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Indiana ruling may help L.A. woman now in critical from adopted pit bull

November 19, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Indiana Court of Appeals reinforces shelter duty to inform adopters of dogs’ past attacks             LOS ANGELES,  INDIANAPOLIS––Reports from Los Angeles indicate that a recent Indiana appellate decision could have a multi-million dollar impact on a yet-to-be filed case in which a 70-year-old woman is reportedly in critical condition from an attack by a pit […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Shelters, USA, Working horses Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, O'Gee, Phyllis M. Daugherty

Kamala Harris: long record on animal issues, including pit bull attacks

October 7, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Chickens, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Population control, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Aiden Cook, Diane Whipple, Kenneth Phillips, Kitty Block, Marjorie Knoller, Merritt Clifton, Nicholas Faibish, Robert Noel, Sara Amundson, Wayne Hsiung, Wayne Pacelle

Why did pit bull & Malinois victims Liquori & Hazel die alone?

May 11, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Thought they knew the risks…             FORT PIERCE, Florida;  DIGHTON,  Massachusetts—Killed in unwitnessed dog attacks on May 9,  2019 and May 10,  2019,  respectively,  Christine Liquori,  52,  of Port St. Lucie,  Florida and Ryan Hazel,  14,  of Rehobeth,  Massachusetts,  had almost nothing in common––except that they were alone in kennel facilities with one or more […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Alex Geiger, Christine Liquori, David Robertson, Frank Andrews, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, Ryan Hazel

January 2019 saw the most dog-related deaths in 13 months

February 3, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Three killed by pit bulls, three in human conflict involving dogs, one possibly by German shepherd,  one killed by dogs unidentified by breed HOUSTON, Texas––A January 28,  2019 shoot-out in Houston,  Texas that left five police officers injured and two drug suspects dead raised the apparent dog-related death toll for the month,  worldwide,  to eight,  […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA Tagged With: Breanna Henson, Christopher Dale Collins, Dennis Tuttle, Dianne Reves, Drew Justice, Erica Nicole Jordan, Kenneth Phillips, Lana Bergman, Loxli Chavez, Matthew Oropeza, Merritt Clifton, Phillip Sr Cross, Rhogena Nicholas

Family of pit bull victim sues the Clinton Humane Society

March 31, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Humane Society allegedly rehomed pit bull as a “child-friendly” boxer mix          CLINTON,  Iowa––Legally responding with unusual speed to the March 15,  2017 pit bull mauling of their 15-month-old son Lucas Harrison,  parents Tyler and Holly Harrison on March 28,  2017 sued both the owners of the pit bull,  Kris and Ashley Greene,  and the […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Ashley Greene, Holly Harrison, John A. Frey Jr., Kenneth Phillips, Lucas Harrison, Merritt Clifton, Sheena Quick, Tyler Harrison

The Upside-Down Mind of a Rescue Group

March 23, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

by personal injury attorney and Dog Bite Law blogger Kenneth Phillips: “We are an animal rescue group that does standard fostering and adopting,”   a rescue group recently e-mailed to me.  “One of our volunteers named John was fostering a boxer at his house,”  the rescue group representative explained.  “He has a roommate who brought a female […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Kenneth Phillips

Court rejects animal control chief Mark Kumpf’s defenses

August 5, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Sued for alleged negligence causing death of dog attack victim Klonda Richey This is part II of a two-part series.  See also Animal control director can be sued for dog attack death, court rules. Most of the July 29,  2016 Ohio Second Appellate District Court of Appeals finding that Montgomery County Animal Resources Center director Mark Kumpf may […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Breeding, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: J. Thomas Beasley, Kenneth Phillips, Klonda Richey, Mark Kumpf, Merritt Clifton, YourLawScholar.com

New Haven pit bull victim dies; pit mix kills 3-day-old girl on same day

June 28, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Humane Society of U.S. president Wayne Pacelle has yet to comment on fatality five blocks from family home          NEW HAVEN,  Connecticut;  FRESNO,  California––A three-day-old baby girl was on June 27,  2016 fatally mauled by a pit bull/Sharpei mix at her mother’s home in Fresno,  California,  the same day that pit bull attack victim Jocelyn […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Breeding, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Hamilton Hicks, Jocelyn Winfrey, John D. Johnson, Joseph Manganillo, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, Tom D. Stodghill, Wayne Pacelle

Why wasn’t California pit bull fatality sent to county grand jury?

April 5, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Mauling death of Tyler Trammell-Huston,  9,  was handled differently from similar cases in Virginia, Colorado,  & Michigan          ACCOMACK,  Virginia;  MARYVILLE,  California––Accomack County General District Court on March 20,  2016 arraigned Edna Lenae Parker,  38,  on two felony counts of owning a vicious dog and committing “a willful act or omission in the care,  control […]

Filed Under: Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom Tagged With: Alexandra Griffin-Heady, Edna Lenae Parker, Geneke Lyons, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, Patrick McGrath, Tyler Trammell-Huston, Xavier Strickland

Man who had “15 minutes of fame” for attempted pit bull rescue to be sentenced for involuntary homicide by pit bull

April 22, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Brian Hrenko was pit bull rescue celebrity          STOCKTON, California; DAYTON, Ohio––Brian Hrenko, 60, now awaiting sentencing for an involuntary homicide committed by a pit bull, became briefly a pit bull rescue celebrity on March 9, 1995 after jumping off the San Mateo Bridge in a futile attempt to save his pit bull Nitro from drowning. […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Middle Right, Laws & politics, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Brian Hrenko, Claudia Gallardo, Kenneth Phillips, Klonda Richey, Mark Kumpf

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