A toddler who sustained serious personal injuries in a dog attack at a Newhall apartment complex the evening of June 11, 2010, has been identified as 5-year-old Jose Sadino. ABC News reports that the vicious pit bull attack happened outside the apartment building where a number of children were playing. The dog, according to eyewitnesses, jumped out a window and started mauling the boy. Jose's mother and several neighbors intervened and were able to chase the dog away. But Jose has sustained critical injuries. Thankfully, he is expected to survive. Read full story »

Authorities say that 38-yea-old Wendy Soto, who was going door to door collecting information for the U.S. Census Bureau, will have to undergo surgery after a dog bite incident involving a pit bull. CBS News reports Soto was conducting census interviews the evening of May 17, 2010 and had just rung the doorbell of one of the homes, when the attack occurred. The dog attacked her and bit her on the leg, stomach and hands until the owner came and pulled it away. Soto was transported to an area hospital where she is about to undergo surgery. A hearing will be held to determine whether the dog should be classified as "vicious" or "dangerous." Read full story »

Two people sustained serious personal injuries after they were attacked on a Los Angeles street by three 100-pound bullmastiffs the morning of April 16, 2010. According to a Fox News report, the dogs attacked a woman on Slauson Avenue and in neighboring West 58th Place. Those who saw the horrific incident told police that they heard the woman's cries for help after she was surrounded and mauled by the three large dogs that were running loose in the neighborhood. A man driving by stopped to come to the woman's rescue. But he was also bitten by the dogs and injured. Both were taken to a local hospital. Police shot and killed one of the dogs and confiscated the other two. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

A 6-month-old baby sustained major injuries in a dog bite incident after he was mauled by pit bulls in an apartment. The Press-Enterprise reports that the child was left unattended in an infant carrier on the floor of the apartment on April 3, 2010 when a pit bull and a pit bull mix tore the baby's diaper and bit his scrotum, severing his testicles. The mother of the child, 22-year-old Carrie McKinney – was visiting her friend identified as Doug Ritchey, also the dogs' owner. The infant was taken to an area hospital. His current condition is not known. Read full story »

A boy on his way to school sustained serious injuries in a dog bite incident after he was viciously attacked by two Rottweilers in Vista, California. The dog attack occurred the morning of October 30, 2009 when the sixth grader was walking to school. Two women responded to the boy's anguished cries for help. The attack went on for awhile until another man who was passing by came to their aid and freed the boy from the dogs. The child was bitten 40 times by the dogs. His injuries, thankfully, were not life-threatening and he is expected to recover. The two dogs will be put down because of the brutality of this attack, officials said.
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