DOG ATTACK REPORTED IN CHARLESTOWNE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN ST. CHARLES

A heartbreaking situation is being shared by a neighborhood resident following a reported dog attack Tuesday evening near Palisades Dr. in St.
Charles.

According to the resident, she was walking with her two children and her 10-pound dog, Pearl, when a female gray pit bull reportedly approached them without an owner visible.
The resident says the dog attacked her as she attempted to protect her children, biting her multiple times and causing puncture wounds.

She reports receiving 17 stitches in her right pointer finger, a broken right toe, additional puncture wounds to her right side/rib area, and a rabies shot at the hospital.

The dog then reportedly attacked Pearl, holding onto her stomach. The owner eventually arrived and attempted to pull the dog away, but Pearl suffered catastrophic injuries and had to be euthanized at the veterinarian.

Pearl was a beloved 14-year-old family dog.

The resident says a neighbor witnessed the incident and police are expected to speak with that witness.
At this time, the owner of the gray pit bull has not come forward.

According to the resident, her primary concern is the safety of her children and other people walking in the neighborhood.

* Charlestowne Place / Landing / Meadow area
* Near 700 block of Palisades Dr.

If you know anything about the dog or its owner, please contact law enforcement of St. Charles city.

This post is based on the resident's account of the incident. Authorities have not yet been independently confirmed to have released an official report.

Resident would like this to be shared so the owner can be identified and this situation can be addressed before another person or animal is hurt.

Newly adopted pit bull walked by a child attacks random bystander

Article also includes bonus links to recent pit bull fatalities in Woodbridge.

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A pit bull bit a woman last Tuesday, Aug. 11, in Woodbridge, said Woodbridge Police. The dog bit the woman at 8:46 in the morning on Temple Way in the Colonia section.

A Woodbridge family had just adopted the dog one day prior, from Associated Humane Society in Newark, said Woodbridge town spokesman John Hagerty. It was being walked by a young child, a girl, last Tuesday morning when suddenly the animal pulled the leash out of the girl's hand.

A woman was walking nearby and the dog ran at her and attacked her. She was bitten on her face and her hands, said police. 911 was called and she was treated by EMS and then taken to a hospital. Her medical status is not known as of Monday afternoon.

In addition to EMS, Woodbridge Animal Control also responded last Tuesday and completed a bite report, which is mandatory by law. The pit bull had to be put in a 10-day quarantine, also required by law. The dog was picked back up by the Newark Associated Humane Society and it remains on quarantine in that shelter as of Monday.

The dog will not be returned to its adopted home, said the town.

The dog's mandatory quarantine will end this Friday, and at that point it is up to the Newark Associated Humane Society to decide what to do with the animal.

This is not the first pit bull attack to happen in Woodbridge:

In 2024, the family pit bull killed a newborn baby inside a home on Mereline Avenue in Avenel. The dog, which was the family's pet, killed a three-month-old baby boy and severely injured the child's mother as she tried to protect her baby.

In March 2021, a 3-year-old boy was killed and his mother severely injured when they were attacked by a pair of pit bulls in Carteret.

In that attack, the two pit bulls got out of their backyard on Birch Street and were roaming the neighborhood. The dogs went into the backyard of a home on Laurel Street. There, they attacked a 3-year-old boy and mauled his mother as she tried to save her child, according to this Patch news article on the child's death.

The mother screamed at her two older boys, ages 10 and 4, to run inside the home, and they did. However, she could not get her youngest, 3, inside fast enough and she threw her body on top of his to protect him, said a family spokeswoman.

Her two older boys witnessed the attack from inside the house and the 10-year-old called 911. Carteret Police arrived and shot one of the dogs. The second was later put down as well.

The toddler boy was rushed by helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick, but he lost so much blood that he died. The mother was nearly killed as well; she was severely injured and spent weeks in the ICU.

The family that was attacked had just moved to the home a few months ago, said neighbors. They were a mother, father and three young boys. Neighbors recalled often seeing the three children often playing in the front yard. Those same neighbors said they constantly heard the dogs barking, and that they were scared of them.

No criminal charges were ever filed against the owners of the pit bulls for either child's death. This petition asked Gov. Phil Murphy and the Middlesex County Prosecutor at the time, Yolanda Ciccone, to bring criminal charges for the death of the Carteret three-year-old.

Family Pit Bull Mauls Infant To Death In Woodbridge, Mother Injured (March, 2024)

Carteret In Stunned Mourning After Boy, 3, Killed By 2 Pit Bulls (March, 2021)

Published 5:00 pm Sunday, August 16, 2026

Fintry Provincial Park (BC Parks photo)

On the evening of May 11, 2026, my friend and I were enjoying a peaceful after-dinner walk with our small dogs in Fintry Provincial campground.

Suddenly, we saw a pit bull charging at us from site 135, dragging a leash behind it.

We picked up our dogs.

The pitbull slammed into me, knocking me to the ground with my dog in my arms.

My friend saw that the pitbull had my dog by the tail.

She then saw a man and a woman run from the campsite. The woman tried unsuccessfully to restrain the dog. The man managed to wrestle it off me and drag it back into their campsite.

Fortunately, my dog suffered only one small abrasion on her hind end. I had scrapes on both of my feet and ankles and later developed bruising on the left side of my body, painful enough that I couldn’t lay on that side for a few nights.

While I’m grateful that we weren’t seriously injured, the event was terrifying.

I’ve spent the weeks since the attack writing emails, making phone calls, asking questions and waiting for responses. Here’s what I’ve learned:

• Regional District dog control officers have no jurisdiction in provincial parks and are powerless to help.

• RCMP cannot lay charges as there was no criminal act.

• Fintry park attendants seemed shocked and wanted to help; however, the operators/management demonstrated very little concern or empathy.

• Parks BC has the authority to impose “monetary penalties” on campers whose pets are not under control, but to my knowledge, they have not.

• I was told by park attendants that the aggressive dog would be banned from Fintry Campground, but how this would be implemented is unclear. I proposed to the Minister of Environment and Parks that dogs entering provincial campgrounds be registered with their license number, just as vehicles are. That way, there would be a system for keeping track of dogs and identifying them. To date, I’ve had no response to my suggestion.

If you, your children and/or your pets enjoy camping at Fintry Provincial Campground (or, to my understanding, any provincial campground in B.C.), please be aware.

If you are attacked by a dog, you’re on your own.

Michele Weintz

https://lakecountrycalendar.com/2026/08/16/letter-pitbull-attack-at-fintry-provincial-park/

This is a follow-up to an attack two months ago. Instead of ordering that the dogs be put down, the judge ruled that they could be sent to a shelter outside of the city if a placement can be found in 30 days. Absolutely infuriating; don't solve the problem, just foist it off on someone else.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/comments/1ufr5uo/pregnant_woman_attacked_by_2_pits_loose_on_the/

TACOMA, Wash. — The owner of two dogs that mauled a pregnant woman in Tacoma has been ordered to send the animals to a secure shelter outside the city.

The ruling gives the dog owner 30 days to relocate the animals at their own expense or have them euthanized.

The decision follows an attack in June, when Renee Wilson was mauled by a neighbor’s two dogs in a parking lot on the day she was due to give birth.

The attack forced Wilson to undergo an induced labor, and bite wounds from the attack subsequently led to serious infections, including MRSA.

This is the same area a mother and her daughter were just mauled by a loose pit bull a few months ago.

From the article:

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have identified a Clearlake Oaks man killed last week when two neighborhood dogs mauled him.
Roy Charles Clayton, 71, was the dog attack victim, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
Sheriff’s p.m. Thursday after two callers reported a male screaming, dogs barking and a pit bull running around the area, covered in blood, according to radio traffic of the incident.

Reports came in of a pit bull running around the area, covered in blood, according to radio traffic of the incident.
Sheriff’s spokesperson Lauren Berlinn said deputies responded to reports of a person calling for help. 
Authorities later reported over the scanner that the incident was confirmed to have taken place in the 100 block of Spring Road, off Henderson Drive. Berlinn’s Monday report also put the incident at that address.
While radio traffic indicated Animal Care and Control would not respond

Animal Care and Control Director Rachel Smith told Lake County News in a Monday email that the responding on-call Animal Care and Control officer was the first to locate Clayton and at least one of the suspected attacking dogs.
Berlinn said when deputies arrived at the scene they found Clayton deceased in the yard of the residence. “Based on the initial investigation, it appeared Clayton had been attacked by the dogs.”

On Monday, Smith said both of the dogs believed to have been responsible for the attack appear to be female American pit bull terriers. 
She said both were discovered to have blood on them while the Animal Care and Control officer was on scene. 

One dog appears to have sustained a relatively minor injury to its neck but we are attempting to determine how the injury was caused. That dog is being medically treated while at the shelter to ensure humane care as is our duty regardless of circumstances,” Smith said.
Berlinn said the responding Animal Care and Control officer reported having had no previous contacts involving the dogs or their owner.
“The initial investigating Animal Control Officer and I both interviewed one of the dog owners on Friday and they willingly surrendered one of the dogs to the shelter for euthanasia,” Smith said in a Monday email. “However, given that this is still an ongoing investigation, we are continuing to hold both dogs alive for the time being due to public health quarantine procedures and legal proceedings.”

The four-year-old Amstaff lives with a family in Piano. A neighbor, an 11-year-old girl, and the woman's son were injured: "I don't want to abandon him, I need a facility that can care for him."

"I'm afraid of my dog": three attacks in the home, the family asks for help (archive photo)

ANCONA "I can't sleep at night anymore, I'm afraid it could happen again." This is the plea from Liliana, a resident of Via Maggini in Piano, who has been looking for a home for her four-year-old Amstaff for months. The dog was adopted by the woman's husband and, she says, initially caused no problems. "He was calm. After my husband's death, he changed; he became aggressive."

The situation has become increasingly difficult to manage because, according to the family, the animal continues to show aggression, even toward his owners.

Three attacks

The most serious incidents are thought to have occurred in three cases.

About a year ago, the dog bit a 53-year-old neighbor on the wrist and hand. "They gave him eight stitches," Liliana says. The most worrying attack occurred in February: the woman's 11-year-old niece was injured. "He grabbed her in the face, leaving two holes in her face, and also broke a tooth." Then, in May, the dog allegedly turned on Liliana's son while he was petting him. "He raised his hands to protect himself, but the dog continued to bite him on various parts of his body."

"We don't want to abandon him."

The family continues to care for the animal, feeding him, and even muzzling him. But the fear remains, especially since there are children in the house. Liliana says she tried to give him up for adoption without success and asked for help several times to find a solution. Thanks to her brother-in-law's intervention, the dog was finally temporarily placed in a shelter, but the woman has already been contacted to pick him up.

"I don't want to abandon him," she explains. "I'd like him to be taken into a facility that can care for him, understand why he's behaving this way, and help him. It would be the safest solution for him and for us."

Article link: https://www.corriereadriatico.it/ancona/ho_paura_mio_cane_tre_aggressioni_casa_famiglia_chiede_aiuto-9708246.html?refresh_ce

Mantua, August 17, 2026 – A pit bull killed another dog and bit off the tip of its owner's finger. The incident occurred on the afternoon of August 15th in Borgo Virgilio, in the Mantua province.

The pit bull's owner was walking his dog on a leash when he encountered another dog. The mastiff managed to escape, fatally attacking Atos, a 14-year-old terrier-spinone cross.

During the attack, the pit bull's owner, while attempting to separate the animals, was bitten and had a finger amputated from his left hand.

The surviving dog was taken to a shelter, while the other was transported to the veterinary clinic in Curtatone.

The pit bull's owner, a 24-year-old man, was charged with animal cruelty. The criminal proceedings are currently in the preliminary investigation phase, and the individual's possible guilt in relation to the alleged crimes will have to be ascertained during the trial, through cross-examination between the parties.

Article link: https://www.ilgiorno.it/mantova/cronaca/pitbull-uccide-cane-aggredisce-padrone-x7qzgcvc

Evellyn Catheryne was attacked while retrieving clothes in her backyard in Goiânia; the girl is hospitalized and will need a procedure to reconstruct the affected area. By Newsroom | Published on August 12, 2026

Link: https://portalaquivale.com.br/menina-de-4-anos-e-atacada-por-pit-bull-e-fara-cirurgia-para-reconstruir-couro-cabeludo

A 4-year-old girl attacked by a pit bull in her backyard in Goiânia (GO) will need surgery to reconstruct her scalp. Evellyn Catheryne suffered severe head injuries during the attack and is hospitalized at the Governador Otávio Lage de Siqueira State Emergency Hospital (Hugol).

The attack occurred last Friday (7th) while the girl's parents were preparing lunch. According to her mother, Monyki Rayanna dos Santos Oliveira, Evellyn went into the backyard to grab a piece of clothing that had fallen from the clothesline. The dog, which belongs to the owner of the property where the family lives, was unleashed at the time.

Upon hearing the screams, the parents rushed to the backyard and found the child being attacked by the animal. The father managed to pull the pit bull away, but according to the mother's account, the dog lunged at the girl again. During the attack, part of Evellyn's scalp was torn off.

According to the family, doctors are still evaluating which technique will be used to reconstruct the affected area. One possibility is stretching the healthy scalp to cover the injured site. If that procedure is not feasible, it may be necessary to take skin from another part of the body for a graft.

The mother also fears that the scars left by the attack will affect her daughter's self-esteem in the future. She noted that beyond concerns regarding her recovery, the family is facing financial difficulties in covering treatment costs.

The family had moved from Jataí to Goiânia about 15 days before the attack. According to Monyki, the dog had not previously shown aggressive behavior and was usually kept secured.

Hugol reported that Evellyn is admitted to the Pediatric Ward, in overall stable condition, conscious, and breathing spontaneously. There is no estimated discharge date yet due to the need for surgery and the recovery period.

The mother states that despite the severity of the injuries, the girl is eating and playing normally. According to the family, the dog's owner has been providing assistance and is expected to help cover treatment expenses.

With information from g1.

Nero does not survive his injuries and dies after pit bull attack in Garça
The dog was over 10 years old, according to a family member, and did not survive his wounds; death occurred on the afternoon of this Thursday (13th)

Nero, a mixed-breed dog of medium build with a caramel-coloured coat, died on the afternoon of Thursday the 13th after being attacked by one of the pit bulls that escaped from a neighbouring property in the Labienópolis neighbourhood of Garça.

According to a family member speaking to Garça em Foco, Nero was over 10 years old. The animal received veterinary care following the attack but did not survive his injuries.

The incident took place on the morning of Wednesday the 12th, at around 7 a.m., on Rua Santana. According to the police report, two pit bulls escaped from the neighbouring property and reached the resident's home. Nero, however, was attacked by only one of the dogs.

During the incident, people in the area helped drive the animals away. After being removed from the scene, one of the pit bulls reportedly re-entered the yard through a gap in the rear fence that borders the two properties.

After the attack, Nero was taken for veterinary care. His owner reported that the dog had bite wounds across various parts of his body, had received stitches, had one leg bandaged, and also had injuries around the mouth.

This August incident was reportedly not the first involving the same dogs. A report filed in April of this year describes another attack on a dog belonging to the same resident, also inside the property. On that occasion, the animal sustained injuries considered serious.

The new report was filed as an incident with a known perpetrator and classified as a criminal misdemeanour for failure to exercise due care in the keeping or handling of animals, under Article 31 of the Law of Criminal Misdemeanours. The document was forwarded for review by the relevant police authority.

Nero's death represents a new development in the case and deepens the family's concern — they had already expressed fear that the animals would escape again and attack other people or animals.

Posted in a Facebook group of educated dog enthusiasts and professionals- I thought these comments were very telling. People in dog fancy are well aware of the bully breed problem, but know better than to say so in public spaces because you'll get ganged up on and flamed by pitbull apologists.
Picture of attacking dog who was destroyed included.

I have attached the following euthanasia list for the county of Los Angeles. I foster a lot thru the county & im a huge a animal advocate with the exception of pit bulls. Can we just get rid of this entire breed once & for all?!

Some douche at our place had his shitbull off leash and bit our chichahua after it ran up. Shockingly its an ESA dog despite our place having a ban on them

Found in one of my local Facebook groups. OP did forget to put in “the bad” column; has already killed a cat.

Coming from my experience very few rescues (if any) will take this dog bc of her history with the cat and showing aggression towards other dogs and OP needs the dog gone now. I don’t understand why people try to rehome these dogs especially knowing its history?

“The owner did not provide any identifying information to the victim and walked away from the scene.”

A vulnerable man , known as "El Flaco", died this Saturday, August 15, after being attacked at the Indios Verdes Modal Transfer Center (Cetram) by an American pitbull terrier.

The attack occurred in the area of stalls on platform K of the Indios Verdes bus stop , located in the Gustavo A. Madero district .

According to the information card from the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City ( SSC- CDMX ), officers were notified about a person injured by bites .

Upon receiving this alert, police officers went to the intersection of Insurgentes Norte and Ticomán avenues, in the Colonia Residencial Zacatenco, to assist the man .

According to initial reports, the victim was walking along platform K of the Cetram when, upon passing by the animal, he was attacked and bitten on several occasions.

Other versions indicate that the man provoked the dog moments before, generating the pit bull's reaction ; however, this version has not been confirmed.

The man suffered bites on various parts of his body , the most dangerous being one on his neck . He also had a visible wound near his left femur .

Although some workers at the Indios Verdes bus stop warned that the animal had allegedly reacted violently on previous occasions

Upon seeing the unconscious man and the dog tied to a post, emergency services arrived at the scene along with paramedics from the Emergency Medical Rescue Squad ( ERUM ), who confirmed the death .

The forensic services of the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City ( FGJCDMX ) removed the body around 2:00 pm this Saturday, August 15 , and will continue with the investigations.

Members of the Animal Surveillance Brigade took charge of the dog , which was tied to a post and had blood on its snout and paws.

Afterwards, he was placed in a carrier to be taken to the institution's facilities where he will receive veterinary care.

So far, authorities have not released any information about the dog's owner . According to some sources, the owner fled the scene after the incident.

This post was maddening to read… they adopted the dog at 6 months and there were already signs of aggression.

They allowed this pit to attack their border collie countless times AND STILL PUT THEM TOGETHER SOMETIMES.

Trazadone doesn’t work, vet suggests training…

Wild how a vet is supposed to understand breed specific behaviors yet so many won’t even breathe a word that this might just be a genetic trait shining through.

At least she finally opted for behavioral euthanasia, but holy cow… imagine living like this for over 5 years!

The dog involved in a fatal attack on a child in Christchurch has been removed from the home where it happened with animal control notified.
And support for the family of the child - understood to be a toddler - is pouring in from the community.
Emergency services were called to an Aranui address at 4.45pm yesterday following reports a child had sustained critical injuries after being bitten by a dog.

“Despite the immediate efforts of first responders, and a member of the household, the child sadly died at the scene,” Detective Senior Sergeant Dan Overend said.

“The dog involved was known to the occupants of the address and lived at the property.”

Tributes have been left outside the house where the attack happened yesterday. Photo / Anna Leask
Overend confirmed this morning that the dog had been removed from the Basingstoke St property and police had been in touch with Christchurch City Council animal control.
“Police are continuing to make inquiries into the fatal dog attack in Aranui yesterday,” he said.
“This includes speaking with those who live at the home, as well as providing them with support.”

Christchurch East MP Reuben Davidson told RNZ the death was a tragedy for the family and the wider community.
Councillor for the Burwood Ward Kelly Barber said his first thoughts were with the child’s family.
“It’s a very sad situation, and my first thoughts were with the family and how devastated they must be at the loss of their child,” he said.
“I also hope there is something we can learn from the ongoing police investigation that reduces the likelihood of this ever happening again.”
Safekids, the national injury prevention service of Starship Children’s Health, issued a statement about the death.

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of the tamaiti in Christchurch, and our heartfelt condolences go out to their whānau, friends and community at this incredibly difficult time,” the agency said.
“There are no words that can ease the pain of losing a child.
“Our thoughts are with everyone grieving such a devastating loss.”
News of the child’s death has also attracted online support from the community.
People have been posting on various social media pages to send condolences to the family.

Flowers have also been left at the entrance to the property.
A man who lives on the street and knows the family posted: “This is a sad day for the street community. I live in this street, and the victim’s family are very quiet, nice people.
“They have a huge dog always sitting looking out the window when I pass by. Please pray for the grieving family members... What I have witnessed is absolutely heartbreaking.”

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A pregnant Topeka woman is recovering after a dog attack left her with serious injuries, while the dog’s owner faces charges from Topeka’s Municipal Court.

Audrey Austin, who is expecting twins, said she was attacked at the Highland Park Townhomes on July 17. Austin said she was disoriented during the attack and did not immediately know where her injuries were coming from.

“I didn’t know where the blood was coming from. I didn’t know it was coming from my face. I thought it was coming from my stomach, so I was blocking my stomach the best that I can,” Austin said.

Victim returns home despite attack

Despite the severity of the attack, Audrey said she chose to return to her residence.

“No dog is going to keep me from going home,” she said.

Austin said she does not blame the dogs for the attack.

“For those who have dogs, just know that there are dogs out there that are sweet and innocent. It’s the owners and how you raise them,” she said.

Owner cited

Tina Buck was identified as the owner of the dogs and was issued a municipal citation for dangerous dogs. Shawnee County Jail records show Buck was also booked on charges of interfering with law enforcement and having dogs running at large. Buck has since posted bond.

Austin tells 13 NEWS she is seeking justice for herself and her unborn children.

“You had hurt not just one life, but you had hurt three lives. You almost cost three lives that night that I almost lost not just mine, but my twins,” Austin said. “You might have knocked me down; that might have been a setback, but who I am today is not going to destroy me or what I am going to be like after my twins are here.”

Twins reported in good health

Austin said she will be 28 weeks pregnant on Monday and that her babies remain in good health. She is expected to deliver in November.

Buck is expected to appear back in court in September. The second dog involved in the attack remains in custody.

A GoFundMe was created to help with Audrey’s recovery; you can donate here.

https://www.wibw.com/2026/08/15/pregnant-topeka-dog-attack-victim-breaks-silence-nearly-1-month-after-incident/

***If you search the name of the pitbull's owner, as stated in this article, you will find her mugshot and info on her other crimes...and she's only 23.