A pack of dogs killed a 13-year-old who was found deceased on an Arizona trail in May, according to an autopsy report released this week. The Associated Press reported that Lyssa Rose Upshaw had extensive injuries to her neck, head, and legs which were consistent with canine bites. The teen’s death was deemed accidental. Upshaw …
An infant boy has passed away after the family dog attacked him during the middle of the night. According to 9News, the incident happened on the NSW Central Coast in Australia, at a home off of Jeffs Close in Kariong. The infant was apparently sleeping when the family dog, an American Staffordshire Terrier, attacked him …
The owner of a highly venomous cobra that escaped into a residential North Carolina neighborhood last week has been cited for 36 counts of improper enclosures, three counts of mislabeled enclosures, and one count of not reporting an escape. Police said Wednesday that Christopher Gifford, 21, violated several provisions of a detailed state law that …
South Carolina authorities are investigating the tragic death of a boy fatally mauled by dogs on Sunday. WBTV reported that Shamar Jackson, 7, was walking in Marion County with his brother when they were attacked by an unknown number of dogs. The other boy was able to escape but the dogs stripped Jackson naked and …
An Illinois FedEx worker who was attacked by two American bulldogs while delivering a package on Saturday has had one of his arms amputated, according to reports. The male employee reportedly had his left arm amputated below the forearm. The man remains hospitalized in Missouri for significant injuries he suffered to his right arm and …
A 10-month-old girl was killed at her North Carolina home Tuesday in a reported dog attack. According to WTVD, Johnston County police said the family’s two Rottweilers attacked Malia Winberry after her father — who works in law enforcement — left the child alone to handle a quick task outside. The father was reportedly outside …
A 2017 murder suspect bailed himself out of jail on Wednesday as Texas authorities work to locate a missing tiger that he was seen with before he fled police. Victor Cuevas, 26, appeared in a Fort Bend County courtroom on Friday for a bond repeal hearing which may result in him being sent back to …
A Pennsylvania man was arrested on Friday for allegedly shooting his dog and grilling its corpse outside his home. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Northampton Township police responded to Nikolay Lukyanchikov’s home amid reports of an open fire in his front yard. An arrest affidavit stated that responding officers found Lukyanchikov, 48, “incredibly intoxicated” to …
Fort Worth police are investigating after a 4-year-old girl was mauled to death by a family dog. Police were called to the scene just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Fox 4 said, and the little girl — identified as Elayah Brown — was taken to Cook Children’s, where she was pronounced dead. “Anytime there is …
Texas authorities captured a man Friday after he was reportedly caught on video assaulting two puppies, who ended up dying. Fox 4 reports that the incident happened in Dallas, in the 2400 block of Dowdy Ferry Road, on Wednesday. According to police, the suspect was captured on security footage assaulting two puppies who appeared to …
Prosecutors in New Jersey have declined to press charges against the owner of two pit bulls that mauled a toddler to death on March 16. Nj.com reports that Santos Rodriguez’s unregistered dogs, Rocky and Logan, escaped from their home and ran into the backyard of another home, where 3-year-old Aziz Ahmed was playing with his …
An Illinois toddler is dead after the family dog bit the girl on the head when she ventured close to the dog’s bowl while it was eating. Springfield Police said A’myrikal Hull, who turned 1 on March 7, was rushed to HSHS St John’s Hospital late Thursday night, where she was pronounced dead, ABC 6 …
