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A 100-pound pitbull reportedly fought a shark that had sunk its teeth into the dog’s owner in northern California bay. Muscle-bound sportsman James White says he has his dog Darby to thank for pulling a sevengill shark off of him during a fishing accident last month, according to NBC News in San Francisco. White, who has photos to make […]

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A Detroit mother is mourning the loss of her son after a vicious pit bull attack on Wednesday, The Detroit Free Press reports. Lucille Strickland was walking to her volunteer job with her 4-year-old son Xavier when the attack happened. Strickland says the two pit bulls ran up to her and attacked. She tried to protect her […]

Cincy

A Cincinnati city councilman is proposing harsher penalties for dog owners that don’t control their dogs. Chris Seelbach is proposing that if an owner’s dog hurts or severely injures a human or another animal, the owner could spend six months in jail. If passed, the law would replace the current dog rule in the city. […]

Cincy

A 75 year-old Hamilton County man has been acquitted on charges related to the fatal shooting of a dog in April. Robert Marx shot and killed a pitbull mix, after it attacked his dog while at doris day dog park. Marks was a concealed-carry permit holder While trying to break up the fight between his […]

National

Michael Chavis, Jr. (pictured) was arrested Wednesday morning and stands accused of dangling a 5-year-old child above an “aggressive” chained pit bull last January 15. According to police, the 22-year-old Lancaster, Pennsylvania resident had become incensed when the child, along with some other neighborhood children, kicked up dirt on his parked vehicle and shouted curse words at […]