Fatal Dog Attack in Canada
Three sled dogs managed to break away from the restraint of being chained and proceeded to maul and kill a four year old boy in the Baffin Islands, Canada, onRead More
Fatal dog attacks Dog Bite Injury Blog
A blog for attorneys & dog bite victims by animal behavior expert, Richard Polsky, PhD. The dog bite injury blog was created to report current news about injury caused to people as a result of being attacked by a canine. An animal behavior perspective is used. Stories for inclusion have been carefully chosen based on where the incident happened, the breed of dog involved, the nature of the injury, legal implications, and whether a canine fatality occurred.
South Carolina Fatal Dog Attack: The Danger of Dog Packs
Eighty year-old Carlton Freeman, a bilateral amputee at the knees, was riding his motorized wheelchair on May 8, 2013 when he was brutally attacked and mauled by four pit bullRead More
Four-year-old girl mauled by family dog in Las Cruces,New Mexico
A 4 year-old girl left unattended in a camping trailer, was bitten severely in the face as her father was busy checking for air in the tires in preparation forRead More
Dog bite mauling in Hertford, NC takes the life of 10-month-old boy
Ten-month-old James Hudson was killed in his home by the family dog on September 9 , 2012 in Hertford, North Carolina. The victim’s grandmother was babysitting this child, and happenedRead More
Dog Bite Mauling | Fatal dog attack on 10-year-old boy in South Carolina
The South Carolina Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of Bentley Collins in the dog bite mauling death of a 10-year-old Matthew Davis. In February 2012, Collins was convicted and Read More
Fatal dog bite attack in Georgia: Missing Boy Found Mauled to Death
Four-year-old, Brayton Carson, reported missing by his mother in the early evening on September 06, 2012, was found dead several hours later in high grass about 90 feet from hisRead More
Georgia dog bite fatality kills 23-year-old college student in DeKalb
Georgia dog bite fatality victim, Rebecca Carey, described as a person with an extreme devotion to animals, may have been killed by some of the rescue dogs she took intoRead More
Fatal dog attacks on children on swings
Parents with infants need to be particularly careful when leaving their child unsupervised on a swing in the presence of the family dog. This warning comes as result of aRead More
Fatal wolf attack on human in Alaska
Wolf attacks on humans are rare. However, there is indication that the shy, reserved nature of the wolf toward humans in the wilderness may be changing. From my perspective inRead More
Fatal dog bites: 6 critical animal behavior factors likely to cause death
The six most critical animal behavioral variables associated with fatal dog bites in the USA appear in the table at the bottom of this post. This page presents a shortRead More
