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$21.5 million settlement from negligent county to jogger mauled by pit bull

August 29, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

King County failed to respond effectively to more than 75 calls from neighbors over four years SEATTLE,  Washington––King County,  Washington on August 28,  2025 agreed to pay a record $21.5 million to settle claims by pit bull attack victim Gyongyi Bazso Maas,  her husband Mike,  and their children. Gyongyi Bazso Maas,  after seeing the children […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Laws & politics, USA Tagged With: Argelia Alvarado, David Fear, Gyongyi Maas, Kenneth M. Phillips, Klonda Richey, Merritt Clifton, Shannon Braddock

Baby-killing Malinois & upcoming U.K. election put XL Bully ban on trial

June 22, 2024 By Merritt Clifton

Or might Malinois be banned too? COVENTRY,  United Kingdom––The first Malinois fatality on record in the United Kingdom immediately sparked public discussion as to whether the list of dogs prohibited under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 should be expanded for the second time in less than a year to try to forestall Malinois proliferation. Surfacing […]

Filed Under: Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Laws & politics, Police & military, United Kingdom, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Alex Geiger, Alsatian, David Fear, Elle Doherty, Hannah Beckler, Merritt Clifton, Rishi Sunak

$20.8 million jury award for California dog attack

July 31, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Retired police dog chased mail carrier before killing man,  mauling woman UPDATE:  The California Court of Appeal in February 2024 overturned the $20.8 million jury award referenced here,  leaving the plaintiffs with only a much smaller settlement already received from defendant Alex Geiger.             EXETER, California––A San Luis Obispo County jury on July 28,  2021 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Alex Geiger, Best Friends Animal Society, Betty Long, David Fear, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, Phyllis Daugherty

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