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Dogs maul, kill horse; teen thrown from horse during attack - Naples Daily News
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:31:30 GMT+00:00
Dogs maul, kill horse; teen thrown from horse during attackNaples Daily NewsTwo dogs attacked and mauled a horse to death, according a Golden Gate Estates woman. What should have been a smooth horseback riding ...and more »

Couple hits out over dog attack - The Canberra Times
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:29:10 GMT+00:00
The Canberra TimesCouple hits out over dog attackThe Canberra TimesDustin and Laura Welbourne are distraught after their two-year-old chihuahua Bonnie was killed in a dog attack on Wednesday. Fiona Coghill, from Kippax ...

Dogs Attack 3 Year Old Girl - WKRG-TV
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:58:34 GMT+00:00
WKRG-TVDogs Attack 3 Year Old GirlWKRG-TVSEMMES, Alabama - A three-year-old Semmes girl is in the hospital recovering from a brutal dog attack. Mobile County Animal Control tells ...

Mandatory dog-attack insurance? A proposal in Britain. - Christian Science Monitor (blog)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:01:34 GMT+00:00
Christian Science Monitor (blog)Mandatory dog-attack insurance? A proposal in Britain.Christian Science Monitor (blog)Britain's Labour Party has proposed new laws that would force all dog owners to take out dog-attack insurance. By Tom Papworth Guest blogger / March 11, ...Dog owners told to get attack insuranceABC OnlineGovernment Plans for Compulsory Dog InsurancePaul Rooney SolicitorsUK to Muzzle Dangerous Dogs With Microchips and Pet InsuranceSwitched (blog)Politics.co.uk -Metro -The Oxford Timesall 624 news articles »

Mandatory dog-attack insurance? A proposal in Britain. (The Christian Science Monitor)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:41:06 GMT
In the run-up to elections in Britain, the Labour Party proposes that all dog owners take out attack insurance.

Dogs Attack 3 Year Old Girl (WKRG News 5 Mobile)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:18:09 GMT
The girl's grandfather says she had to get 160 stitches. more

Dogs maul, kill horse; teen thrown from horse during attack (Naples Daily News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:00 GMT
A pit bull and a boxer started chasing after the horses attacking and biting them.

Wash. man sentenced for dog attack on son (UPI)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:23:52 GMT
PORT ANGELES, Wash., March 11 (UPI) -- A resident of Port Angeles, Wash., will serve three months in jail for leaving his 11-year-old son alone before a dog attack, a judge says.

Possible Fatal Wolf Attack in Alaska - Backpacker Magazine (blog)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:55:18 GMT+00:00
Alaska Public Radio NetworkPossible Fatal Wolf Attack in AlaskaBackpacker Magazine (blog)After Berner's attack, wolves were reported back in the area, possibly looking to return to the body. Teams of locals headed out on snowmachines in hopes of ...Wolf concerns prompt questions about state's predator control programKTVA CBS 11 News AlaskaResidents unnerved by pack of wolvesAnchorage Daily NewsWolves may have killed teacher at Chignik LakeTheNewsTribune.comall 59 news articles »

Dog decapitated in horror attack (Fife Today)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:33 GMT
ANIMAL experts in Kirkcaldy have been left sickened by the decapitation of a pet dog. (11/03/2010 12:02:16)

Dog owner sentenced in mauling of Port Angeles child - Peninsula Daily
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:44:31 GMT+00:00
Dog owner sentenced in mauling of Port Angeles childPeninsula DailyMatthew B. Sims, 38, of Port Angeles was sentenced by Clallam County Superior Court Judge S. Brooke Taylor for a dangerous dog attack and possession of a ...and more »

Report: No charges will be filed in fatal dog attack - Orlando Sentinel
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:16:26 GMT+00:00
Central Florida News 13Report: No charges will be filed in fatal dog attackOrlando SentinelProsecutors will not file charges against a Marion County woman whose dog attacked and killed her 3-year-old daughter in Febuary, a Web site is reporting. ...No criminal charges in mauling deathOcalaall 4 news articles »

Pit bull shot by police after attacking another dog - The State Journal-Register
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:26:22 GMT+00:00
Pit bull shot by police after attacking another dogThe State Journal-RegisterThe dog was going to attack the boy when the grandmother picked him up, she told police. As the dog went onto the porch, the woman's dog, which was chained ...Elgin OKs ordinance without pit bull designationChicago Breaking News - TribuneMy Last Plea for Elgin OfficialsChicagoNow (blog)Elgin takes heat off pit bulls, revises dog lawChicago Daily HeraldWHAS 11.com (subscription) -The Courier News -WLKY Louisvilleall 36 news articles »

Dog owners told to get attack insurance - ABC Online
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:19:05 GMT+00:00
BBC NewsDog owners told to get attack insuranceABC OnlineMore than 100 people a week are admitted to hospital after dog attacks in the UK. There has also been a reported rise in levels of dog fighting and illegal ...UK to Muzzle Dangerous Dogs With Microchips and Pet InsuranceSwitched (blog)Britain's most dangerous dogs revealed in bloody attack filesMetroDog attack MP rejects control proposalsPolitics.co.ukThe Oxford Times -Basil & Spice -Burton Mailall 423 news articles »

Maritzburg man serious after dog attack - East Coast Radio
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:24:34 GMT+00:00
Maritzburg man serious after dog attackEast Coast RadioIt is believed that the man had just arrived home, and was walking towards his front door at Oribi Village when the dogs turned on him. ...'He had sustained multiple bite wounds'Independent Onlineall 13 news articles »

Danger dog legislation hailed 'a good start' (This is Oxfordshire)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:42:07 GMT
DOG attack victims in Oxford have declared new Home Office proposals which target pet owners ?a step in the right direction?.

Your Town: Olga Ospina awarded $87K in dog's death (The Monterey County Herald)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:38:05 GMT
A Superior Court jury awarded $87,000 Tuesday to local television anchorwoman Olga Ospina, whose dog was fatally mauled in a Pacific Grove attack three years ago.

Update: Woman, 78, Hospitalized After Dog Attack (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:06:23 GMT
The dog, a mixed breed of Pit Bull and Dalmatian, was turned over to Henry County deputies by the owner and is currently quarantined.

Man Accused of Ordering Dog to Attack Cops (WTAJ-TV Altoona)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:49 GMT
A man accused of ordering his Pit Bull to attack police officers surrendered to authorities on Tuesday.

Infant boy killed in dog attack near Perkins identified (The Oklahoman)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:09 GMT
PERKINS ? The name of an infant who was fatally attacked by a dog south of Perkins was released Tuesday by the state Medical Examiner?s office.Justin Lopez, who was 8 months old, died of blunt force trauma to the head, medical examiner?s spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard said.Firefighters responded to a call that a child had been attacked by a dog about 11:20 a.m. Monday. The infant died at the scene ...

Ky. Pit Bull Attack (WBKO Bowling Green)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:02:58 GMT
A Kentucky woman describes a harrowing attack on her dog by a neighbor's pit bull mix.

Dog owners told to get attack insurance (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:28:20 GMT
Dog owners in England and Wales will have to take out insurance against their pets biting people under government plans to tackle the increasing number of dangerous breeds.

Pit bull to be euthanized after attack on 5-year-old (KLTV 7 Tyler)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:22 GMT
Officials in Rusk County have decided that a dog involved in an attack on a 5-year-old will be euthanized.

Woman reports dog attack in Carlisle (The Sentinel)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:15 GMT
A 34-year-old Carlisle woman who was walking her dog in the 500 block of Mooreland Avenue today was charged and bitten once on each leg by another dog, according to Carlisle police.

Child recovers from dog attack - Winknews.com
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:14:37 GMT+00:00
Child recovers from dog attackWinknews.comA Cape Coral child is recovering at home after being attacked by a dog on Monday afternoon. Nathaniel Hernandez, 8, says he was playing at a friend's house, ...and more »

Man cleared of south London dog attack murder - BBC News
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:21:57 GMT+00:00
BBC NewsMan cleared of south London dog attack murderBBC NewsThe dogs used in the attack were an adult male Staffordshire bull terrier-bull mastiff cross named Tyson and an adult female Staffordshire terrier called ...and more »

Prime reason to report roaming dogs - 2 pit bull terriers attack a young girl - Examiner.com
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:36:16 GMT+00:00
Examiner.comPrime reason to report roaming dogs - 2 pit bull terriers attack a young girlExaminer.comRoaming dogs are often sick and fearful; a combination that can lead to violence. For this reason, it is important to always report any stray you see on the ...

Gamblers' newest twisted game: Attack of the killer finches - New York Daily News
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:20:50 GMT+00:00
New York Daily NewsGamblers' newest twisted game: Attack of the killer finchesNew York Daily News?In most cases, the people who are fighting small birds in the basement might well have been fighting dogs or cocks in the backyard,? says Rickey. ...and more »

Summons in fatal dog attack - Grand Junction Sentinel
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:25:41 GMT+00:00
Summons in fatal dog attackGrand Junction SentinelFruita officers were called around 6:15 pm on a report of a fatal dog attack. They arrived at 1025 E. McCune Ave. to find a dead Chihuahua in the front yard ...and more »

Aggression in dogs can lead to tragedy - Deseret News
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:40:18 GMT+00:00
Aggression in dogs can lead to tragedyDeseret NewsShe died of injuries sustained during a dog attack. A while back, the Brownings were a three-Rottweiler family. But one of the dogs reportedly bit an adult ...