Attacks Involving Tethered Dogs

Below is a list of reported dog attacks involving tethered animals. Of course, many more attacks go unreported. More information on some of these attacks and photographs of some of the victims can be found here.

September 24, 2008/Bryan, Texas: An 11-year-old boy was bitten on the chest by a 9-month-old chained dog.

September 12, 2008/Dalton, Georgia: A code enforcement officer suffered from at least eight puncture wounds on his hand and arm when he was attacked by a chained dog.

September 11, 2008/Waukegan, Illinois: A 19-year-old woman had part of her ear ripped off and suffered severe bite wounds to her arms and legs when two chained dogs broke free and attacked her.

September 1, 2008/Bryan, Texas: An 8-year-old boy suffered at least four bite wounds when a dog who is always chained attacked him.

August 14, 2008/Bellaire, Ohio: A 12-year-old girl suffered cuts and wounds to more than a dozen places on her body when a dog broke his chain and attacked her.

August 13, 2008/Edinburg, Texas: A 2-year-old girl was attacked by her family's dog who was kept tethered. The toddler lost sight in one eye and the left side of her face is paralyzed―she will need dozens of reconstructive surgeries.

August 11, 2008/Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: A 12-year-old boy suffered serious bite wounds to his face when he was attacked by his family's dog―the dog was chained when he attacked.

August 11, 2008/Fort Pierre, South Dakota: A 7-year-old-girl and her grandmother were attacked by a chained dog who had broken free.

July 29, 2008/Charlotte, North Carolina: A 15-year-old girl was attacked in her yard by her neighbor's dog after he broke free from his tether.

July 24, 2008/Itta Bena, Mississippi: A woman was attacked by a dog who broke free from his chain as the woman walked by. Her injuries required 1,600 sutures.

July 22, 2008/Jackson, Mississippi: A 3-year-old boy was fatally mauled by a dog who was "always kept chained," according to the dog's owner, quoted in local news sources.

July 18, 2008/Skokomish Nation, Washington: A dog freed himself from his chain and attacked a woman who was carrying groceries outside her home. She suffered deep bite wounds to her shoulder, waist, and hip.

July 9, 2008/Gulfport, Mississippi: A 3-year-old girl was attacked by a chained dog in her neighbor's yard; requiring 32 stitches on her face.

July 3, 2008/Johnson City, Tennessee: A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a chained dog. She was admitted to the hospital for injuries sustained to her ear, face, and neck.

July 2, 2008/New York, New York: A 3-year-old boy was mauled by a dog who was "always on the chain," according to a family friend and local news sources.

July 1, 2008/Omaha, Nebraska: A chained dog broke free and attacked a man who was mowing a nearby lawn.

July 1, 2008/New York, New York: A 90-year-old Staten Island man was severely mauled by two dogs who had often been chained. His leg was amputated because of the injuries.

June 18, 2008/Weslaco, Texas: A 5-year-old boy was mauled to death by a dog. Neighbors told deputies that the dog was always chained up.

June 10, 2008/Lubbock, Texas: A tethered dog attacked a 10-year-old boy. The boy required stitches on the front of his leg and on his back.

May 15, 2008/Omaha, Nebraska: A chained dog broke free and attacked an Omaha woman as she walked near a city street.

May 12, 2008/Omaha, Nebraska: An 11-year-old boy was bitten when a tethered dog broke free and attacked the boy. The boy received stitches in two places on his right arm as well as his left wrist and hand.

May 9, 2008/Alton, Illinois: A 9-year-old boy suffered 20 puncture wounds when a dog chained to the porch broke free and started viciously biting him.

May 5, 2008/Clarksville, Tennessee: A 7-year-old boy was attacked when a chained dog broke free. The boy suffered bites to his head, shoulder, and arms.

April 30, 2008/Fort Yukon, Alaska: A toddler was killed when he wandered into a neighbor's yard and was attacked by a chained dog.

April 29, 2008/Camden, New Jersey: A 9-year-old boy was mauled by a chained dog and required hundreds of stitches to his face.

April 17, 2008/Springfield, Ohio: A mail carrier was attacked by a chained dog.

April 6, 2008/Evanston, Indiana: Two young boys, ages 8 and 9, were attacked by a chained dog in their neighborhood. Both boys sustained serious injuries.

March 29, 2008/Robins, Iowa: A chained dog broke free and bit a man walking by the dog's house, crushing part of his hand.

March 24, 2008/Lugoff, South Carolina: A 5-year-old girl suffered injuries to her head after she approached and was attacked by a neighbor's chained dog.

February 6, 2008/Concord, North Carolina: A chained dog attacked a 6-year-old boy, leaving him with injuries that required hours of surgery.

January 13, 2008/Frankston, Texas: An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a chained dog after walking into a neighbor's yard to retrieve a ball.

January 5, 2008/Knoxville, Tennessee: A 9-year-old Knoxville girl was hospitalized after being attacked by a chained dog who broke free.

December 24, 2007/Canton, Mississippi: Two women and their children were attacked by a chained dog who had broken loose.

December 24, 2007/Riviera Beach, Florida: A chained dog broke free while eating and attacked a 6-year-old, Tacarra McCray, severing part of her ear.

December 10, 2007/Charlotte, North Carolina: A chained dog broke free and attacked two people, including a 10-year-old boy.

November 29, 2007/Denham Springs, Louisiana: A 12-year-old boy was mauled by a dog who had been let off his chain to be fed.

November 21, 2007/Prattville, Alabama: A chained dog broke free and attacked two boys who were walking near the dog's residence.

November 19, 2007/Gibsonville, North Carolina: A chained dog left a woman in critical condition after she approached the area in which he was tied.

November 12, 2007/La Porte, Indiana: A 13-year-old La Porte boy was attacked by a chained dog who had broken free.

November 11, 2007/Forth Worth, Texas: A Fort Worth man and his dog were attacked in a church parking lot by a chained dog who had broken free.

November 8, 2007/Birmingham, Alabama: A fire official was attacked by a chained dog while responding to a report of smoke at the residence.

October 4, 2007/Greece, New York: Eight-year-old Scott Carney was attacked by a dog who broke free from his rope and attacked the child from behind.

September 30, 2007/Chester, South Carolina: A 7-year-old child was bitten in the face by a chained dog.

September 30, 2007/Middletown, Ohio: A Middletown girl was bitten and dragged across the porch by a dog who broke free from a chain.

September 29, 2007/Raven, Kentucky: A chained dog broke free and mauled a 3-year-old Knott County boy.

September 25, 2007/Boger City, North Carolina: A 2-year-old boy died after he wandered into a neighbor's yard where two dogs were chained.

September 25, 2007/Lincolnton, North Carolina: A 2-year-old Lincolnton boy died after he was mauled by two chained dogs.

September 7, 2007/New Lebanon, New York: Columbia County District Attorney Beth Cozzolino approached a house and was attacked by the resident watchdog.

September 4, 2007/Carbon Hill, Alabama: A 4-year-old boy was mauled by his family's dog, who was chained to a tree. The boy suffered a broken jaw and a broken collarbone.

September 2, 2007/White Swan, Washington: A family's dog broke free from his chain and attacked two young girls, their mother, and their grandfather.

August 2007/Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A chained dog broke free and attacked a man walking his dog.

August 31, 2007/Sayreville, New Jersey: A New Jersey woman was walking her dog when the two were attacked by a chained dog who had gotten loose.

August 31, 2007/Knoxville, Tennessee: A chained dog attacked a police officer.

August 31, 2007/Mouterie, Georgia: A 9-year-old boy was injured when a chained dog attacked him at a car dealership.

August 21, 2007/Gig Harbor, Washington: After breaking loose from their chains, two dogs entered a home through a dog door and severely injured a woman while she slept.

August 21, 2007/McMinn County, Tennessee: Elijah Rackley, 15 months, was fatally mauled by his grandfather's chained dog.

August 16, 2007/Minneapolis, Minnesota: Zack King Jr., 7, was fatally mauled by a dog kept chained in the basement of his family's home.

August 14, 2007/Pennsville, New Jersey: A 3-year-old boy suffered three lacerations to his head and required 26 stitches after being attacked by a chained dog who had broken free.

August 7, 2007/Slocum, Texas: Destaney Till, 4, was attacked by a neighbor's chained dog while reaching out for a toy near the dog. She sustained severe lacerations to her shoulder and a broken arm.

July 29, 2007/ Bath, New York: Sabin Jones-Abbott, 6, was killed by a chained dog whom he allegedly was trying to feed.

July 12, 2007/Atlanta, Georgia: A 5-year-old girl was fatally mauled by a neighbor's chained dog after she allegedly tried to pet him.

July 5, 2007/Crown Point, Indiana: A 7-year-old boy was bitten by his neighbor's chained dog after trying to retrieve a toy airplane.

July 1, 2007/Montague Township, Canada: Korie Lyn Edwards, 2, was fatally mauled by her grandparent's chained dog.

June 20, 2007/Tyler, Texas: Jacie Konrad, 2, suffered deep puncture wounds, a torn scalp, and a punctured skull after being attacked by the family's chained dog.

June 12, 2007/Moss Point, Mississippi: An 8-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle was bitten in the back by a chained dog who had broken free.

May 31, 2007/Lincoln, Nebraska: A 3-year-old boy was bitten in the face by a chained dog in his yard.

May 26, 2007/Waterloo, Iowa: A chained dog broke free and attacked three horses carrying police officers.

May 24, 2007/Dover, Kentucky: Two children and their grandmother were attacked by a dog kept chained in the family’s yard.

May 19, 2007/Detroit, Michigan: A chained dog broke free and attacked a 5-year-old boy at a gas station.

May 18, 2007/Kearneysville, West Virginia: A teenager was bitten on the face and leg after a chained dog broke free and attacked him.

May 18, 2007/Hesperia, California: Two dogs—who had previously been chained—mauled a 2-year-old boy. He was bitten so viciously on the head and neck that one of the dogs broke a tooth.

May 14, 2007/Crookston, Minnesota: An 8-year-old boy received 450 to 600 stitches on his face, neck, and arms after being attacked by a chained dog. The same dog bit the boy’s 6-year-old sister just two weeks earlier.

May 13, 2007/Waynesburg, Pennsylvania: Diamond Spencer, 9, was bitten on her face after she approached a chained dog.

May 10, 2007/Pineville, Kentucky: A young boy was bitten seven times by a neighbor’s chained dog.

May 8, 2007/Loraine, Ohio: A chained dog chewed off a 7-year-old girl’s finger and ear and left her with bite wounds all over her face.

May 3, 2007/Las Cruces, Texas: A toddler was mauled by a chained dog and sustained serious injuries.

May 2, 2007/Pearl City, Hawaii: Three women were attacked by their dog as one of them was preparing to secure him to a short chain, on which he was routinely kept, outside their home.

April 29, 2007/Great Falls, Montana: A chained dog broke free and attacked a 2-year-old boy.

April 28, 2007/Tuttle, Oklahoma: Larry Williams, 3, was attacked by a neighbor’s dog who was restrained with a 6-foot chain.

April 28, 2007/Deming, New Mexico: A 21-month-old boy was bitten by his uncle’s chained dog.

April 20, 2007/Minneapolis, Minnesota: Huyen Phan, 4, was attacked and severely injured by a neighbor’s dog, who was kept tethered.

April 19, 2007/Hauraki, New Zealand: A chained dog broke free and attacked Graeme Adams.

April 18, 2007/Van Buren, Arkansas: A chained dog broke free and attacked Nina Arlene Irvan, 62, and her small dog in their yard.

April 18, 2007/Hollywood, Florida: Two teenagers were attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog, who was kept chained in their back yard.

April 5, 2007/Watsonville, California: A chained dog broke free and attacked and injured a 7-year-old girl. The dog chased the girl, her 2-year-old sibling, and their dog into their family’s home before mauling the girl.

March 25, 2007/Columbus, Ohio: A 2-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog, who was kept chained to a lawnmower.

March 17, 2007/East Moline, Illinois: Allura Mourning, 7, was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept tethered and had long been teased by children in the area.

March 12, 2007/Oneida, Illinois: Gayla Holmes, 60, was attacked and severely injured by her family’s dog, who was kept tethered.

March 6, 2007/Durham, North Carolina: Jaida Riviera, 3, was attacked and severely injured by a dog who was kept chained in her family’s yard.

March 2007/Pueblo, Colorado: Abreann Trujillo, 8, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog, who was kept chained.

March 2007/Combine, Texas: A 2-year-old girl was fatally mauled by one of her family’s dogs, who was kept chained.

March 2007/Tulsa, Oklahoma: A chained dog broke free and attacked Lee Ingram.

March 2007/Jacksonville, Florida: A 5-year-old girl was attacked and injured by her neighbor’s dog, who was kept tethered.

February 28, 2007/Plant City, Florida: Ian Keo, 2, was attacked and severely injured by Mongo, one of three dogs who were kept chained on his family’s property.

February 21, 2007/Orange County, Florida: Sahdariae Franklin, 11, was attacked and injured by Fatal, a dog who had broken free from a chain. Boys were reportedly throwing rocks at Fatal before he escaped the tether and leapt through an open car window to attack Franklin.

February 19, 2007/Erie, Colorado: Josh Jolliff, 9, was attacked and severely injured by his family’s dog, Gordie, who was kept chained in their yard.

February 18, 2007/Hastings, Florida: A 9-year-old boy was attacked by his grandfather’s dog, who was kept chained.

January 28, 2007/Madison, Georgia: A 15-year-old boy was attacked by a dog who was kept chained. The boy and his cousin had been teasing and aggravating the dog when the animal attacked him.

January 28, 2007/Brewton, Alabama: Taylor Kitlica, 1, was mauled and killed by a dog kept chained in her family’s yard. The dog also attacked and injured Taylor’s 2-year-old brother.

January 15, 2007/San Antonio, Texas: A man was attacked and seriously injured by a dog normally kept tethered on his property.

January 12, 2007/San Antonio, Texas: Amber Jones, 10, was attacked and killed by her neighbor’s dog—who was sometimes kept chained—as she attempted to free him from a fence he had hanged himself on.

January 4, 2007/Luce County, Michigan: A 3-year-old girl was attacked and critically injured by a dog kept chained in her family's yard.

January 2007/St. Joseph, Missouri: A chained dog broke free and attacked a woman.

December 31, 2006/Modesto, California: A chained dog mauled and seriously injured a 3-year-old girl.

December 24, 2006/Moultrie, Georgia: A chained dog broke free and attacked and injured NyRicky Nelson, 5.

November 9, 2006/Saginaw, Michigan: A chained dog attacked a police officer.

November 4, 2006/Bamberg, South Carolina: Allen Young, 1, was attacked and killed by his father’s four dogs, who were typically kept chained.

October 11, 2006/Cleveland, Ohio: A chained dog broke free and attacked and severely injured Jack Smith, a postal worker.

September 27, 2006/Canyonville, Oregon: A 7-year-old girl was attacked by a dog who was kept chained in a family friend's yard.

September 5, 2006/Boise County, Idaho: Raymond Slice, 1, was attacked by a dog who was kept chained in a family acquaintance’s yard.

September 2006/Branch County, Michigan: Eighteen-month-old Jacobe Vanderwall was attacked by a dog who was kept chained in a neighbor’s yard.

September 2006/Hillsborough County, Florida: A chained dog escaped and attacked Danielle Wilson, 20.

September 2006/Middleton-on-Sea, United Kingdom: Harvey Lawrence, 2, was attacked by a dog who was kept chained in his grandparents’ yard.

August 27, 2006/Kapahi, Hawaii: Larry Earl was attacked by a dog who was kept chained in a neighbor's yard.

June 22, 2006/Horizon City, Texas: A 2-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a dog who was kept chained near her babysitter’s home.

June 15, 2006/Conehatta, Mississippi: A 15-month-old girl was attacked and injured by one of two dogs who were kept chained in her family’s yard.

April 23, 2006/Des Moines, Iowa: A chained dog broke free, attacking and injuring a 7-year-old girl who was playing in her family’s yard.

April 22, 2006/Newark, Ohio: A 5-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained in her family’s back yard.

April 14, 2006/Lake Station, Indiana: A 5-year-old girl was attacked and injured by one of three dogs who were kept chained on her neighbor’s property.

March 20, 2006/Jameson, Missouri: A 3-year-old boy was fatally attacked by a family member’s dog who was kept chained on his parents’ property.

March 2, 2006/Lumberton, North Carolina: A 6-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained on her grandparents’ property.

February 27, 2006/Shafter, California: A 3-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained on her family’s property.

February 16, 2006/James City County, Virginia: An 11-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained in a neighbor’s yard. The dog broke free from the chain and jumped a fence before chasing and biting the boy.

January 24, 2006/Kansas, Oklahoma: A 2-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog who was kept chained.

December 27, 2005/Nullica, New South Wales, Australia: A 2-year-old girl was attacked and killed by her family’s chained dog.

December 2005/Batesville, Texas: A 2-year-old boy was attacked and injured by his family’s chained dog.

November 26, 2005/Limestone County, Alabama: An 11-year-old boy was attacked and injured by his babysitter’s dog, who was kept chained.

November 15, 2005/James City County, Virginia: A 2-year-old girl was injured and mauled by one of multiple dogs who were kept chained in her family’s yard. The dog broke free from the chain and tore one of the girl’s ears off.

November 12, 2005/Clermont County, Ohio: Delbert Preston, 6, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

October 6, 2005/Waterville, Maine: Ethan Agosta, 3, was attacked and injured by a family friend’s chained dog.

October 3, 2005/Suffolk, Virginia: Jonathan Martin, 2, was fatally mauled by one of his family’s two dogs, who were normally kept chained.

August 22, 2005/Rapid City, South Dakota: A 2-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a family friend’s dog who was kept chained in her back yard. The dog had previously attacked another person.

August 16, 2005/Marion County, Ohio: A 1-year-old girl was attacked and injured by her cousin’s chained dog.

August 15, 2005/Fergus Falls, Minnesota: A 2-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained on a neighbor’s property.

August 14, 2005/Plainfield Township, Illinois: An 8-year-old boy was attacked and injured by his cousin’s chained dog.

July 28, 2005/Battle Creek, Michigan: A 12-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained next to a family member’s home.

July 25, 2005/Los Lunas, New Mexico: A sheriff’s deputy was attacked and severely injured by one of several chained dogs on a property where she was conducting an investigation.

July 3, 2005/Corbin, Kentucky: A 16-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a chained dog. The animal had attacked another child seven days earlier while chained.

July 2005/Bowling Green, Kentucky: A 9-year-old girl was attacked and injured by her cousin’s chained dog while playing in her grandparents’ yard.

June 30, 2005/Madison, North Carolina: A 2-year-old boy was attacked and injured by one of three dogs who were kept chained on a property bordering his grandmother’s yard.

June 28, 2005/La Junta, Colorado: A 4-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained on a neighbor’s property.

June 26, 2005/Corbin, Kentucky: An 11-year-old girl was attacked by a chained dog.

June 20, 2005/Charlotte, North Carolina: A chained dog broke free, attacking and injuring a neighbor’s 7-year-old boy.

June 4, 2005/Salisbury, Maryland: A woman was attacked by a dog who was kept chained to a tree on a neighbor’s property.

June 1, 2005/Kansas City, Missouri: A boy was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

May 18, 2005/New Athens, Illinois: Mike Kilgore, 1, was attacked and injured by a chained dog. The dog had attacked a woman two weeks earlier.

May 17, 2005/Kansas City, Missouri: A chained dog broke free, attacking and injuring a man.

May 17, 2005/Augusta County, Virginia: A woman was attacked and injured by one of as many as five dogs who were kept chained on her property.

May 15, 2005/Winfield, Kansas: Lucy Redman was attacked and injured by one of two abandoned chained dogs while she was giving the dogs food and water.

May 11, 2005/Jones County, North Carolina: A 1-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a chained dog. The dog then attacked the boy’s mother when she tried to separate him from the animal.

May 10, 2005/North Long Beach, California: A chained dog broke free, attacking and injuring a 45-year-old man.

May 8, 2005/Chicago, Illinois: Akina Jackson, 3, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

May 6, 2005/Portland, Oregon: A 1-year-old boy was attacked and injured by one of two dogs who were kept chained in his family’s back yard.

May 3, 2005/Knightdale, North Carolina: Thah Tyndal, 5, and Asia Brantley, a fourth-grader, were mauled by a dog as they waited for a school bus. The dog had broken free from a chain.

May 2, 2005/Spartanburg County, South Carolina: Asia Turner, 4, was attacked and killed by her family’s two dogs, one of whom was chained to a tree at the time of the attack.

April 30, 2005/Sanford, Florida: Shawn Michniewicz, 12, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

April 26, 2005/Orange County, Virginia: A 3-year-old girl was attacked and injured by her family’s chained dog.

April 18, 2005/Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: Skylar Finney, 2, was attacked and injured by a dog who was kept chained in a relative’s back yard.

April 15, 2005/Dempseytown, Pennsylvania: Zachary Smith, 5, was attacked and injured by his grandmother’s chained dog.

April 11, 2005/Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Jesse Head, 12, was attacked by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

April 10, 2005/Orange County, Virginia: Robert Shafer, 4, was attacked and killed by his family’s chained dog.

April 5, 2005/Huntington, West Virginia: A 22-year-old man was attacked by a chained dog.

April 2, 2005/Muskegon Heights, Michigan: A 12-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain. The boy had been trying to help the dog, who had become entangled in the chain and was choking.

March 31, 2005/Muskegon Heights, Michigan: A Muskegon police officer was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

March 24, 2005/Heflin, Alabama: Pharis Fish, 4, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

March 15, 2005/Fredericksburg, Virginia: A Fredericksburg resident was attacked by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

February 26, 2005/Bessemer City, North Carolina: Kendra Odums, 5, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

February 4, 2005/Lanett, Alabama: Barbara Pilkington was fatally mauled by a neighbor’s dog who was normally kept chained.

February 2005/Jacksonville, Florida: Kaylin Flowers, 4, was attacked and injured by her family’s chained dog.

January 10, 2005/Buckley, Illinois: Tamra Kuester, 8, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog who had broken free from a chain.

December 16, 2004/Fincastle, Virginia: Sam Reid was attacked and injured by a dog who was normally kept chained.

December 12, 2004/Shoreline Park, Mississippi: Kamryn Billingsley, 34 days old, was fatally mauled by a dog who was normally kept chained.

December 8, 2004/Orlando, Florida: Myles Leakes, 4, was fatally mauled by at least one of a relative’s three chained dogs.

December 2004/West Valley, Utah: Spencer Claflin and Travis Ellis were attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

December 2004/Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada: A 3-year-old boy was fatally mauled by four dogs, including one who was normally kept chained.

November 17, 2004/Woodbury, Tennessee: Breel Thomas, 1, was attacked and injured by one of her neighbor’s three chained dogs.

November 15, 2004/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Craig Planidin, 40, was attacked by his dog, who was normally kept chained.

November 2004/Boston, Massachusetts: Kathleen Rehs, 82, was attacked and injured by one of her neighbor’s chained dogs.

November 2004/Arrowwood, North Carolina: Ronnie Huffman, 31, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

September 19, 2004/Westphalia, Iowa: Logan Rogers, 10, was attacked and injured by a relative’s chained dog.

September 17, 2004/Wichita Falls, Texas: Clara Young, 85, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

September 2004/Scott Township, Pennsylvania: A woman was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

September 2004/McGehee, Arkansas: Robert Fowler, 5, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

September 2004/Greer, South Carolina: Isaiah Calandis, 1, was fatally mauled by one of his grandfather’s four chained dogs.

September 2004/Oquawka, Illinois: Kaylee Chewning, 5, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

August 28, 2004/Devils Lake, North Dakota: Jasmine Sharbono, 2, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

August 19, 2004/Costa Rica: Mayra Jose Chavez, 5, was fatally mauled by her family’s chained dog.

August 2004/Rice Hill, Oregon: A man was attacked by a chained dog.

August 2004/Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania: Summer Baumgardner, 9, was attacked and injured by a friend’s chained dog.

August 2004/North Platte, Nebraska: Jessica Haws, 20, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

August 2004/Keswick, Ontario, Canada: Karen Jones was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

July 2004/Denver, Colorado: A man was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

July 2004/Harlingen, Texas: A man was attacked by a dog who was normally kept chained.

July 2004/Charlotte, North Carolina: A 7-year-old boy was attacked and injured by his neighbor’s chained dog.

July 2004/Angelina County, Texas: Erica Lybarger, 5, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

July 2004/Spaniard’s Bay, Newfoundland, Canada: Johnathan Mahoney-Marsh, 2, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

June 28, 2004/Eastfield, Maryland: Christina Eckert, 6, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

June 27, 2004/Reserve, Louisiana: Koi Taylor, 9, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

June 21, 2004/Terre Haute, Indiana: Alexa Marshall, 18, was attacked and injured by a dog who was normally kept chained.

June 16, 2004/Moss Point, Mississippi: Kennedy Robinson, 1, was attacked and injured by a relative’s dog who had broken free from a chain.

June 2004/Los Chavez, New Mexico: Emma-Leigh Chambers-Allen, 4, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

June 2004/Earl, North Carolina: Brandon Ivie, 7, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog. The dog attacked the boy’s mother as well when she came to his aid.

May 2004/San Antonio, Texas: Gabriel Gutierrez, 3, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

April 30, 2004/Cochrane, Ontario, Canada: A 4-year-old girl was attacked and injured by her grandfather’s chained dog.

April 28, 2004/Hodgenville, Kentucky: Emily Paige Stinnett, 4, was attacked and injured by her family’s dog, who had broken free from a chain.

April 14, 2004/Charleston, South Carolina: Dennis Nobili, 38, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain. The dog then attacked and injured police officer Matthew Frey, 25, while he was investigating the attack.

April 2004/Crève Coeur, Illinois: Mark Wilson, 8, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

March 2004/Apple Valley, California: Nick Stowers, 9, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog who had broken free from a chain.

February 22, 2004/Bridgeton, North Carolina: Meradith Bell, 8, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain. The attack occurred while Bell was trying to pull the animal off a 3-year-old girl.

February 21, 2004/Kipu, Hawaii: Truston Heart Liddle, 1, was fatally mauled by a chained dog.

January 13, 2004/Grenada, Mississippi: Kaitlin Matthews, 5, was attacked and injured by a local animal control officer’s dog, who had broken free from a chain.

January 13, 2004/Harnett County, North Carolina: Nathan Roy Hill, 3, was fatally mauled by his neighbor’s chained dog.

October 13, 2003/Nelson House, Manitoba, Canada: A 3-year-old boy was fatally mauled by as many as six of his grandmother’s 15 chained dogs. The animals who attacked him had broken free from chains.

October 2, 2003/Roebuck, South Carolina: Makayla Paige Sinclair, 2, was fatally mauled by as many as nine of her neighbor’s chained dogs.

October 2003/Seven Points, Texas: Jonathan Shane Ivey, 4, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

September 2003/Akiachak, Alaska: Sheldon Phillip, 4, was fatally mauled by his family’s chained dog.

September 2003/Lithia, Florida: Matthew Martin, 1, was attacked and injured by a relative’s chained dog.

August 3, 2003/Winston-Salem, North Carolina: An 8-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain. The boy had reportedly shot rocks and marbles at the dog that day.

August 2003/Hertford, North Carolina: Zelene Bunch, 44, was attacked and injured by four dogs who were normally kept chained.

July 19, 2003/Lincoln County, Mississippi: Anfernee Clair, 6, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain. Clair and other children were reportedly throwing rocks at the dog earlier that day.

July 2003/Kununurra, Australia: A woman was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a tether.

June 2003/Longwood, Florida: Clyde Ray, 78, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s two dogs who had broken free from chains.

June 2003/Cocoa, Florida: Ken Shedrick, a police officer, was attacked by a dog who had broken free from a chain. Shedrick had been investigating the dog’s chase of an 8-year-old girl minutes earlier.

April 23, 2003/Burlington, Iowa: Deb McCann was attacked by a chained dog.

April 20, 2003/Toledo, Ohio: Bailey Sleesman, 2, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

April 11, 2003/Rockford, Illinois: Marco Washington, 19, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

March 4, 2003/Orlando, Florida: Daniel Decembre, 8, was attacked and injured by a dog who was normally kept chained.

January 31, 2003/Augusta, Georgia: Gage Wright, 3, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog who had broken free from a chain.

January 27, 2003/Kihei, Hawaii: Trevor Sifton, 5, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog who was normally kept chained.

December 16, 2002/Roxboro, North Carolina: Samantha Fuller, 2, was fatally mauled by a neighbor’s chained dog.

October 11, 2002/Kennesaw, Georgia: A 1-year-old girl was fatally mauled by one or both of her family’s two chained dogs.

August 2002/Ottumwa, Iowa: A 2-year-old girl was fatally mauled by a neighbor’s chained dog.

June 24, 2002/San Francisco, California: A 4-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from—and was dragging—a chain.

June 7, 2002/Wickliffe, Kentucky: T.J. Adams, 5, was fatally mauled by a dog who was kept chained in a yard neighboring that of his grandmother.

June 2002/Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania: Two people were attacked by a dog who was kept chained at a business.

April 23, 2001/Knoxville, Tennessee: Keeley Johnson, 15, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog who had broken free from a chain. The dog had attacked Johnson’s cousin three months earlier.

April 7, 2000/Gainesville, Georgia: Amber Cannon, 9, was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s chained dog.

February 17, 2000/Mechanicsville, Maryland: Belinda Lynn Quade, 25, and her 2-year-old son were attacked and injured by a neighbor’s dog who had broken free from a chain.

February 2000/Hampton, Virginia: Darryl Sanders, 8, was fatally mauled by his family’s chained dog, who neighbors said had been acting territorially.

February 16, 1999/Hernes Oak, Victoria, Australia: Leon Tarasinski, 75, was fatally mauled by a chained dog. The dog also attacked a police officer investigating Tarasinski’s death.

1999/Sampson County, North Carolina: Kimberly Arriola, 2, was fatally mauled by her neighbor’s chained dog.

October 1996/Rothbury, Michigan: A 12-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

November 23, 1995/Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Lance Stanley Collins, 37, was attacked and injured by a chained dog.

January 1995/Black Hawk, South Dakota: Russell Evans, 2, was fatally mauled by a chained dog.

March 1990/Otisville, Michigan: Tanya Elliot, 2, was fatally mauled by a chained dog.

January 1990/Mead, Washington: Melonie Honodel, 4, was attacked and injured by a dog who had broken free from a chain.

March 1986/Anchorage, Alaska: Nicola Martin, 2, was fatally mauled by a chained dog.

September 1981/Wayne, Michigan: Eric Turner, 2, was fatally mauled by a chained dog.

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