Pregnant Woman Killed by Pit Bull

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Preliminary autopsy results show that a pregnant San Francisco-area woman who was killed by her pit bull died from blood loss and shock, police said on Monday. An autopsy on 32-year-old Darla Napora, along with analysis by dog bite experts, also concluded that only one of her two dogs, a 2-year-old male named Gunner, took part in last Thursday’s fatal...
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5-Year-Old Boy Bitten by a Pit Bull Returns Home

ATLANTA – The 5-year-old southwest Atlanta boy bitten by a pit bull on Monday night was released from the hospital on Thursday. FOX 5 caught up with Marquez Broner after his release from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston to treat those bites. He said he was playing his front yard Monday night when his parents pulled into the driveway of his Lexington Avenue home. Broner ran...
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Deputy Shoots pitbull after being attacked

BAKERSFIELD – On May 10, 2011 at approximately 4:45 p.m., deputies from the Taft Substation responded to the 100 block of Eastern Avenue in South Taft to assist the Taft Police Department with an investigation. During the investigation, a Taft Substation deputy was attacked by a large pitbull and was bitten underneath his right arm. After being bitten, the deputy fired his handgun striking...
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Dog Bite Expert Interviewed

Jason Stern, a premiere Dog Bite Lawyer, was recently interviewed by the New York Times, in conjunction with the release of his new book for dog bite victims entitled: When Dogs Attack: A Victim’s Guide to Dogbites. Dog Bite Expert Interviewed. Here are a few excerpts:
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Knox County woman attacked by son’s pit bull dog

KNOXVILLE, TN – A 79-year-old Knox County woman was in stable condition Wednesday after her son’s pit bull dog attacked her. Mary Weaver was attacked about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at her 5408 Nickle Road home, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Martha Dooley. Nickle Road runs off Western Avenue. Weaver was “severely mauled,” Dooley said, on both her legs...
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