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CABOT, Ark. - A pit bull attack almost turned deadly for two horses at Roman's Training Center in Cabot. Trainer June Roman said a pit bull came out of the woods Sunday and attacked two of her American Paints, Porche and Flashy. "No provocation whatsoever," Roman said. "Just murder on his mind. He was ripping Flashy's nose and leg off." "She [Porche] was covered in blood on her legs, her face, chunks hanging off," said Dana Bailey, Porche's owner. "I was just crying because I have the horse gene and she's my baby." After the horses stomped the pit bull,...

The dog reportedly attacked the child about 7:30 p.m., police said. The child suffered serious injuries to the head and neck, but was expected to survive. The child remained in the hospital Sunday night. ... Pit bulls are illegal to own in Commerce City

Dogs Did Not Have Identification; Rabies Tests Under Way INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Police shot and killed three pit bulls Thursday night after the pack mauled three men, KMBC's Kris Ketz reported. The three separate attacks all occurred within the same block of East 23rd Street and Kings Highway. All three victims were taken to local hospitals. Two are in serious condition, and one is in critical condition. The pit bulls first attacked a man walking down East 23rd Street at about 6 p.m. The man jumped in the back of a nearby pickup to try to evade the dogs. A...

GLOVERSVILLE - Michael Ward, the owner of the 2-year-old pit bull that attacked a small bichon frise March 31, will be taking the dog back to its breeder Saturday to fulfill his court obligations to remove the dog from Gloversville without having to euthanize him. "I called [the breeder] and he didn't want the dog to go to someone he didn't know and he wanted to make sure the dog had a safe home," Ward said. "Everybody thinks that he's a vicious dog because of the breed. Everybody is being discriminating against it. [The breeder] breeds them and he knows...

By staff report April 4, 2006 A St. Lucie County sheriff's deputy was attacked and bitten by a pit bull Saturday, one of two he was trying to catch after they attacked and nearly killed a small dog. According to sheriff's reports, Deputy Charles Wiley was trying to help Animal Control Officer Linda Van Rixal capture two pit bulls loose in the 7300 block of Santa Rosa Parkway in Lakewood Village when the dogs, a male and a female, attacked him, knocking him to the ground. Wiley reported that the male dog bit him on the right outer thigh. He...