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by Rich Rodriguez - Updated Thu, November 7th 2024 at 7:57 AM FRESNO, Calif (FOX26) — A pack of dogs is creating fear and concern in a central Fresno neighborhood. One homeowner says the dogs have already killed four cats and she worries they could attack her children. The dogs have been running wild and targeting cats since Sunday. Kara Kerber came home that afternoon to discover her cat had been mauled to death. "That was my baby you know what I mean. That really mentally hurt me. It's not something I'm gonna be able to get over," Kerber said. Kerber says the dogs are causing fear in her central Fresno neighborhood. "Since then the dogs have killed my neighbor's cat, they killed a Siamese cat behind us on the next street and a gray cat on the street behind us," Kerber said. She called Fresno Animal Center to complain but claimed no one would investigate the problem. Because no one came out Kerber collected the bodies of the four cats and took them to a local … [Read more...]

Moore County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a dog attack at a residence on Edward Road in Star. Upon arrival, deputies reportedly found an adult female who had sustained multiple injuries from an apparent attack by several dogs, said the Moore County Sheriff’s Office in a press release. “Moore County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services responded to the scene and took custody of three dogs involved in the incident,” stated the release. “The female was transported by medical helicopter with non-life-threatening injuries for further evaluation and treatment.” The Moore County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Services continue to investigate the circumstances of the attack. Feature photo: UNC Carolina Air Care lands in Star to transport a woman to a trauma center who several dogs attacked on Sept. 9, 2024/Photo by Sandhills Sentinel staff. FULL STORY  … [Read more...]

By Michael DiVittorio TribLive Tarentum resident Margie Shutack is grateful her husband Michael will recover from what was described as a vicious dog attack on Halloween about a block away from their East Seventh Avenue home. “God has been on our side,” said Shutack on Thursday evening. “I’m just so glad that he’s going to be all right.” She was inside her home with their son when others alerted her of the attack. Another resident took cellphone video of the incident. Up to five people, including Michael Shutack, were bitten by pit bulls on the loose in the neighborhood as trick-or-treating got underway, police said. They had earlier reports that as many as eight people may have been attacked. “He looks like a zombie with blood all over him,” Margie Shutack said. “That’s how bad he was.” Officers shot and killed one of two adult pit bulls involved in the attacks. Hoffman Kennels removed another adult dog from an apartment of a row house at the intersection of East … [Read more...]

DOG ATTACKS ON POSTIES ACROSS AUSTRALIA: In the past six months, 1,277 dog-related incidents involving posties have occurred across the nation — an average of 10 a day One in three dog-related incidents occur at the customer’s front door during parcel deliveries HIGHEST NUMBER OF INCIDENTS NATIONALLY Queensland - 505, most number of incidents at Darra, Stafford and Toowoomba NSW - 367, most at Lidcombe, Alexandria, Ingleburn Western Australia - 152, most at Rockingham, Nedlands, Geraldton and Bunbury Victoria - 114, most at Caroline Springs, Hoppers Crossing, Mooroolbark South Australia - 90, most at Glynde, Edinburgh North, Lonsdale Northern Territory - 24, most at Darwin, Katherine, Alice Springs and Palmerston Tasmania - 22, most at Launceston, Rokeby, Burnie and Hobart Australian Capital Territory - 3, at Queanbeyan (NSW), Mitchell, Tuggeranong Laine Clark AAP - November 4, 2024 … [Read more...]