Aaron Gordon, a forward for the Denver Nuggets, will be sidelined following a dog bite on Christmas that left him with facial and hand injuries. After the dog bite, Gordon needed 21 stitches to heal the cuts on his face and right hand, which is his shooting hand, according to…
Shaquille O’Neal has bought new furniture for the family of a 5-year-old Atlanta girl who survived a dog attack that left another child dead. According to reports, the girl returned home this week after being hospitalized since the Jan. 17 attack. The two children were walking to a bus stop…
This week is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, so it is important to note that the cost of dog-bite claims for U.S. insurers reached 16 percent last year due to higher medical expenses and larger settlements to resolve court disputes. The average claim increased to $37,214 in 2015 from $32,072…
A dog was euthanized Thursday evening after wounding four people in West Palm Beach, including a city firefighter and a 3-year-old girl. According to the director for Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, the dog’s brain tissue will be tested for rabies as a precaution. The dog, a cane…
A Florida two-year-old boy is reportedly in stable condition following a vicious dog attack in Port Orange Tuesday afternoon. The boy and his parents were apparently visiting relatives when the boy was mauled on the porch of the home shortly before 4 p.m. The boy was first taken to Halifax…
An 85-pound pit bull mastiff mauled a two-year-old girl’s face and upper body after she reportedly tried to feed it a treat. The unneutered dog named Fresh, was euthanized by Hillsborough County Animal Services after the dog’s owner stabbed the dog in the face to allegedly get him off of…