Civilians are now five times more likely to be injured in dog attacks before cops shoot the dogs than 20 years ago. Police are now 20 times more likely to be injured by dogs before they shoot in self-defense. LOVELAND, Colorado––In a sane, rational world, the public and mass media might understand that a dog […]
Haj 2026 ends with livestock slaughter down, killing dogs judicially decried
Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz stopped livestock shipments to seven nations. Islamabad High Court rules that indiscriminately killing street dogs contradicts Islamic law. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan––The 2026 Haj season, meaning the pilgrimage-to-Mecca season observed by the Islamic faithful, ended on May 30-31 with both good and bad news for animals. The bad news, as ever, […]
“Emotional assistance” pit bulls are no longer protected from eviction
Fair Housing Act no longer shields pit bull owners who claim mental illness WASHINGTON D.C.––Pit bull owners with professed psychiatric issues, animal shelters used to rehoming pit bulls to the admittedly deranged, and animal advocacy organizations espousing “We can save them all!” are already going Kong toys over a newly narrowed definition of service animals […]
Killer Cane Corso owner convicted, but pit bulls & Cane Corsos kill 3 more
Only one owner charged to date in three U.S. fatalities––and that only with misdemeanors EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada; COCOA, Florida; APEX, North Carolina; TOPEKA, Kansas––A “guilty” verdict against former Cane Corso owner Crystal MacDonald, 46, on May 22, 2026 capped a week including three dog attack fatalities in the U.S. and another in India, the latter […]
Safety from dog attacks is basic human right, India Supreme Court rules
Current pace of fatal dog attacks in Tamil Nadu state alone would project to more than 3,000/year for the whole of India NEW DELHI, India––Issuing the most emphatic Supreme Court of India ruling yet against “dog menace,” a three-judge panel reviewing Indian dog law since August 2025 on May 19, 2026 held that neither dogs […]
“Only” two babies killed by pit bulls in first half of May 2026
At least five out of six babies killed by dogs in 2026 were killed by pit bulls STATESBORO, Georgia; ANDERSON, South Carolina––The 2026 record pace of fatal dog attacks, especially pit bull attacks, slowed slightly during the first half of May, but remains ahead of the 2025 pace, when dogs killed 84 Americans, 64 of […]
Moms killed by dogs remembered in memoriam on Mother’s Day 2026
Daughter of mother-&-daughter volunteer team receives $450,000 settlement for disfiguring dog attack at Orange County Animal Care WOLVERHAMPTON, U.K.; LANGLEY, Kentucky; NEW YORK, N.Y.; ORANGE COUNTY, California; TACOMA, Washington; ENGLEWOOD, Florida––On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, two mothers recently killed by dogs were remembered and mourned by their adult children, one mother proudly posted photos […]
Conviction in one dog attack, sentencing in another, & 3 more deaths
Sentencing pending in double pit bull fatality case CINCINNATI, Ohio; PORTLAND, Oregon––April 24, 2026 brought a conviction in one high-profile death by dog case, plus sentencing in another, offset by two newly reported dog attack fatalities and a dog attack-related alleged murder. The two fatalities brought the known U.S. dog attack death toll for […]
Mystery fatal dog attacks in four states include at least two by pit bull
Other two fatalities probably also by pit bull, but this remains unconfirmed DES MOINES, Iowa; NEWARK, New Jersey; KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii; YAKAMA NATION, Washington; AURORA, Colorado––The 2026 U.S. fatal dog attack count, midway through April, appears to have reached 27, including 20 by pit bull and six by dogs not identified, but particulars about all of […]
Absence of pit bull advocacy remorse prevents resolving the pit bull issue
Even pit bull advocates who recognize pit bull overpopulation & mayhem don’t accept responsibility for the monster they have created NEW YORK, N.Y.––“If we don’t do something progressive and humane,” lamented Animals Matter, NYC blogger and Coalition for NYC Animals founder Elizabeth Forel on April 6, 2026, “the status quo will continue with periodic […]