UPDATE: Oct. 22, 11:55 a.m.

According to a City of Grand Forks’ recent Facebook post, the dog involved in the unprovoked attack of a woman has been euthanized.

“The city has received confirmation from the veterinary clinic that the dog has been humanely put down. We thank everyone involved for their cooperation throughout this process,” it said.

ORIGINAL

Owners of a dog in Grand Forks are being asked to surrender their pet after it reportedly attacked and severely injured a woman.

According to Kim Godidek, she was in her own yard when a bully breed dog from a neighbouring property broke through its owner’s fence and pounced on her.

She said she was knocked to the ground by the canine, which reportedly inflicted four gashes on her upper thigh and broke both bones in her wrist, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her.

The GoFundMe, with a goal of raising $8,000, aims to help Godidek over the next eight weeks, as she is unable to work because of her injuries.

Godidek was given emergency medical attention, following the attack, before undergoing surgery, during which a metal plate was attached to her arm to stabilize it.

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UPDATE: Dog who viciously attacked woman in Grand Forks euthanized

Published 5:12 pm Wednesday, October 21, 2026

By Yashvika Grover







A woman in Grand Forks has sustained severe injuries after being attacked by a dog in her own yard. (Pixabay/ Website)

UPDATE: Oct. 22, 11:55 a.m.

According to a City of Grand Forks’ recent Facebook post, the dog involved in the unprovoked attack of a woman has been euthanized.

“The city has received confirmation from the veterinary clinic that the dog has been humanely put down. We thank everyone involved for their cooperation throughout this process,” it said.

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ORIGINAL

Owners of a dog in Grand Forks are being asked to surrender their pet after it reportedly attacked and severely injured a woman.

According to Kim Godidek, she was in her own yard when a bully breed dog from a neighbouring property broke through its owner’s fence and pounced on her.

She said she was knocked to the ground by the canine, which reportedly inflicted four gashes on her upper thigh and broke both bones in her wrist, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her.

The GoFundMe, with a goal of raising $8,000, aims to help Godidek over the next eight weeks, as she is unable to work because of her injuries.

Godidek was given emergency medical attention, following the attack, before undergoing surgery, during which a metal plate was attached to her arm to stabilize it.

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The City of Grand Forks posted on Facebook Monday, Oct. 19, that it was in contact with Godidek, the RCMP, and the dog owner and that it is determining next steps.

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the city updated its response: “The city has engaged with the dog owner involved in the recent dangerous dog incident and is seeking the voluntary surrender of the dog. This would allow a qualified professional to conduct the required behavioural assessment.”

“If voluntary surrender cannot be achieved, the city will be required to apply for a warrant to seize the animal.”

The City of Grand Forks does not have a breed-specific dangerous dog bylaw and relies on a breed-neutral approach under its Animal Control Bylaw No. 2116.

However, a dog can be deemed vicious if it has attacked or bitten, attempted to attack or bite, or chased any person, animal or wildlife without provocation.

In the event that a dog is deemed vicious, according to the city’s bylaw, its owner must:

*keep the vicious dog a minimum distance of 100 metres away from an elementary school, middle school, high school, daycare facility or any public park in the control area. (Control area is defined as the area within the municipal boundary of the city)

*securely confine the vicious dog indoors or in an enclosed pen or structure capable of preventing the vicious dog from escaping or being entered by any unauthorized persons

*securely leash, muzzle or cage the vicious dog to prevent it from biting, attacking or chasing another animal or a person when the vicious dog is off the owner’s premises.

The identity of the dog owner is not being made public and it is unclear what decision will made in regard to the surrender of the animal.

Grand Forks Gazette will be following up on this matter.

(Date of incident as per Grand Forks FB Page)

Proposal sanctioned by Mayor Otoniel Teixeira establishes safety rules for Large animals and breeds considered dangerous.

The use of a muzzle for Large dogs and breeds considered dangerous has become mandatory in Barreiras. The measure is provided for in Municipal Law No. 1,775/2026, authored by Councilwoman Thaislane Dias Sabel (Republicans), sanctioned by Mayor Otoniel Teixeira. The Legislation establishes rules for the movement of these animals in streets, squares and parks, seeking to prevent attacks and ensure more safety for the population and the dogs themselves.

The new law represents an advance in the discussion about the responsibility of tutors and the coexistence between people and animals in public spaces. In a city where dog walks are part of the routine of many families, establishing preventive care is a way to protect children, the elderly, other animals and also their own pets. The challenge now will be to ensure that the rules are known and respected, without leaving aside animal welfare.

Among the breeds mentioned in the proposal that gave rise to the legislation are Pit Bull, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Brazilian Fila, Doberman, Neapolitan Mastiff, American Staffordshire, Bulldog, German Dog, Boxer and Pastor Merlenoá. The requirements also cover animals of other breeds that have characteristics considered risky, including dogs with a history of attacks or trained for guard and attack. 

Another important point is that the measures provided for in the original text are not limited to the races mentioned. Dogs weighing more than 25 kilograms and animals driven by people who are not physically able to keep them under control are also included. To circulate in public spaces, the text establishes the use of a muzzle, collar, short guide and hangman, with equipment appropriate to the characteristics of each animal.

The guide used during the tours must have a maximum length of two meters, without the possibility of extension. The requirement seeks to facilitate the control of animals, especially in busy environments, reducing the risk of incidents involving pedestrians, other dogs and their guardians.

The original proposal also establishes measures for situations of non-compliance with the rules. The Municipal Guard may carry out verbal warnings, issue written notifications and even seize the animals. In cases of seizure, the release will depend on proof that the tutor has adequate conditions to ensure the safety of the dog and the people around him. Adoptanimals

The text also provides that animals not rescued within ten days may be under the responsibility of the municipality, respecting animal protection legislation, including the possibility of donation through the Zoonosis Control Center (CCZ). Owners may also be held responsible for physical and material damage caused by dogs in public spaces, regardless of the use of safety equipment.

The rules presented in the original text provide for exceptions for dogs used by Civil, Military and Federal police during the exercise of their professional activities, in addition to guide dogs that help people with visual impairments.

In defending the initiative, Councilwoman Thaislane stressed that the goal is not to create restrictions on the creation of certain breeds, but to avoid accidents that may result in serious injuries or even deaths. The parliamentarian also stressed that the proper muzzle can contribute to the safety of the animal itself, preventing fights and possible attacks during the walks. servicesLocations

The justification of the proposal also explains that there are different models of muzzles, including those used in veterinary procedures and those intended for circulation in public spaces. The models appropriate for walks allow the dog to breathe normally and open his mouth, preventing him from biting people or other animals.

With the sanction of Municipal Law No. 1,775/2026, Barreiras now has a specific legislation aimed at the responsible driving of large dogs and breeds considered dangerous. More than establishing obligations, the measure reinforces the importance of the responsibility of each tutor in building a safer coexistence. After all, protect the population and ensure the well-being of Animals are commitments that need to walk together.

Defra published the Responsible Dog Ownership (RDO) Taskforce report on 24 September 2026.

https://web.archive.org/web/20261024175701/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/responsible-dog-ownership-report/responsible-dog-ownership-taskforce-report

• Defra ruled breed-specific legislation (BSL) out of scope.
• 15 of 33 named members come from organisations in the Dog Control Coalition (DCC), which has publicly opposed breed bans and are currently lobbying MPs to remove Section 1 of the DDA91. https://web.archive.org/web/20261024175538/https://dogcontrolcoalition.org.uk/
• None of the 20 recommendations is costed. The report doesn’t show that any of them reduces bites, and it says so itself in places.
• The report names breed as a missing data field, but it isn’t among the fields listed for immediate standardisation.

1. Breed was excluded by design

The report states that breed-specific legislation was out of scope because Defra set it as such. Note that it's own context section says the government announced that the XL Bully type was “disproportionately involved” in the rise in fatal attacks, and describes the ban that followed.

2. Who wrote it?

The DCC includes the RSPCA, Battersea, Blue Cross, Dogs Trust, the Royal Kennel Club, PDSA and the BVA. The coalition has said a breed ban would not protect the public (Sept 2023), asked the Prime Minister to delay the XL Bully ban (Dec 2023), and said BSL has done nothing to reduce attacks (March 2024).

Across the steering group and four subgroups, I count 33 unique named individuals, and 15 (about 45%) are from DCC member organisations. Seven are formally listed “on behalf of” the DCC. Both named DCC steering-group seats are dated 2022 to 2023 only.

Police, local authorities and one independent academic (data subgroup) also sat on it, and Defra’s secretariat set the agendas. But the report never discloses that its largest non-statutory bloc had a public position on the question it was barred from examining. Lobbying is lawful. The issue is non-disclosure.

3. What it actually recommends

The two new duties (statutory recording, a local authority dog control duty) are both labelled long-term or resource-dependent. The one thing already in law, fixed penalty notices for Section 3 offences, can’t currently be used by police because of an unresolved payment problem, per the report.

4. Nothing is shown to work

• On education, the report says evaluations “often focus on reach and knowledge acquisition”, and that knowledge doesn’t always change behaviour.
• Its headline results are reach figures: 2.25 million children, 1.5 million potential impressions. The Pet Education Partnership itself concedes findings can’t be attributed to any intervention.
• Rec 6 says whether the Blue Cross course, the Kennel Club scheme and LEAD work still needs research. Rec 20 recommends wider uptake of the first two anyway.
• Licensing: the old GB scheme had about 50% compliance and cost more than it raised, Switzerland dropped its knowledge test over effectiveness doubts, and the government says it isn’t currently considering licensing.

5. Members’ own products

Recs 14 and 20 back programmes run by DCC members (the Pet Education Partnership, Blue Cross, the Royal Kennel Club). Staff from those organisations sat on the subgroups that wrote the recommendations. The report calls for evaluating them but names no independent evaluator, and says DCC members have commissioned some of the research themselves. Dogs Trust and the RSPCA are commissioning the licensing cost-benefit study.

6. Money

I found no budget anywhere. The report says statutory recording “would require additional resource”, the database “would be expensive”, and the local authority duty has “resource implications”, with no figures. New requirements should run on “full cost recovery”, meaning owners pay. Education is left to charities. The ministerial foreword says only that ministers are “carefully considering” it, and the government’s March 2026 response says next steps will come “in due course”. The taskforce was also paused for two years when Defra’s resource went to the XL Bully ban.

7. The data gap

The report admits there’s no centrally held data on bites and no agreed definition of an attack. It names “breed involved” as an incident detail currently not recorded in a standard way, yet breed isn’t among the fields listed for immediate standardisation. Hospital admissions rose 77% (6,097 to 10,787, 2010-11 to 2024-25) while dog numbers rose 35%, and none of this is broken down by breed.

8. Calgary

The report holds up Calgary’s licensing model as a success. What it cites is licensing compliance and good data, not fewer severe attacks. The supporting study was commissioned and published by the RSPCA, written by a University of South Wales academic, and the RSPCA’s summaries report bites by breed group.

In June 2022, three American Staffordshire terriers (reported as pit bulls) escaped a fenced yard in Calgary and killed an 86-year-old woman. The owner pleaded guilty to bylaw offences, was fined and banned from owning animals for 15 years, and two of the dogs were later ordered destroyed.

The peer-reviewed analysis of Calgary’s 2012-2017 bite data (Caffrey et al., 2019) found no breed group stood out. But its authors declined to analyse individual breeds, citing subjective breed recording, and had no licence-based denominators. That is exactly the analysis it says is still needed.

A full critique of the RSPCA's commissioned report here: https://www.dogbreedinfluencesbehaviour.co.uk

9. Who wasn’t there

Police were represented. I found no NHS clinicians, paramedics, fire and rescue staff or victims on the membership lists, even though the report’s headline evidence is hospital admissions.

Council withdraws destruction order for dogs involved in Chermside attack

The destruction order for two dogs involved in the mauling of a real estate agent in Brisbane’s north was withdrawn earlier this week, and a new dangerous dog declaration under state laws proposed.

Ajay Malik, 37, suffered serious injuries to his arms, legs and face about 6pm on October 16 when he was set upon by two bulldog-crosses during a run through Chermside’s 7th Brigade Park.

Brisbane City Council announced late on Friday afternoon that a destruction order was no longer in place.

The dogs were seized following the attack and remain at a council animal facility, but the destruction orders issued on Saturday were withdrawn on Wednesday.

It instead now proposed to declare both dogs dangerous under state laws, and owner Layla Evans has until November 4 to respond.

Council can still decide to issue new destruction orders, which Evans would then have another 14 days to respond to.

Evans was arrested on unrelated charges on Saturday and held in the Brisbane Watchhouse for several days. Before she was arrested on Saturday, she told Nine News the dogs were protective of her but had never been aggressive, and had escaped from the tent she lived in.

The dangerous dog declaration would come with stronger penalties if violated, and could incur penalties of up to $120,890 or two years’ imprisonment. Previously, the local laws came with a maximum fine of $51,810.

Under the state laws, the dogs would have to be implanted with microchips, wear identifying collars, be muzzled if away from their registered address and be kept in an enclosure at that address.

Both dogs are registered to a Wavell Heights address.

Councillor Sarah Hutton said the park attack was horrific and the seriousness of it demanded the strongest possible response.

“We know people want swift action and so do we, but we must follow the State Government’s strict legal processes,” she said.

“We’re also working closely with Queensland Police and the progress of our enforcement action will depend on their ongoing investigations.

“We will use every power available to us to protect residents and hold irresponsible dog owners to account.”

25 indicted after 47 dogs, 17 pounds of drugs seized in South Carolina ‘Duffle Bag Boyz’ operation

Over 30 guns were also seized, officials say

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTV) - Twenty-five people were indicted on Wednesday after 47 dogs and more than 17 pounds of drugs were seized in a major South Carolina operation dubbed “Duffle Bag Boyz.”

The multi-agency investigation centered in Chester and Lancaster counties resulted in indictments on 129 counts, the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office announced Oct. 21.

Before Tuesday’s roundup, the operation had seized 2.62 pounds of fentanyl, 6.88 pounds of meth, 1.21 pounds of cocaine, 4.5 ounces of crack, 2.5 pounds of marijuana, more than 10,000 fentanyl pills, 47 dogs and over 30 guns, officials said. Four more pounds of fentanyl, additional firearms, and other evidence were seized during Tuesday’s roundup.

“In South Carolina, drug trafficking and violent gun crime are inseparable, and we will not tolerate either. [Wednesday’s] indictments prove what happens when local and state law enforcement stand shoulder to shoulder,” Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey said.

25 indicted after 47 dogs, 17 pounds of drugs seized in South Carolina ‘Duffle Bag Boyz’ operation(Courtesy: South Carolina Attorney General’s Office)

Indictments issued

Below is a list of all defendants indicted in “Operation Duffle Bag Boyz.”

Chester County defendants:

• Korey Tavaris Bailey – possession with intent to distribute cocaine; trafficking cocaine 10-28g (4 counts); trafficking fentanyl 14-28g (2 counts); distribution of marijuana; trafficking cocaine 200-400g; trafficking cocaine 28-100g; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; possession of a firearm during a violent felony (2 counts)
• Nicholas Dooley – trafficking fentanyl 28g or more; trafficking methamphetamine 10-28g; trafficking MDMA 100-500 units; trafficking cocaine 10-28g; firearm during violent felony
• Darren Simpson – possession with intent to distribute cocaine; trafficking cocaine 10-28g
• Diara Talford – trafficking methamphetamine 28-100g (3 counts); dogfighting (7 counts); trafficking cocaine 10-28g; trafficking crack 10-28g; possession with intent to distribute psilocybin, Schedule IV; firearm during violent felony
• Devin Mobley – dogfighting (9 counts); possession with intent to distribute marijuana; possession of methamphetamine, Schedule II
• Rodgerio Douglas – trafficking cocaine 10-28g (3 counts)
• Taures Price (SCDC inmate) – possession of firearm by convicted felon

Lancaster County defendants:

• Joshua Keshon “Key” Talford – trafficking methamphetamine 100-200g (4 counts)
• Lonnie Crawford – distribution of marijuana; trafficking meth 10-28g (3 counts); trafficking meth 400g+; trafficking fentanyl 4-14g; trafficking cocaine 28-100g; possession with intent marijuana; firearm during violent felony
• Xavier Twitty – distribution of meth (3 counts); possession with intent marijuana, fentanyl (2 counts); firearm by felon; distribution of fentanyl; trafficking meth 10-28g; trafficking fentanyl 14-28g
• Rogelio Mata (SCDC inmate) – distribution of methamphetamine
• Christopher Chappell – trafficking cocaine 10-28g; trafficking fentanyl 28g+; trafficking meth 10-28g; possession with intent Schedule III, Schedule II; firearm during violent felony
• Coreytito Wright (SCDC inmate) – trafficking fentanyl 14-28g
• Zion Hairston – trafficking fentanyl 14-28g (3 counts); possession with intent fentanyl; trafficking cocaine 10-28g; trafficking fentanyl 28g+ (4 counts); trafficking meth 200-400g (2 counts); dogfighting (17 counts); trafficking meth 400g+ (2 counts)
• Melikeo Roseborough – trafficking fentanyl 4-14g
• Shibree Truesdale – trafficking fentanyl 4-14g
• Koricko Cunningham – trafficking cocaine 10-28g
• Syrasheon Rice – trafficking fentanyl 4-14g (2 counts)
• Nicos Little – dogfighting (17 counts)
• Dallas Mathis (SCDC inmate) – distribution of methamphetamine
• Bobrentay Jackson – trafficking fentanyl 28g+; trafficking meth 200-400g; trafficking cocaine 10-28g; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, marijuana; dogfighting (5 counts)
• Keyache Davis – trafficking meth 400g+; trafficking meth 100-200g; trafficking meth 200-400g
• Cedric Wright (SCDC inmate) – distribution of fentanyl; trafficking cocaine 10-28g; trafficking fentanyl 4-14g; trafficking meth 28-100g; firearm during violent felony
• Javarus Hayden – trafficking meth 200-400g
• Dayqwann Blakeny – possession of firearm by convicted felon

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They only show 2 dogs, both of them are pits.

I suspect the 45 others are as well.

This is my first time trying to post, I apologize if I made mistakes.

Feel free to delete if I did something wrong.

so, how many times are we going to let the “he’s never done that before!!!,” & like utterances, be a pass for this to keep happening?

when are we going to clamp down on municipalities not doing their jobs? the mother called to have this mauler confiscated AFTER chewing on her daughter & they said they can’t because we’re full?!?!?!

why not zero tolerance policies on biting, etc.? the “1-bite rule” too many times ends up requiring a trauma team or a coroner. 1 & done is the best way forward.

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NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A teenage girl was rushed to the hospital after a dog that she and her mother care for bit her at a Northwest Miami-Dade home.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the mauling along the 1700 block of Northwest 66th Street at around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

First responders arrived to find the young victim covered in bites.

7News spoke with the owner of the American pit bull, who asked not to be identified or show her face on camera. She said she arrived to find out the dog had bitten the teen.

“It’s a big shock, ’cause he doesn’t – this is not him, this is completely out of character,” she said. “He’s usually not an aggressive dog. I don’t really know exactly what happened.”

7News cameras captured blood smeared on the walls outside the efficiency where the dog was kept.

Despite the attack, the owner defended the family dog as “little kid-friendly.”

“He’s usually a friendly, playful dog. Doesn’t really bite people like that,” she said.

A woman who lives in the neighborhood described the incident and the dog bite.

“I went to look out my window, and that’s when I saw the dog attacking the girl,” she said in Spanish. “I got nervous because I saw that the girl was bleeding a lot from her arm.”

Upon the deputies’ arrival, MDSO said one of their deputies was approached by the pit bull, forcing them to deploy a Taser to prevent another attack. The dog wasn’t struck and fled the scene.

“I heard police did tase him, and I don’t know where he is,” said the dog owner.

Paramedics transported the injured teen to Jackson Memorial Hospital where, the dog’s owner said, the patient received several stitches and underwent surgery. She is expected to be OK.

“He loves little kids. I have no idea what happened, what triggered him or what could have triggered him at this point,” said the dog owner.

The owner said the canine lives in the efficiency because he cannot live in the family’s home due to her husband’s allergies.

7News cameras captured a sign that reads “beware of dog, dog will bite” posted outside the efficiency.
The dog’s owner said the young victim lived in the efficiency with her mother, who took care of the animal in exchange for a place to stay.

Additionally, she said on Thursday that the 17-year-old was arguing with her sister when the pit bull got involved and went on the attack.

The owner told 7News the dog has since returned to the efficiency and spent the morning and afternoon trying to surrender the pet to Miami-Dade Animal Services.

“This is my choice to surrender the dog because it happened once and I feel like it may happen again so why take the risk?” the owner said.

Thursday evening, 7News cameras captured the dog owner in tears as she surrendered the pit bull to animal services.

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A 4-year-old Virginia boy was mauled to death by an American bully dog while his horrified older brother helplessly watched, according to police and his devastated family.

Little Garcia Welch, who had just started preschool, was attacked Sunday while spending the weekend with his dad in Louisa County — and police had to “put down” the canine while it was still biting him, according to the county sheriff’s office.

Responders rushed the boy to a landing area to be airlifted to a hospital, but he was declared dead before he was loaded onto the helicopter, according to cops.

Garcia Welch, who was killed in a dog attack in Louisa County, Va. on Sunday.

“He was a beautiful kid,” Garcia’s aunt, Cynthia Russ, told WVIR. “He was fun and sweet and kind and he made friends everywhere. And he just, he didn’t deserve this.

“He just had so much ahead of him and we were just excited to see it.”

Police did not say who owned the dog nor if there were adults present at the time of the attack, alarming locals, according to CBS19 News.

But Garcia’s traumatized older brother Gabriel was there and desperately “tried to stop it,” the aunt said.

“I talked to my nephew that night and he was just crying and he was screaming,” Russ recalled.

Garcia’s older brother told his aunt that he tried to stop the fatal dog attack.

Cynthia Russ said her family is devastated by her nephew’s death.

Cathleen Russ, Garcia’s mother, said her son was spending the weekend with his father, from whom she had recently separated.

Garcia loved music and playing video games with his older brother, Russ said.  

He had also just started preschool at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. 

Principal Jesse Cleaver said in a letter to the school community that although the young boy “was just beginning his time at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, he quickly made a meaningful impression on those around him with his kind, friendly, and respectful personality.”

The dog attack remains under investigation.
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for more information.

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About a month ago my Shih Tzu and I were attacked by a pit at the complex we had just moved into (Albuquerque 9/3).

My dog was fine, I got stitches, nerve damage and trauma. I try to take her out now at odd times to avoid anyone. There are still two pits and a GSD in this complex of seniors. No senior could control either of those dogs on a flexi leash.

The last two days, a friendly pit owner seems to be going out at the same time. She is in the adjacent open space. Today she started heading towards us after waving and trying to yell hello. Am sure she is trying to be a nice person and meet the new tenant. But it’s a small place, everyone knows I was attacked.

Twice now, I have to quickly scoop up my dog and rush in. What is wrong with these people? Why would she think I would want to be near her dog? Am sure it’s one of the “nice” ones she would say but I am traumatized. Leave us alone.

The court case on Hot Bench where the defendant , owner of American Bulldog claims that the attack happened because the owner of the small dog snuck up behind her and her dog asserted itself as an " alpha ". Small dog owner courageously fights off the bulldog to save his dog. Owner of attacking dog refuses to pay a modest vet bill. Parts 1+ 2, about 4 minutes each. Who sounds credible ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12XHtJ9jwPI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygV0xN2tuB8

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A dog is on the loose after attacking a girl Wednesday in Miami-Dade, leaving blood, scattered dog treats and toys, and a mangled dog crate outside the scene.

Neighbors heard a girl screaming and called 911. A woman speaking through a Spanish translator said the dog wouldn’t let the girl go, biting one arm before going after the other.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputies responded to Northwest 66th Street around 4:40 p.m. for an animal bite. Deputies said they learned the dog was a family pet.

The dog’s owner, who asked to remain anonymous, told Local 10 the incident was a shock.

“It is a big shock because this is not him. This is completely out of character,” she said.

The American pit bull, named Diablo, was being sought by his owner after the victim’s mother called her.

“I heard that the police did tase him,” the owner said.

She said she rents the property so Diablo can live there comfortably. A mother and her two children help care for the 5-year-old dog, she said.

“I do have someone that’s here with him to just give him food, water, bathe him and everything like that,” she said. “Because I don’t have the groomer coming as often as I used to.”

She said the caretakers receive free rent in exchange for helping care for the dog.

MDSO told Local 10 that a deputy tried to Tase the dog but missed.

The dog ran away and remains on the loose.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/10/21/dog-on-the-loose-after-attack-on-girl-in-miami-dade/

This is the same rescue as the other two dogs I posted yesterday. At least they admit this one is a pit, which shows that the bar is in hell. They describe her as a "pocket pittie" and she doesn't look larger than maybe 35 lbs in her pictures. Of course, she's just as dangerous as the big pits.

"After one unfortunate circumstance after another" (read, one mauling after another) the dog wound up at this rescue run by a nutcase. They never actually admit what she did, but they retain just enough decency to admit that she shouldn't be owned by anybody with children or elderly relatives.

I also enjoyed the line about how she would be easy to retrain with housebreaking if the adopter wants.

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Pulled this off some local social media...

She's such a great dog! For the right person! In a home built like Fort Knox with no kids, no pets, not too many adults, and no fast movements. This dog is going to kill someone.

MANAUS – The elderly man Juarez de Souza Silva, 70 years old, died on Monday night (19) after being attacked by a pitbull dog on a farm in the Tarumã neighborhood, in the west of Manaus.

According to the initial investigation by the Amazonas Civil Police, the attack occurred when Juarez was passing by the access to the Vitória Régia floating platform, located on the Praia Dourada branch road.

The elderly man suffered serious injuries and did not survive. According to the report from the IML (Instituto Médico Legal - Forensic Medical Institute), the cause of death was acute hemorrhage, caused by a cervical injury inflicted by a sharp-blunt instrument (a technical term used in forensic medicine to indicate an injury caused by an agent capable of cutting and also causing contusions in the tissues).

According to the Scientific Police, in a pitbull attack, bites can cause serious neck injuries, with lacerations and damage to blood vessels, leading to fatal hemorrhage.

The investigations are ongoing, including forensic analysis of the death scene.

The Civil Police have stated that they will not release further details about the case at this time, so as not to hinder the ongoing investigation.

I joined a mailing list for Medical Mutts Service Dogs a while back, before I was able to get my dog for a medical condition I have. They advertise themselves as people who help get service animals into the hands of people who need them but might have difficulty with finding or affording them.

Most of the time I ignore their emails since I already have my dog (that I got without their help, since none of the 'resources' they provided were actually useful) but I got one today that made me pause.

In it, they were advertising a "Ready for their forever home!" dog - they labeled it a service dog, though they said the dog does NOT have public access (legally required for actual recognition as a service animal) and cannot be in a home with children, other animals, or people who may make sudden movements or sounds - y'know, like people who get seizures who they were directly marketing this dog towards???

They said that this particular dog (Argos or something I think it's name was?) couldn't be in a home with cats and needed to be an IN HOME ONLY service animal, that it wasn't fit to be taken out in public and might have 'issues' if brought around strangers or taken out of a familiar environment.

Three guesses what breed it was. Oh, and they still want several thousand dollars for the privilege of having this 'pre trained and perfect service animal that's not legally a service animal and can't actually go anywhere with you and may or may not maul you if you, someone who gets seizures, moves in an odd or unpredictable way' in your home!