Family Dog Attacks On Children

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Serious and fatal dog attacks involving children are often inflicted by a family dog within the family's home. We hope that by archiving these stories, we can help prevent a future tragedy.

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2022 Double Dog Bite Fatality: Pair of Family Pit Bulls Kill Two Children in Tennessee

• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Rottweilers Kill 5-Year Old Girl in Backyard of Mansion
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Dogs Kill 8-Year Old Boy in Onslow County, North Carolina
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Dies After Being Bitten by Family Dog in Torrance
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Killed by Family Pit Bull in Visalia, 'Thoughts and Prayers'
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Kills Toddler While Being Babysat by Teen in Newark
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Dies After Attack by 'Two Large Pit Bulls' Inside Apartment
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Guardian Breed Dogs Kill 9-Year Old Girl in Arizona
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Two Pit Bulls Kill 3-Month Old Baby Boy in Rochester, New York
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: 6-Year Old Boy Killed by Family Dog in Lorain, Ohio
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Husky Attacked, Killed Newborn Sleeping in Crib in Knoxville
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: 4-Day Old Newborn Dead After 'Apparent Dog Bite' from Husky
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Attacked, Killed by Family Dog While on Trampoline...
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Killed, Mother Injured in Multi-Victim 'Family' Dog Attack...
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Young Boy Mauled, Killed by Dog in Rural Monroe Center...
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Dies After Violent Bull Breed Mauling in Alabama
• 2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Dies After Being 'Bit by a Dog' and 'Head Injury'...
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Killed by Pet Wolf-Dog Hybrid in Shelby County, Alabama
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Teenager, 15, Killed by a Pair of American Bully-Mixes in Missouri
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Killed by Family Dog in Northeast Spokane, Washington
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy Dies After Injuries Inflicted by Family Pit Bull July Fourth
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Killed by Pit Bull-Husky Mix, After 'Bite to the Neck'
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Dog Kills Infant, Critically Injures Grandmother
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Dies After Attacked by Relative's Dog in Maryland
• 2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy Killed, Mother Injured by Dogs on Fort Hall Reservation
• 2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Killed by Pet Husky in Cave Springs, Arkansas
• 2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Girl Killed by Dog in Washington County, Arkansas
• 2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Dog Kills 1-Year Old Boy in New Orleans
• 2022 Dog Bite Fatality: 4-Year Old Girl Killed by Dog in Southeast Dallas
• 2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Dies After Attack by Relative's Pit Bull in Mississippi
• 2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweiler Kills 7-Year Old Girl, Injures Adult Female...
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Killed by Family Pit Bull in North Carolina
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: 7-Year Old Boy Found Dead in Creek County, Oklahoma...
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill Another Baby in Akron, Ohio...
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Boy Killed by Family Rottweiler in Brooklyn
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Dies After Falling from Window, Mauled by Pet Pit Bulls
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Pair of Family Rottweilers Kill Baby in North Carolina
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Baby Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix in Norwich
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy, 4, Killed by His Grandparents Two Rottweilers...
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Dog Fatally Mauls 4-Year Girl in Fort Worth, Texas
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Pocket Bully Inflicts Bite to Head, Killing Baby Girl
• 2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog in Nebraska
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: 14-Year Old Boy Killed by Dog at Otter Tail County Breeder
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Killed by 'Vicious Canine' Inside Family Home...
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Dies After Dog Attack in Schofield Barracks...
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Killed by Family Pit Bull While Under the Care...
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull-Type Dog Kills Toddler in East Providence...
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Dies After Being Bitten by Family Dog in Hartford
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Two Family Neapolitan Mastiffs Kill 11-Year Old Girl...
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills 2-Year Old Child in Portsmouth, Virginia
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills 5-Year Old Boy in Oro Grande, California
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull-Mix Kills Infant in Lafayette, Indiana
• 2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills 4-Month Old Baby Girl in Dayton, Ohio

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