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Dog attacks represent some of the most gruesome personal injuries that are suffered, particularly where a child is involved (as is often the case). In its most recent study, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, estimated that at least 27 people died as the result of dog bite attacks (18 people in 1997 and 9 in 1998; See Dog Bite Data). Of 27 human dog bite related fatalities (DBRF), 19 (70%) were children (1 was 30 days old, 3 were between 7 and 11 months....MORE >>
Featured Articles on Dog Bites
- May 14, 2010 - Bad Dog, Owner on Lam from Bay Area Pound
- April 27, 2010 - Judges Want Jurors to Log Offline
- February 24, 2010 - Pit Bull Blamed for Death of GA Infant
- February 12, 2010 - Pit Bull Kills Girl, 5, in Mississippi
- February 9, 2010 - Ohio Woman Dies of Suspected Dog Attack
- January 19, 2010 - Sources: Pit Bulls Suspected in Death
- December 22, 2009 - Lopez Reaches Settlement in Dog Case
- December 8, 2009 - No Criminal Charges in Conn. Chimp Attack
- November 9, 2009 - NYC Man Wants Million for Cat Bite
- October 14, 2009 - Boy Mauled by Dog at Pet Event
- October 5, 2009 - Woman Critically Hurt in Dog Attack
- August 18, 2009 - Ga. Dog Pack Blamed for Mauling Deaths
- July 10, 2009 - Raids Take Aim at Dogfighting Network
- July 8, 2009 - Teen Girl Charged in Pit Bull Attack
- May 29, 2009 - Suit Over Tiger Attack Reportedly Settled
- April 29, 2009 - NY Targeting Potentially Dangerous Dogs
- March 20, 2009 - Jurors' Use of the Internet Upsets the Scales of Justice
- March 18, 2009 - Chimpanzee Owner Sued for Million
- May 15, 2008 - 3-Year-Old Girl Mauled by Pit Bulls
- April 30, 2008 - 9-Year-Old Boy Survives Pit Bull Attack
- April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
- August 16, 2007 - Trespasser Bit by Police Dog
- June 07 2007 - Philadelphia man let pit bull loose on boy, police say
- May 30 2007 - National dog bite prevention week
- May 30 2007 - Avoid dog bites
- March 23 2007 - Man gets 2,400 for cat bite
- August 26 2006- Dog bites kennel worker, but owner not automatically liable
- May 17 2006 - Dog Attack Tests New County Law
- February 9 2006 - BILLS BITE BACK
- February 7 2006 - Dog registry proposed; Web site would list names, addresses of dangerous animals
- January 20 2006 - Detroit weighs tough pit bull restrictions
- March 25, 2004 - Breeds too risky for Allstate
- March 22, 2004 - How to take a bite out of the dog-bite rate
- March 15, 2004 - Santa Fe Considers Doggie Seat Belt Law
- Sept 16, 2003 - Varied Approaches Taken to Determine 'Vicious Propensity'
- August 1, 2003 - Putting a Leash on Dog-Bite Insurance Claims
- October 31, 2002 - Death-row dog owner appeals decision
- October 19, 2002 - Vicious dog classification is upheld
- October 18, 2002 - North Shore girls survive vicious dog attack
- March 22, 2002 - Dogs' Keepers Guilty in Mauling
- March 21, 2002 - California couple guilty in dog mauling case
- March 16, 2002 - Worker Sues Jayson Williams Over Alleged Dog Attack
- March 13, 2002 - Dog-Maul Defendant: Beast Was 'Gentle, Loving'
- January 24, 2002 - Dog Mauling Trial Weighs Blame, Bestiality
- October 26, 2001 - Judge Denies Plea to Save Life of Dog in S.F. Mauling
- October 16, 2001 - Trial for Attorneys Charged in Dog-Mauling Death to Move to L.A.
- July 21, 2001 - Neighbors Say Vicious Dogs Ran Amok In Upscale Avila
- July 5, 2001 - Court Gives Edge To Victims of Bites
- February 24, 2001 - Dog Attacks Haunt Victims
- December 17, 2000 - Pit Bull's Nip Nets Man $1Million
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