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Woman Dead After Dog Attack in Miami. What to Know.

Police continue to investigate after an elderly woman was found dead Monday morning following a dog attack a dog attack in Miami Gardens, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. Investigators have not released whether or not the woman was mauled by one animal or several and no name has…

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Second South Florida Child Hospitalized After Dog Attack in as Many Weeks. What to Know.

Another child was hospitalized Sunday after she was the victim of a dog attack in Fort Lauderdale, according to local media. The girl, 2, was mauled by a rottweiler before 8:15 p.m. at a home near the 1700 block of Southwest 24th Street. Emergency responders were called out to the…

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Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Margate Dog Attack. What to Know.

An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital after he was attacked by a Pitbull on Wednesday. The boy’s injuries are severe but do not appear to be life-threatening, according to reporting from Local 10 News. First responders were called out to a home along the 5500 block of Lakewood Circle…

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Hialeah Woman Airlifted to Hospital After Dog Attack Tuesday. What to Know.

A woman was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital Tuesday with non-life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a dog. The woman, according to reporting from WSVN Miami, was a caretaker at the home where the attack took place around 11 a.m. in Hialeah. She was bitten on both of her arms.…

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Animal Caretaker Mauled by Dogs in Alabama While Owner was Out of Town

A woman died from her injuries after a pack of dogs she was caring for attacked her while the owner was out of town, Alabama officials said. The incident happened on Feb. 6 in Tuscaloosa County when a 46-year-old caretaker went into the property to feed the dogs. Florida Law…

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U.S. Postal Service Ranks Florida by Dog Attacks. Where Does Your City Fall on the List?

It’s a tale as old as time in cartoons, commercials and movies – Dog meets Postal Carrier. Dog chases Postal Carrier. Postal Carrier requests a neighborhood transfer.  As comedic as the bitter feud between man’s best friend and postal carriers might be in theory, for many mail carriers across the…

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$1.5 million recovered in dog bite cases with no or disputed insurance coverage

Everyday 1,000 people go to emergency rooms across the country to treat for dog bite injuries, and approximately 15,000 people need to be hospitalized with life-threatening injuries every year. Florida has a 40% dog ownership rate, and many owners have more than one dog. Consequently, it is not uncommon for…

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