On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 a 3-year-old boy was viciously attacked by a pit bull while he played in a backyard with his grandmother in Ohio. The pit bull was initially on a leash, but got loose and ran into the yard. The boy’s grandmother said pit bull grabbed the boy’s head and started shaking … Read more
The owner of two vicious animals is facing charges after her dogs attacked several people, police say. The attacks occurred on Bell Street in Hampton, Virginia late in the morning; a mail carrier was reportedly attacked by the two dogs after they escaped from the front door. The carrier was sent to the hospital for … Read more
A 12-year-old was viciously attacked by a dangerous pit bull and so badly injured that her wounds required dozens of stitches. The innocent victim was reportedly sitting on a friend’s porch when a pit bull got out of the house and lunged for her; the vicious animal dragged her by the hair and then bit … Read more
A man has been charged after his dog bit a pedestrian in Norfolk, Virginia, according to authorities. The charges were filed after animal control officials and the fire department responded to the call around noon on Thursday to find a man who claimed a dog had bitten him in the shoulder; the dog’s owner claimed … Read more
We all know that dangerous dogs exist, and we know that dog attacks happen with startling regularity in the United States. But is there a way we can determine where the nearest dangerous dog lives? Thankfully, Virginia has such a database. The Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry is a database that provides citizens with information relating to the … Read more
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