Dog attack death toll fell just short of a new record CHICAGO, Illinois––Ten days after the December 28, 2021 death of the apparent last fatal dog attack victim of the year, ANIMALS 24-7 still has not found the identity of the 34-year-old male victim, despite many hours of searching death records, social media postings, […]
Dog Bite Prevention Week: payouts for dog attacks up 21% in three years
Fewer claims in 2020, but more damage NEW YORK CITY––National Dog Bite Prevention Week is back for April 11-17, 2021, focused as usual since 1956 on “educating people about preventing dog bites.” Again in 2021 there is no mention in the Dog Bite Prevention Week literature distributed by American Humane, American Veterinary Medical Association, […]
Neighbor’s pit bulls kill three-year-old in COVID-19 quarantine, put mother in critical
Pit bulls allegedly had history of breaking fence, running at large, & biting passers-by CARTERET, New Jersey––COVID-19 quarantine precautions and pit bulls who were not safely contained collided on March 16, 2021 in a Carteret, New Jersey back yard. Three-year-old Aziz Ahmed, “playing in his new home’s yard for the very first time with his […]