On Thanksgiving, a Port Washington man was attacked and received multiple animal bites by a neighbor's dog. He was in the process of carrying bags out his car when the dog escaped its leash and began biting him. Although the man kicked the dog in self-defense, he...
Animal Bites
Shooting to defend, or shooting to prevent?
There are many people who are afraid of pit bulls. The dogs have a reputation for biting, and biting hard, sometimes fatally. So it comes as no surprise that a bystander who saw three pit bulls run up to a jogger in Tampa, Florida recently felt the need to protect the...
Couple wants to keep lion-hunting dogs
Imagine if your neighbors owned a pair of enormous dogs, over 100 pounds each, that were originally bred to hunt lions in Africa. Then imagine these dogs were locked up after being declared "potentially dangerous" for biting several people, and one of the owners hid...
Dog in mauling case gets its own attorney
The Constitution guarantees a right to counsel in a court of law but does that right extend to dogs? A judge in Effington County, Georgia has appointed an attorney for a pit bull named Kno, who is accused of attacking and severely injuring a 5 year-old boy this last...