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Woman Dies After Dog Drags Her In Front Of Train Posted: 5:43 pm PDT June 4, 2009 Updated: 6:23 pm PDT June 4, 2009 HAYWARD, Calif. -- A woman was struck and killed by a Capital Corridor train in Hayward Thursday afternoon when the dog she was walking dragged her onto the tracks and into the path of the oncoming locomotive, according to authorities. The fatal accident took place just hours after a pedestrian died from being struck by an Amtrak train in Berkeley. According to Alameda County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. J.D. Nelson, at about 2:15 p.m. two people with...

By Ashley Roberts WSLS10 Reporter Published: May 4, 2009 A four-year-old child is recovering, after Galax Police say a pit bull attacked the child and an adult at a birthday party on Sunday. Officers say Gregory Hatcher was walking his pit bull on Webster Street, across from the Galax Police Department, when the dog began barking, and police say Webster and some adults at the birthday party “exchanged words.“ Investigators believe the dog then got loose, attacked Tyonda Ravenell and then the child. EMTs took both the child and Ravenell to Twin County Regional Hospital. EMTs then took the child...

Mom accused of sex with toddler, dog Webcast leads to arrest Trevor Wilhelm The Windsor Star Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Police call it one of the most shocking and disturbing crimes they've seen after a woman allegedly broadcast herself on a webcam having sex with her toddler and her dog. "It's one of those things that just makes your stomach roll," said Essex County OPP Const. Janet Hayes. "It's hard to believe there are people out there that can commit these despicable offences, especially against their own child. You can't comprehend someone that could do something like that." The Lakeshore...

Saturday, April 25th 2009 NEIGHBOURS rescued a girl from disfigurement or death after a pitbull attacked her and was in the process of chewing on the infant's face. Three-year-old Nathalia Jones's rescuers found her being mauled by the dog near her home on Thursday. She was last night a patient at the San Fernando General Hospital. It took 30 stitches to close the wounds. Little Nathalia was playing with her cousins when the dog pounced on her. "The dog grabbed my child's head and was biting. And when people see this they began pulling away the dog. I still can't...

Family of pit bull victim denounces breed (a breed that is "sent by Satan.") Blocked site, link only: http://www.detnews.com/article/20090423/METRO/904230462/1361/Family+of+pit+bull+victim+denounces+breed

05:58 PM PDT on Thursday, April 23, 2009 By WAYNE HAVRELLY, kgw.com Longview pit bull attack LONGVIEW, Wash. -- The search is on for a dangerous pit bull that Longview police say bit a 3-year-old boy who was eating lunch with his mom in Victoria Freeman park Wednesday afternoon. The boy suffered serious bite marks to his cheek and was treated at OHSU. Thursday afternoon, animal control officers with the Cowlitz County Humane Society searched the neighborhood for the white pitbull with brown brindle markings. It ran off after the boys mom punched it during the attack. Newschannel 8 spoke...

EASTPOINTE, Mich. - Police say a family's pit bull terrier has fatally mauled a 1-year-old boy. Lt. Darrell Corsi says the boy's parents were home when he was attacked by the dog shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday in Eastpointe, which borders Detroit on the northeast. The father, whose name was being withheld, shot the dog to death with a handgun.

Owner witnessed neighbor slamming dog to the ground. Posted: 9:14 AM Apr 22, 2009 An Omaha man has been cited for animal cruelty after allegedly beating a dog because it wouldn't stop barking. The rat terrier mix had injuries severe enough that it had to be euthanized. The dog, named Pompoo, was tethered on the back porch of an apartment at 75th and Howard Streets on Monday morning. Pompoo's owner, Catalina Snyder, says 57-year-old Kevin Cleavenger knocked on her door, but she didn't answer because she was scared of Cleavenger. Then she said she heard yelping and saw Cleavenger slamming...

ANDERSON, Ind. -- A man fatally beat and strangled his pit bull after the dog chased and repeatedly bit a 20-year-old woman, saying he did what was necessary after the attack. Kayla Greene received stitches for numerous bite wounds to her arms and buttocks that she suffered before the dog's owner pulled the animal off her. The attack and the killing of the dog by Dustin Haskett, 25, are under investigation, and it will be up to prosecutors to decide whether he will face animal cruelty charges, city police Detective Mitch Carroll said. Greene said she was attacked Monday as...

Last modified on 4/21/2009 at 12:19 am Judge grants retrial to Cody pit bull owner By RUFFIN PREVOST Gazette Wyoming Bureau CODY - A judge has ordered a new trial for a Cody man convicted last month of keeping a vicious animal after his dog chased two horses in their corral, one of which ran into a fence post and died. "That's one of those good-news, bad-news things," Judge Bruce Waters told defendant Raymond Goodman on Monday. The good news for Goodman, 20, is that he has a right to a jury trial, which he was not allowed during his...

Mauled Kulpmont girl is 'critical' She's in medically induced coma By Wayne Laepple and Rick Dandes The Daily Item KULPMONT -- One day after being horribly mauled by a bullmastiff in an alley off Chestnut Street on Sunday afternoon, 9-year-old Amanda Smith was in critical, but stable condition, in a medically induced coma at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Jody Cervantes, a cousin of Jennifer Smith, Amanda's mother, said, "From the dog attack, Amanda suffered multiple fractures, her sinuses were torn out, her skull was punctured, jaw broken and the bridge of her nose ripped away." With Smith at the...

Crime victim's service dog shot By MARLEE GINTER KOMO-TV STAFF BELLINGHAM -- Chohnie Baird clutched on to the people around her. With her service dog gone, she has no choice but to rely on others for support. "I miss her. I'm afraid to be out here now. That's why I had her," Baird said. Baird said the unthinkable suddenly robbed her of her service golden retriever. Detectives said that on Monday afternoon, a neighbor shot and killed Sister. Baird, a crime victim, had gotten Sister to be her therapy dog and protector. James Krebs, Baird's caretaker, said he witnessed the...

By Brandi Watters, Herald Bulletin Staff Writer April 21, 2009 09:27 pm ANDERSON — A woman was attacked by a pit bull Monday after which the dog’s owner beat the animal to death. According to Detective Mitch Carroll of the Anderson Police Department, police were called to the 2400 block of Jackson Street at about 10:40 p.m. on reports that a female pit bull had attacked a 20-year-old woman. Carroll said the dog’s alleged owner, 25-year-old Dustin Haskett, pulled the dog from the woman and strangled the animal with an extension cord, according to witness reports. The attack victim, 20-year-old...

Owner Of Pit Bull That Attacked Girl Facing New Charges 'Princess' Accused Of Attacking Child, Chasing Neighbor POSTED: 11:20 am EDT April 21, 2009 UPDATED: 12:43 pm EDT April 21, 2009 HOMESTEAD, Pa. -- The owner of a pit bull named Princess is facing new charges after her dog -- which mauled a 7-year-old girl in March -- reportedly went after a neighbor last week. Charges of not having a license for the dog, allowing the dog to get loose and not getting an updated rabies shot for the dog were filed against Kelly Gasch at the district judge's office...

A horse has been injured after being attacked by a dog during a show-jumping event in Londonderry. The horse was being led by a young girl at an event in the council-owned Ballyarnett Park on Sunday. The horse was bitten on its neck and hind quarters when it was attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier. The horse's owner Kelda Morgan said it was a frightening experience: "The dog just came running at the mare, Tessa, and she did her best to get away." "It was petrifying for everybody at the show, especially for Amy, the girl that was holding Tessa,"...

Published April 21, 2009 12:45 am Pit bull attacks Anderson woman The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON — A 20-year-old Anderson woman suffered several bite wounds when a pit bull attacked her late Monday evening. Kayla Greene had just left her house in the 2400 block of Jackson Street and was walking down the sidewalk. The female pit bull was reportedly inside a fenced-in yard but jumped over the fence and attacked Greene, said Sgt. Bill Casey, Anderson Police Department spokesman. The height of the fence was not available. The dog was killed by a man who beat it with a stick,...

Three cats killed in pit bull rampage April 20, 2009 06:44 PM The owners of three cats killed by two pit bulls early Sunday morning, say some of the blame for the deadly rampage should be shared by the City of Las Vegas' animal control division and Metro police. Debbie Howell says she and her husband Ken saw the dogs attack their cat and another belonging to a friend. "We watched her cat Socks being ripped apart by these two pit bulls. It was terrifying." Debbie Lenhart says the two pit bulls aggressively approached as she and her husband were...

Updated: 04/19/2009 04:12 PM By: AP Wire Service POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) - A 5-year-old Dutchess County boy needed 1,000 stitches and is facing a long recovery after he was attacked by a pit bull. State Police say the tot was in intensive care at Westchester Medical Center after the Thursday night attack at a home in Myers Corner. He had 80 to 100 cuts on his head and face.

Toddler Mauled By Dog May Lose Ear Posted: 5:10 pm EDT April 20, 2009Updated: 5:22 pm EDT April 20, 2009 ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. -- WARNING: This story contains graphic details and may not be suitable for some readers. A 4-year-old Rockdale County boy faces skin graft surgery after a pit bull mix named “Chaos” attacked him. The boy’s mother said she literally pulled her son from the jaws of the dog and boy’s stepfather fought the dog as it kept attacking. Channel 2 Action News reporter Jeff Dore went to the hospital to talk with the boy’s stepfather about what...

Lawyer defends 'dangerous' pit bull that attacked four By Alan Burke Staff writer PEABODY — Salem lawyer Jeremy Cohen is resolving to save Bronson the pit bull. Cohen has been hired to represent Brian Stevens, owner of the dog that last Thursday savagely attacked three women and a police officer, inflicting more than 50 wounds on Cassandra Osgood of Danvers. "I know why the dog snapped," Cohen said. He declined to share any specifics. "It was because he was being a dog and not a killer." The lawyer hinted that a brief episode of playful wrestling between two of the...