A 20-year-old beautician attacked by a pack of dogs is in life-threatening condition after a December 23 mauling that left her with her face gnawed off. New York Post reports that the incident happened in Ulan-Ude, a city in Russia, as Tatyana Loskutnikova walked past a pack of 10 dogs. The dogs mauled Loskutnikova, ripping …
An investigation is underway in Alabama after a pack of dogs reportedly mauled a woman to death on Monday. According to WIAT, mother-of-four Ruthie Brown, 36, died following a dog attack on Jagger Road in Walker County. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. “We are not talking about just gaping wounds,” Walker County Coroner …
On Friday, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources seized multiple animals from an unlicensed facility where a wolf-dog reportedly attacked a 2-year-old months earlier. The agency confirmed in a statement that authorities took multiple animals — including three coyotes, two fawns, 47 wolf-dogs, and six red foxes — while executing a search warrant at Howling …
A dog fatally mauled an elderly Florida woman Friday in an attack that also left her adult son seriously injured, local media is reporting. First responders reportedly found Carolyn Varanese, 84, dead at her Margate home shortly before 10 p.m. WTVJ reported that her 57-year-old son was released from the hospital Sunday. Speaking with WPLG, …
The U.S. Marshals Service said they arrested three people Tuesday, months after their four dogs reportedly fatally mauled a woman in Tennessee. The agency said in a statement that Kimberly Jordan, 40, Phyllis Jones, 61, and Dedricz Perry, 22, were charged with reckless homicide in connection with Doris Arrington’s mauling death. Authorities said four “unsecured …
A Georgia woman who was found dead in a ditch Thursday may have been mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs. On Tuesday, the Lyons Police Department announced in a statement that they located and seized the dogs possibly responsible for the death of Dr. Nancy Shaw, 62. WTOC reported that Shaw, who …
A Texas woman who suffered several dog bites at her home late last month died from her injuries on Sunday. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office listed Sharon Baldwin’s cause of death as mauling by canine. Baldwin, 60, reportedly suffered her fatal injuries at her Fort Worth home on March 28. According to the Fort …
A 5-year-old Texas boy remains in critical condition after two family dogs reportedly mauled him on Friday. Mason Swain’s parents told KHOU that they were careful when the dogs were around their son, even though he has played with them since birth. His mother said that Swain has exited his grandmother’s home when the dogs, …
A Kentucky woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly turned her pit bull terrier loose on a man who subsequently died. Kentucky State Police responded to a call about a fatal dog attack in rural Rockcastle County on Friday morning and were initially unable to attend to the man because of the aggressive …
A Massachusetts woman was fatally mauled by her pit bull on Friday afternoon as she suffered from a seizure, according to reports. WCVB reported that Melissa Astacio, 44, was having a seizure inside her Somerset home when the family dog attacked her. The woman’s daughter reportedly called for help, and responding officers had to use …
An investigation is underway after a pack of dogs reportedly mauled a pregnant French woman to death last week as she walked at least one of her own dogs. French outlets FranceInfo, L’Union, and La Rép des Pyrénées reported that the body of Elisa Pilarski, 29, was discovered in Saint-Pierre-Aigle’s Forest of Retz on Saturday, shortly after …
A 6-year-old boy in Texas will likely spend months in the hospital for injuries he reportedly sustained last week when a pit bull attacked him in his yard. KOSA reported that the boy, named Noah, had his scalp torn to the bone, lost both his ears, and had his cheeks ripped open outside of his …
