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Published: Saturday, June 05, 2010 By JOEY KULKIN Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — The pit bull that attacked a beagle in front of schoolchildren Friday morning was adopted by a woman who defended herself in a phone interview with The Trentonian yesterday. “I have not gone away in about two years because I don’t like leaving my animals alone,” the 27-year-old woman said while crying. “I go away for one night, and this is what happens. I am not a bad person.” The woman said she rescued the female pit bull from a Hamilton shelter in 2007 and that a...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Allison Walker's mother, Janice, has not left her daughter's bedside at Children's Hospital since Tuesday. Allison and her friend were riding on their horses on a rural Hardin County back road when three pit bulls ran out of a front yard and attacked the horses. "The pit bulls just ran out of the yard and attacked the horses. And the other little girl, she got off of her horse. But when Allison started to get off, her foot hung in the stirrup," said Allison's mother. The fall left her daughter in a coma. The only thing standing...

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...

FRANKFORD - May 24, 2009 (WPVI) -- A woman was mauled by a pit bull inside her home this morning. Police were called to the 4700 block of Worth Street in Philadelphia's Frankford section just before 4:00. The 43-year-old homeowner said she had been attacked by her daughter's pit bull and the dog was blocking their escape from the upstairs of the home. . . . The victim told police the mauling happened when she tried to break up a fight between the pit bull and another dog. She also said the pit bull was under her care because it...

By Paul Glasser about 5 hours ago The sign on the door says “Beware of Dog,” but family and friends say two pit bulls accused of attacking a mail carrier are friendly. According to a police report, two pit bulls attacked Troy Wood, a Frankfort mail carrier, at 104 Spring St. on April 1. Wood told police he hurt his arm when he fell to the ground, and the dogs did not bite him. Wood did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday, but postmaster Don Hopper said the dogs bit Wood on the leg and chest. Kimberly Rose,...