But alleged drug dealers are only a small percentage of pit bull owners whose dogs kill & maim DALEVILLE, Alabama; CHELMFORD, U.K; SAN FRANCISCO, California; LONGVIEW, Texas; EDMOND, Oklahoma––Thomas Eric Sutton, 42, may never be charged with any offense in connection with the February 19, 2026 pit bull mauling death of 16-year-old Gabriel Damon […]
VP Kamala Harris has long, strong record on animal issues
Pro-animal record as prosecutor, candidate, and in office WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, endorsed by President Joe Biden to become his successor as Democratic presidential candidate in the November 5, 2024 general election, would become not only the first African-American female and first Asian-American candidate to head the ticket for a national political […]
Diane Whipple died for the sins of dangerous dog advocacy
Murder-by-dog convict Marjorie Knoller is denied parole SACRAMENTO––The California Board of Parole Hearings on February 15, 2022 again denied parole to Marjorie Knoller, 67, convicted of murder-by-dog for the January 26, 2001 death of St. Mary’s College lacrosse coach Diane Whipple, 33, at the door to her San Francisco apartment. Knoller was previously denied parole […]
Kamala Harris: long record on animal issues, including pit bull attacks
Prosecuted two dog attack fatalities, enforced pit bull sterilization ordinance, but favors adoptions of fighting dogs SAN FRANCISCO––U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, named vice presidential running mate to Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden on August 11, 2020, brings to the election campaign both a strong record on animal protection and a mixed record in […]
Safety agencies failed woman, infant killed by pit bull mixes
Why were the victims & the killer dogs in the same homes? LAS VEGAS, Nevada; CLEARWATER, Florida––Pit bull mixes were on October 5, 2018 disclosed to have killed 58-year-old Susan Sweeney of Las Vegas four days earlier, and seven-month-old foster child Khloe Williams that afternoon in Clearwater, Florida, under circumstances in each case suggesting significant […]