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Ashton Scott

• "Childress Baby Dies in Attack," NewsChannel 11, January 9, 2006 (kcdb.com)

Connor Lourens

• "Boy, 7, Killed By Bull Mastiff In Lunenbur," CBS4 Boston, February 5, 2006
• "Seven-Year-Old Boy Killed in Dog Attack," 7 News, February 6, 2006 (whdh.com)
• Adrienne P. Samuels, "Lunenburg grieves for boy killed in dog attack," Boston.com, February 6, 2006 (boston.com)
• Mary Jo Hill, "Attack occurred in house," Telegram & Gazette, Feburary 7, 2006 (telegram.com)
• Aaron Wasserman, "Family mourns 'playful' child," Sentinel & Enterprise, February 7, 2006 (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Obituary, "Connor B. Lourens," Sentinel & Enterprise, February 7, 2006 (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• "From Whalom Park to Fitchburg's budget," Sentinel & Enterprise, January 2, 2007 (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Dan Magazu, "Golf tournament keeps Lunenburg boy's memory fresh," Sentinel & Enterprise, July 18, 2009 (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Dominic Giordano

• Associated Press, "4-year-old boy mauled to death by uncle's Rottweiler," Billings Gazette, February 23, 2006 (billingsgazette.com)
• "Ulm Boy Dies from Dog Mauling Injuries," Great Falls Tribune, February 24, 2006 (greatfallstribune.com)
• Jared Miller, "Ulm boy dies after mauling," Great Falls Tribune, February 25, 2006 (greatfallstribune.com)
• Jared Miller, "Common sense helps dogs, kids avoid tragedy," Great Falls Tribune, February 26, 2006 (greatfallstribune.com)
• Jared Miller, "Ulm boy's parents discuss dog attack," Great Falls Tribune, March 1, 2006 (greatfallstribune.com)

Charles Gilbert Dalton

• "Pit Bulls Blamed In Davie Man's Death," WXII12, March 16, 2006
• Associated Press, "Autopsy finds Mocksville man bled to death after dog attack," WWAY3, March 17, 2006 (wway3.com)
• Kathy Chaffin, "Pit Bulls: Deadly Attack Renews Focus on Breed," Salisbury Post, June 11, 2006 (salisburypost.com)
• Kathy Chaffin, "Pit bulls: Attempt to help thirsty pet leaves man without thumb," Salisbury Post, June 11, 2006 (salisburypost.com)
• Michael Hewlett, "Dogs' owner pleads guilty in fatal attack," Winston-Salem Journal, January 30, 2008 (journalnow.com)

Quillan Cottrell

• "A Davless County Toddler is Mauled to Death by his Uncle's Rottweiler," KQ2 News - KOTV St. Joseph, March 20, 2007
• "Dog Attacks, Kills Jameson Boy, 3," The Kansas City Channel, March 21, 2006 (unchainyourdog.org)

John Doe

• "3 Guard Dogs Kill Trespassing Suspect," Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2006 (latimes.com)
• "Guard Dogs Kill Man Who Jumps Business' Fence," NBC5.com, April 10, 2006 (nbc5.com)
• Associated Press, "Guard Dogs Kill Man Who Jumps Business' Fence," The Indy Channel, April 10, 2006 (theindychannel.com)

Juan Garcia

• Martin Salazar, "Dog Attack Kills Rio Arriba Man," Albuquerque Journal, May 4, 2006 (abqjournal.com)
• "Mauling Victim Tried to Defend Himself," Santa Fe New Mexican, May 5, 2006
• Mike Gisick and John Foster, "Gallina [NM] Man Killed by Pit Bull," Rio Grand Sun, May 6, 2006 (riograndsun.com)

Dianna Acklen

• "Dogs kill 60-year-old librarian on a walk," United Press International, May 6, 2006 (upi.com)
• "Dogs attack, kill elderly woman," Knox News, May 9, 2006 (freerepublic.com)
• Travis Loller and Ailene Torres, "Dogs kill 60-year-old librarian out for her usual walk," Nashville Tennessean, May 9, 2006 (tennessean.com)
• Leon Alligood, "Dogs' owner may not face charges," Nashville Tennessean, May 10, 2006 (tennessean.com)
• Associated Press, "4 dogs being investigated in mauling of woman," Kentucky New Era, May 11, 2006 (news.google.com)
• Leon Alligood, "Doctor's dogs ID'd in killing of woman," Nashville Tennessean, June 2, 2006 (tennessean.com)
• "Three dogs identified in killing of woman," Southern Standard, June 3, 2006 (iclassifiedsnetwork.com)
• "2 dogs blamed in killing remain at home," Reposted on Blog, June 20, 2006 (breeddoghjhw.blogeasy.com)
• "Dogs spared in case of attack on woman," The Paris Post Intelligencer, December 20, 2006 (parispi.net)
• Hank Hays, "Tennessee Senator hopes to put some teeth into legislation on vicious dogs," TimesNews, February 26, 2007 (timesnews.com)
• Dianna Acklen Act of 2007, Tennessee Legislature, May 30, 2007 (state.tn.us)
• "Bobbie Dianna Smith Acklen," Find a Grave, October 16, 2009 (findagrave.com)
• SB 0143, HB 0108, "Dianna Acklen Act of 2007," By Shepard, Fraley, Matheny, Hardaway (capitol.tn.gov)

Raymond Tomco

• Ann Marimow and Joshua Partlow, "Mauling Suspected in Death: Pit Bull Likely Responsible for Man's Countless Bites," The Washington Post, May 11, 2006 (washingtonpost.com)
• Kathryn Brown, "Details Emerge After Deadly Pit Bull Attack," WJZ News, May 12, 2006 (wjz.com)
• Joshua Partlow, "Cut Artery Cited in Fatal Dog Attack," The Washington Post, May 12, 2006 (washingtonpost.com)

Shaun McCafferty

• Associated Press, "Pack of pit bulls mauls, kills man in SoCal desert driveway," San Francisco Chronicle, June 13, 2006 (sfgate.com)
• "Pack of pit bulls kills man in California desert home driveway," 8 News, June 15, 2006 (wric.coom)
• Lisa McPheron, "Man is mauled to death by at least two pit bulls," The Press-Enterprise, June 14, 2006 (pe.com)
• Joe Nelson, "Pit bulls taken after fatal mauling," San Bernardino Sun, June 14, 2006 (sbsun.com)
• John McDonald, "Anaheim man killed by pit bulls in Phelan home," Orange County Register, June 14, 2006 (ocregister.com)
• (Update) John McDonald, "Anaheim man killed by pack of pit bulls in desert," Orange County Register, June 15, 2006 (ocregister.com)

NOTE: Victim's name also spelled as "Shawn Lee McCafferty."

Javlyin Anderson

• Renee LaSalle, "Pit Bull Attack," WTOK News, June 17, 2006 (wtok.com)
• Obituary, "Javlyin Jaynell Davale Anderson," Meridian Star, June 18, 2006 (meridianstar.com)
• "15-Month-Old Killed by Family's Pit Bull," The Clarion-Ledger, June 20, 2006 (clarionledger.com)
• Cathy Hayes, "Dog attack under investigation," Meridian Star, June 21, 2006 (meridianstar.com)
• Chris Joyner, "Toddler killed by pit bull in Newton County," The Clarion-Ledger, Undated (clarionledger.com)

NOTE: Victim's name also spelled as "Javelin Anderson."

Gemma Carlos

• Gustavo Reveles Acosta, "Girl, 2, killed; dog mauling suspected," El Paso Times, June 23, 2006 (elpasotimes.com)
• "Child believed mauled identifed," El Paso Times, June 23, 2006 (elpasotimes.com)
• "Toddler mauled, killed by dog in east EP County," KVIA-TV, June 23, 2006 (kvia.com)
• Associated Press, "Texas girl mauled to death by Rottweiler," Globe and Mail, June 24, 2006 (theglobeandmail.com)
• Associated Press, "Rottweiler Kills 2-Year Old Girl in Texas," WPVI-TV, June 24, 2006 (abclocal.go.com)
• Associated Press, "Two-year-old girl killed by dog suffered multiple injuries," Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, June 25, 2006 (lubbockonline.com)
• "Dog mauls to death 2-year-old El Paso girl," Amarillo Globe News, June 25, 2006 (amarillo.com)
• Associated Press, "Toddler fatally mauled by tied-up Rottweiler," Desert News, June 25, 2006 (findarticles.com)
• "Gemma Liliana Carlos: Funeral today for child mauled by dog," El Paso Times, June 27, 2006 (elpasotimes.com)

Sandra Piovesan

• Annie O'Neill, "Woman's body found in pen of 9 hybrid wolves," Pittsburg Post-Gazette, July 18, 2006 (post-gazette.com)
• Linda Wilson Fuoco, "Wolf dogs killed owner, autopsy determines," Pittsburg Post-Gazette, July 18, 2006 (post-gazette.com)
• "Pittsburgh wolf-dog breeder found dead," United Press International, July 18, 2006 (upi.com)
• Associated Press, "Fatal mauling shows dangers of wolf-dog hybrids," 6 Action News, August 5, 2006 (abclocal.go.com)
• Dan Nephin, "AP Enterprise: Fatal mauling shows dangers of wolf-dog hybrids," Centre Daily, August 6, 2006 (centredaily.com)
• Death of Sandra L. Piovesan, Wikipedia Entry (enacademic.com)
• Obituary, Sandra Lee Piovesan, Greensburg Tribune Review, July 19, 2006 (legacy.com)
• "Wolf-Dogs Kill Owner," Animal Planet, Fatal Attractions TV Series, October 22, 2010 (animalplanet.com)

Brandon Coleman

• Lauren Hills, "Mon Co. Authorites: Dog Had to be Euthanized," WVNS 59 News, July 14, 2006 (wvnstv.com)
• Lauren Hills, "Autopsy: Dog Caused Man's Death," WTRF Channel 7, July 17, 2006 (wtrf.com)
• Brandy Brubaker, "Man died form a dog bite: Pet pit bull bit Coleman on throat," Dominion Post, July 18, 2006 (dominionpost.com)

Mariah Puga

• Ray Pedraza, "Toddler Killed by Family's Pt Bull," KGBT 4, July 26, 2006 (team4news.com)
• Associated Press, "Toddler dies after dog attack in Hargill," The Dallas Morning News, July 26, 2006 (dallasnews.com)
• Andres Martinez, "Family Mourns 3-Year-Old's Death," The Monitor, July 26, 2006 (themonitor.com)
• "Toddler dies after being mauled by pit bull dog," The Facts, July 27, 2006 (thefacts.com)
• Obituary, "Mariah M. Puga," Find a Grave, July 27, 2006 (findagrave.com)

NOTE: Victim's name also spelled as "Mireya Puga Davila" and "Mirella Puga."

Jimmie McConnell

• "71-Year-Old Kansas City Woman Killed by Pit Bull," ABC News, July 28, 2006 (abcnews.go.com)
• Robert Cronkleton, "Charges follow fatal dog attack," Kansas City News, July 29, 2006 (kansascity.com)
• Associated Press, "Man makes court appearance in death," Columbia Daily Tribune, August 1, 2006 (archive.columbiatribune.com)
• Associated Press, "Pit bull amnesty convinces some owners to abide by ban," Lawrence Journal-World, August 13, 2006 (ljworld.com)
• Associated Press, "Kansas City Man To Be Tried in Pit Bull Attack," WIBW-TV, October 18, 2006 (wibw.com)
• Robert A. Cronkleton, "Trial opens in case involving fatal dog [pit bull] attack," Kansas City Star, May 1, 2007 (freerepublic.com)
• Robert A. Cronkleton, "Jury selection under way in case where pit bull attack killed KCK woman," Kansas City Star, May 1, 2007 (kansascity.com)
• "Jurors fail to agree in pit bull attack case," Lawrence Journal-World, May 4, 2007 (news.google.com)
• Associated Press, "Man will be tried again for dog attack," The Topeka-Capital-Journal, May 20, 2007 (cjonline.com)
• Associated Press, "New Trial Starts in KCK Pit Bull Death," WIBW-TV, April 1, 2008 (wibw.com)
• Kevin Held, "Man Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Pit Bull Attack of Woman," KSDK, April 2, 2008 (archive.ksdk.com)
• Dawn Bormann, "Man found guilty in pit bull attack case," Kansas City Star, April 2, 2008 (lakeexpo.com)
• Associated Press, "Man guilty of manslaughter in pit bull attack," The Topeka-Capital-Journal, April 3, 2008 (cjonline.com)
• "KCK Man Sentenced In Fatal Pit Bull Attack," KMBC-TV May 16, 2008 (kmbc.com)
• State of Kansas v. Derrick Lee, Court of Appeals of the State of Kansas, June 10, 2011 (kscourts.org)
• "KCK proposes removing ban on pit bulls," Wyandotte Daily, November 17, 2014 (wyandottedaily.com)
• "Ban on pit bulls to be discussed at UG committee meeting tonight," Wyandotte Daily, November 17, 2014 (wyandottedaily.com)
• Brendaliss Gonzalez, "Family of woman mauled by pit bull angry as commissioners decide on lifting ban," KSHB, November 18, 2014 (kshb.com)
• "UG Commission balks at lifting pit bull ban," Wyandotte Daily, December 4, 2014 (wyandottedaily.com)
• Jim McLean, "Attempt To Lift Pit Bull Ban In Wyandotte County Fails," KCUR, December 5, 2014 (kcur.org)
• Nick Sloan, "Pit bulls remain banned in KCK after 4-4 vote," The Kansas City Kansan, December 5, 2014 (kckansan.com)

John Brannaman

• "81-Year-Old Dies After Attack By Pit Bulls," WKMG Orlando, July 31, 2006 (local6.com)
• Elain Aradillas, "81-year-old attacked by pit bulls dies," Orlando Sentinel, July 31, 2006 (orlandosentinel.com)
• Elaine Aradillas, "Osceola man dies after dogs attack," Orlando Sentinel, August 1, 2006 (orlandosentinel.com)
• "Pit Bull Owner Charged In Fatal Attack," WKMG Orlando, August 12, 2006 (local6.com)
• Obituary, John W. Brannaman, Orlando Sentinel (legacy.com)
• Report of Autopsy, John Brannaman, District Nine Medical Examiner, Orlando, Florida, Received: September 30, 2020

Shawna Willey

• "Coral Springs Woman Killed by Her Own Dog," Coral Springs, August 18, 2006 (coralsprings.com)
• Antigone Barton, "Family dog kills owner in back yard in Broward," Palm Beach Post, August 19, 2006 (palmbeachpost.com)
• Sallie James, Jennifer Gollan & Robert Nolin, "Mauling victim owned Presa Canario dog for protection," Sun Sentinel, August 22, 2006 (sun-sentinel.com)
• Brady Dennis, "Attraction to exotic dogs was fatal," St. Petersburg Times, August 22, 2006 (sptimes.com)

Frank Baber

• "Spur Man Mauled To Death by Dog," News Channel 11, August 29, 2006 (kcbd.com)
• "Frank C. Baber: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice," Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, August 31, 2006 (lubbockonline.com)

Pablo Fleites

• Sofia Santana, "Police Say Boxer Killed Man Who Entered It's Dog Pen in South Dade," Sun Sentinel, August 29, 2006 (redorbit.com)
• "Boxer fatally mauls owner," Orlando Sentinal, August 30, 2006 (orlandosentinel.com)
• Associated Press, "Man fatally mauled by his dog," Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 30, 2006 (heraldtribune.com)
• Sofia Santana, "Dog Kills Man During Attack Inside Pen," Sun Sentinel, August 30, 2006 (sun-sentinel.com)
• Evan S. Benn and Breanne Gilpatrick, "Man's Death From Attack By Dog Is Investigated," Miami Herald, August 30, 2006 (redorbit.com)
• Autopsy Summary and Cause of Death, Pablo Fleites, Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, Received: June 8, 2016 (miamidade.gov)

Julius Graham

• "Rottweiler Killed After Mauling 2-Year-Old," WRAL-TV, October 4, 2006 (wral.com)
• "Rottweiler kills N.C. toddler," Times Wires, October 5, 2006 (sptimes.com)
• Alex Dominguez, "Rottweiler fatally mauls US boy who wandered from grandparents," AP Worldstream, October 5, 2006

Jeannine Fusco

• Nicholas Confessore, "Pit Bull in Rockland County Attacks 2 Women, Killing One," The New York Times, October 8, 2006 (nytimes.com)
• Steve Lieberman, "Pit bull kills Airmont woman," The Journal News, October 8, 2006 (thejournalnews.com)
• "Pit bull attacks two women, killing one," WABC, October 8, 2006 (abclocal.go.com)
• "New York state woman killed by pit bull," United Press International, October 8, 2006 (upi.com)
• "Pit bull attack kills dog owner's friend," The Buffalo News, October 9, 2006 (buffalonews.com)
• "Owner cleared in dog mauling," The Journal News, October 10, 2006 (thejournalnews.com)
• Jeff Holtz, "THE WEEK; No Charges Planned In Killing by Pit Bull," The New York Times, October 15, 2006 (nytimes.com)

David "Ted" McCurry

• "Dog Attacks, Kills Man," KPRC-TV, October 29, 2006 (click2houston.com)
• Associated Press, "Pit bull kills Southwest Texas man in attack," News 8 Austin, October 30, 2006 (new8austin.com)
• "Man killed by pit bull was looking to buy him," KHOU News, October 30, 2006 (khou.com)
• Jamie Nash, "Investigation into pit bull attack continues," The Courier, October 31, 2006 (hcnonline.com)
• Renee Lee, "Expert to evaluate dog that attacked, killed man," Houston Chronicle, October 31, 2006 (chron.com)
• "Autopsy Released on Pit Bull Victim," Woodlands Online, October 31, 2006 (conroetoday.com)
• "Owner of deadly dog faces charges," Houston Chronicle, November 14, 2006 (chron.com)
• "Dog attacks raise issues for lawmakers," Animal People, January, February 2007, (animalpeoplenews.org)
• Renee Lee, "Owner of pit bull that killed man won't face charges: Montgomery County DA says he could not prove the animal was a threat," Houston Chronicle, May 3, 2007 (chron.com)
• Lucretia Fernandez, "Owner of dog in fatal attack won't be prosecuted," YourHoustonNews, November 21, 2010 (yourhoustonnews.com)

Ariel Pogue

• Associated Press, "Toddler Fatally Attacked by Family Dog," (message board), November 4, 2006 (wsfa.com)
• Priya Aujla, "Toddler Killed In Dog Attack," WTVM, November 6, 2006, (wtvm.com)

John Matthew Davis

• "Dillion County Investigators Press Charges in Dog Mauling Case," Morning News, November 8, 2006 (morningnews.com)
• Associated Press, "Suspect in Dillon dog attack turns himself in," Palmetto Cops, November 11, 2006 (palmettocops.com)
• "Dog Mauling Death Case Delayed," The Dillon Herald, February 26, 2008 (dillonheraldonline.com)
• Patricia Burkett, "Trial date set in deadly dog mauling case," WBTW TV-13, April 29, 2008 (scnow.com)
• "Trial begins for owner of deadly pitbulls involved in attack of child," WMBF, January 26, 2009 (wmbfnews.com)
• Jamie Rogers, "Prosecutor: Dogs killed boy out of hunger, not malice," Morning News, January 26, 2009 (scnow.com)
• Jamie Rogers, "Dillon man gets 5 years in fatal dog mauling case," Morning News, January 30, 2009 (scnow.com)
• "Collins Found Guilty Of All Charges In Dog Mauling Death Of 10-Year-Old," The Dillon Herald, January 30, 2009 (dillonheraldonline.com)
• Betsy Finklea, "Trial Held In Dog Mauling Case," The Dillon Herald, February 3, 2009 (dillonheraldonline.com)
• Jamie Rogers, "Bentley Collins' dogs could be put down if not adopted," Morning News, February 3, 2009 (scnow.com)
• "Collins' Attorney Files Appeal In Dog Mauling Case," The Dillon Herald, February 5, 2009 (dillonheraldonline.com)
• Tonya Brown, "Appeal filed in dog mauling trial," Carolina Live, February 5, 2009 (carolinalive.com)
• Jody Barr, "Convicted Dillon dog owner transferred to state prison," Morning News, February 6, 2009 (scnow.com)
• "Mother of boy mauled by dogs charged with animal cruelty," WMBF, July 22, 2009 (wmbfnews.com)
• Tonya Brown, "Dillon man convicted in death of 10 year old boy, granted new trial," Carolina Live, February 15, 2012 (carolinalive.com)
• "Verdict overturned in Dillon County fatal dog attack," Morning News, February 15, 2012 (scnow.com)
• Patricia Burkett, "Victim's mother reacts to overturned conviction in Dillon mauling case," Morning News, February 16, 2012 (scnow.com)
• Kimberly Ginfrida, "New trial no certainty in Dillon dog mauling," Morning News, March 1, 2012 (scnow.com)
• Associated Press, "Prosecutor: Photos essential in SC dog attack case," San Francisco Chronicle, April 15, 2014 (sfgate.com)
• Associated Press, "SC High Court Reinstates Conviction In Dog Attack Case," WLTX, August 20, 2014 (wltx.com)

NOTE: Victim's name also spelled as "Matthew Davis."

Allen Young

• Wendy Jeffcoat, "Dogs kill baby," The Times and Democrat, November 5, 2014 (thetandd.com)
• Stephanie Baker, "Pit bulls kill 1-year-old in Bamberg," WRDW, November 6, 2006 (wrdw.com)
• "Sheriff: Pit bull mauled child to death in Bamberg," Island Packet, November 6, 2006 (islandpacket.com)
• Obituary, Infant Allen Lorenzo Young, The Times and Democrat, November 5, 2014 (thetandd.com)
• "Across South Carolina, Father charged with negligence in death," Augusta Chronicle, January 21, 2007 (chronicle.augusta.com)
• South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated, Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses (scstatehouse.gov)

Luis Romero Jr.

• "Family's Dogs Kill Toddler," KOLD, November 7, 2006 (tucsonnewsnow.com)
• Alexiz Huicochea, "Family dogs kill Tucson toddler: Southwest Side boy, 2, left alone in yard, fatally mauled by two Rottweilers," Arizona Daily Star, November 7, 2006 (azstarnet.com)
• David Teibel, "Dogs that killed toddler turned over to Animal Care," Tucson Citizen, November 7, 2006 (tucsoncitizen.com)
• Suleika Acosta, "Boy Dies From Dog Mauling," KOLD, November 8, 2006 (tucsonnewsnow.com)
• Alexiz Huicochea, "Cop kills charging Rottweiler," Arizona Daily Star, November 10, 2006 (azstarnet.com)
• Dan Sorenson and Enric Volante, 'Pit bulls, Rottweilers inflict worst bites," Arizona Daily Star, December 3, 2006 (azstarnet.com)
• Josh Brodesky and Dale Quinn, "Officers lost track of parents of boy, 2, killed by dogs," Arizona Daily Star, December 10, 2006 (azstarnet.com)

Richard Adams

• Damon Lawrence, "Pit bull found mauling man," Columbus Ledger Enquirer, November 9, 2006 (ledger-enquirer.com)
• "Phenix City man apparently mauled to death by pit bull," The Decatur Daily, November 10, 2006 (decaturdaily.com)
• Lily Gordon, "Police: Victim died in mauling: Investigators say man was alive prior to pit bull's attack," Columbus Ledger Enquirer, November 10, 2006 (ledger-enquirer.com)

James Eisaman

• Jewell Cardwell, "Mauling by dogs remains mystery: Akron man with broken leg dies after he's attacked in his basem*nt," Akron Beach Journal, November 13, 2006
• "Medical Examiner Says Man Killed By Dogs Was Accident," NewsNet5, November 13, 2006 (newsnet5.com)
• Karen Farkas, "Man killed by dogs inside home defended them as he lay dying," Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 14, 2006 (cleveland.com)

Pedro Rios

• Anita Hassan And Salatheia Bryant, "Two Pit Bulls Kill Boy, 4, Near Home," Houston Chronicle, November 22, 2006 (chron.com)
• Richard Vara, "'You Are Never Prepared,' Dog attack victim mourned," Houston Chronicle, November 25, 2006 (chron.com)
• Amanda Villafranca, "Boy killed by dogs is buried by family / 100 relatives and friends grieve for 'Pitchy' Rios, 4," Houston Chronicle, November 26, 2006 (chron.com)
• "Dog bites man / How many more people will be mauled or killed before officials take action against vicious dogs?" Houston Chronicle, November 27, 2006 (chron.com)
• Salatheia Bryant, "PIT BULL ATTACK / Second dog tied to death put down / Investigators continue search to find the owner," Houston Chronicle, November 29, 2006 (chron.com)
• Peggy Fikac, "Legislators want dog laws to bite as hard as they bark," Houston Chronicle, February 23, 2007 (chron.com)

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