thirteen years of data has revealed shocking trends about dog bites in America. Dogsbite.org has released their findings, including the statistic that 433 people have suffered fatal dog bites since 2005. The report breaks down these attacks by breed, with pit bulls responsible for 66 percent of the fatalities. Rottweilers followed, … Read more
A walk in the woods turned dangerous for a man at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton recently. The man was walking a trail near where his family was holding a cookout when two pit bulls began running straight towards him. He tried to run from the animals, but fell. The dogs attacked the man’s … Read more
Dog attacks on postal workers are down slightly from 2016, with more than 6,000 workers injured nationwide in 2017. The number is still staggeringly high, even as the number of attacks locally have gone down. Virginia saw 161 postal workers attacked by dogs last year, compared with 173 in 2016. Even with the small amounts … Read more
An 8-day-old baby girl has died after being mauled by the family dog. Police say the infant was lying in her bassinet when the family’s large “shepherd-like” dog came in and attacked the child. Police say the baby’s head and upper body were primarily hurt in the attack. She was rushed to the hospital where … Read more
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