Since 2003, at least 300 Americans have been injured or killed by chained dogs; the majority of the victims were children. Below is a list of reported dog attacks involving tethered animals. Of course, many more attacks go unreported.
April 20, 2012/Bardstown, Kentucky: A pit bull broke loose from his chain and attacked a small dog who was being walked by a woman in an alley next to the house. The small dog was killed, and the woman was injured.
April 13, 2012/Marietta, Oklahoma: A 15-year-old girl was walking home from school when she was bitten on the leg by a pit bull who had gotten loose from his chain.
April 10, 2012/Victorville, California: Hayleh Harger, 3, was attacked by a mastiff and sustained cuts to her face that required 100 stitches. A friend of her family's had brought the dog to her home and secured him in the backyard. The dog was only a few feet from Hayleh's playhouse, and when the child ran out to play, the dog attacked her.
April 4, 2012/St. Helena Island, South Carolina: A 3-year-old boy sustained severe lacerations to his head and legs after he went from his home to his aunt's house next door and was mauled by her bull mastiff, who was chained in her yard.
March 31, 2012/Salt Springs, Florida: A 9-year-old boy was bitten in the face by a pit bull who was chained in the backyard of his babysitter's house.
March 26, 2012/Victoria, Texas: Kylar Johnson, 4, was found mauled to death by a chained pit bull. Kylar had gone missing around 8 p.m. the night before and is believed to have wandered into a neighbor's yard less than a half-mile away from his own, where several dogs, including the one who killed him, were chained.
March 23, 2012/Knoxville, Tennessee: Sydney Gilreath, 11, was playing on a relative's deck when the relative's pit bull, kept on a 15-foot chain, walked up to her and bit her two or three times on the left thigh.
March 19, 2012/Ringgold, Georgia: Tanner Eaves, 11, was bitten on the face and groin by a Staffordshire bull terrier who was on a runner (attached by a leash to a line) at the time of the attack.
March 9, 2012/Jacksonville, Florida: Seventeen-month-old Dylan Andres was mauled to death by a Rottweiler when the boy wandered away from his mother, who was unloading groceries, and into a neighbor's yard where the dog, who was chained to a pole, attacked him.
March 5, 2012/Louisville, Kentucky: A 10-year-old girl was playing outdoors with the children next door when their pit bull puppy, who was chained on the front porch, became agitated. The neighbors took the dog inside, but the animal then broke through the front door of the house and attacked the girl, grabbing her face and pulling her to the ground.
February 21, 2012/Osgood, Indiana: A 5-year-old boy was playing in a yard with some friends when he got too close to a chained bullmastiff-boxer and was mauled by the dog. The boy sustained bites to his neck, arm, and thigh.
February 7, 2012/Jasper, Texas: A 2-year-old boy was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull, who was chained in the front yard of the home, and had to have stitches in his chin.
January 6, 2012/San Ramon, California: A 4-year-old girl incurred severe facial injuries when she attempted to pet and was attacked by a pit bull tethered to a skateboard ramp outside a home.
December 29, 2011/Titusville, Florida: An 11-year-old girl sustained two broken arms (seven fractures) and deep bite wounds when she was attacked by a pit bull who had been chained to a tree in a neighbor's yard and had broken free of his collar.
December 17, 2011/Walterboro, South Carolina: Four-year-old Christopher Ranly was attending a Christmas party at a relative's home when he walked into the backyard and was attacked by his uncle's chained pit bull. The boy received about 30 staples to close the wounds on his scalp.
December 15, 2011/Bradenton, Florida: Richard Rucker, 52, was walking his dog when a pit bull who had been chained to a tree at a domestic residence broke free, attacked his dog, and then turned on him. Rucker drew his pistol and shot the pit bull, who ran off into the woods and was later found and euthanized.
December 10, 2011/Valdosta, Georgia: Misti Wyno, 40, was killed by a pit bull who was chained in her neighbor's backyard but broke free when Wyno went over to borrow some food.
December 9, 2011/Bossier City, Louisiana: Two boys were bitten by a pit bull who broke free from an animal control officer who was attempting to take the dog into custody. The dog had been tethered in a backyard, but his chain was long enough for him to get through his owner's fence and into a neighbor's garage. The neighbor had called animal control to remove the dog.
December 6, 2011/Pueblo, Colorado: A woman in her 50s or 60s was out for a walk when she was attacked by two pit bulls after one broke free from his chain and the other escaped from her pen. The woman was dragged at least 15 yards and had part of her scalp torn off. She also incurred serious bite marks to her back and arms.
November 2, 2011/Trenton, New Jersey: An 18-year-old man was bitten by a friend's dog as he was walking up his friend's driveway. The chained dog circled the man's legs, and when the man attempted to untangle himself from the chain, the dog bit his right foot through the shoe, which required him to have two stitches.
October 13, 2011/New Orleans, Louisiana: Larry Maxwell, a Humane Society of Louisiana officer, was investigating a complaint of animal neglect when a pit bull broke free of his chain and bit Maxwell on the legs.
October 8, 2011/Welch, West Virginia: A 3-year-old girl, her mother, and her grandfather suffered injuries when the family's pit bull, who had been chained, broke free.
October 6, 2011/Seattle, Washington: A girl was bitten on the shoulder, and a friend's dog, whom the girl was walking, was bitten by a pit bull who had been chained to a tree and broke free.
September 25, 2011/Brownsville, Texas: A 2-year-old girl was bitten in the face when she wandered up to a chained collie mix in a stranger's yard and tried to hug him.
September 23, 2011/Thomasville, North Carolina: A 7-year-old boy who was waiting at his bus stop was bitten on his arm and leg by a 9-month-old pit bull who had escaped from his chain. A neighbor shot and killed the dog.
September 22, 2011/Madison, Georgia: A woman was bitten by a Chow who was chained to a tree as the woman walked by the dog.
September 22, 2011/Milford, Massachusetts: A 14-month-old girl and her 25-year-old mother were bitten by a pit bull who had been tethered outside a neighbor's house and broke free of his collar.
September 13, 2011/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: George Smith, 6, was bitten on the leg by an Akita mix as he walked by his neighbor's yard. Reports conflict on how the dog got to the child. According to the dog's owner, the dog was chained, and according to the boy's parents, the dog was able to get out of the yard by crawling under a fence.
September 10, 2011/Savannah, Georgia: Bill Gillespie, a Savannah City Council candidate, was out campaigning and was bitten in the face by a homeowner's dog (possibly an Australian blue heeler) when he reached for the dog's collar. The dog was an indoor dog but had previously spent years chained to a tree. When the dog had been rescued from the chain, the flesh around the dog's neck had grown over his collar, and the collar had to be surgically removed.
September 9, 2011/Fort Valley, Georgia: A 23-year-old woman and her young daughter were bitten by a neighbor's pit bull while they were sitting on their front porch. The dog had been chained in a neighbor's yard but had been let off the chain.
September 6, 2011/Union City, Tennessee: A 13-year-old boy was bitten by a boxer when he went to pet the chained dog.
August 30, 2011/Tyler, Texas: A young boy was bitten on the arm by a neighbor's German shepherd mix. The dog had broken away from a chain when the boy surprised him.
August 28, 2011/San Diego, California: A 6-year-old girl was bitten on the face, hand, and arm by a pit bull, reportedly before or after she threw candy at the chained dog while playing in a friend's yard. The dog's guardian was also bitten when he tried to help the girl.
August 9, 2011/Richmond, Virginia: Nathaniel Ray Phelps, a young boy, was bitten by a dog kept chained on his neighbor's rented property.
July 20, 2011/Lorain, Ohio: Adam Ehrke, a police officer, was responding to a call about a loose pit bull who was normally chained up when he was bitten in the leg by the dog. He shot and killed the dog.
July 19, 2011/Terre Haute, Indiana: Two boys were bitten by an Alaskan malamute when they opened the privacy gate to the yard of a neighbor and were met by the chained dog. One boy required 50 stitches in his back and also needed surgery.
June 22, 2011/Pottsville, Pennsylvania: A 13-year-old girl and her two siblings, both under 10, were bitten by their pit bull, who was normally kept chained in the backyard. The older child suffered serious injuries. Media reports indicate that the dog had previously bitten another family member. The dog was tazed, shot, and eventually euthanized.
June 19, 2011/Omaha, Nebraska: Brandon McGraw, 11, suffered severe lacerations to his legs when he was bitten by a Rottweiler who had been chained to a chair in the yard of a house the boy was passing and who broke free.
June 7, 2011/Andalusia, Alaska: A 4-year-old girl suffered extensive injuries to her head, face, and arms when she was attacked by a mixed cur in her neighbor's yard after she had ventured too close to the chained dog.
June 13, 2011/Filion, Michigan: A 12-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle suffered injuries when he was attacked by a pit bull/boxer mix who had broken free of a chain.
June 3, 2011/Anderson, South Carolina: Shelbra Freeman, 72, suffered injuries to her ear, face, back, and arm when she was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull as she went to inform another neighbor across the street who had children that the dog had gotten off the chain.
May 27, 2011/Scott County, Mississippi: A 5-year-old boy was bitten on the arm by a dog, possibly a pit bull, when he was playing with a ball in a trailer park and went to retrieve the ball, which had rolled close to the chained dog.
May 22, 2011/Sumter, South Carolina: A 2-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he rode his tricycle into a neighbor's yard and was attacked by their pit bull, who was chained. The boy lost both his ears and hearing in one ear, and he also suffered other head trauma.
May 11, 2011/Lorain, Ohio: A 5-year-old boy suffered injuries to his neck and right eye as well as a bone fracture above the eye after he was attacked by a Rottweiler when he went to pet the dog, who was tied up in the backyard of his grandmother's house.
May 10, 2011/Taft, California: A sheriff's deputy was providing back-up support for officers on a case when he was bitten by a pit bull who was chained behind a trailer. The deputy shot and killed the dog.
May 10, 2011/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: A man walking down a street was bitten on the arm and leg by a pit bull who had broken the chain he was kept on.
May 6, 2011/Muskegon Heights, Michigan: A 3-year-old boy suffered injuries to his face when he was bitten by a pit bull who was chained in a fenced yard.
May 6, 2011/Fulton, Missouri: A 12-year-old boy was walking home from school when he was bitten on the back of his thigh by a pit bull who had been chained and had broken free.
April 29, 2011/Chattanooga, Tennessee: An 8-year-old boy was bitten when he got in between two feuding pit bulls who were chained in the backyard of his cousin's home. He suffered lacerations to his head, neck, and arms.
April 25, 2011/Burgaw, North Carolina: A 4-year-old girl suffered multiple bites and other injuries when she attacked by a chained pit bull.
April 22, 2011/Ardmore, Oklahoma: Virgil A. Cantrell, 50, was killed by a pit bull chained to a porch. Cantrell suffered severed arteries, a fractured jaw, and a broken vertebra in his neck. The dog was shot and killed so that medics could attend to Cantrell. News reports indicate that police had responded to two prior complaints of dog bites at the residence.
April 13, 2011/Beverly, Ohio: A 6-year-old boy suffered a deep laceration on the bridge of his nose and a bite on his cheek that required plastic surgery when he approached and was bitten by a neighbor's dog who was chained in the yard.
April 9, 2011/Chattanooga, Tennessee: Andrew Bearden, 8, was attacked by a neighbor's chained pit bull when he got too close to the dog. He needed dozens of stitches and plastic surgery to repair punctures to his right eyelid and the skin around his lower eye.
March 30, 2011/Mansfield, Massachusetts: A woman riding her bike was attacked by a German shepherd. She required 11 stitches for wounds to her calf and thigh. She also broke her ankle in three places when she fell. A postal worker helped the woman and was familiar with the dog, whom he had seen before chained in a neighborhood yard.
March 23, 2011/Jacksonville, Florida: Amy Williams, a pregnant woman, was bitten in the neck by a pit bull who had been chained to a tree in a neighbor's yard and had escaped his collar.
September 28, 2010/Fairview Park, Ohio: A 40-year-old woman was bitten on her side and right arm by a chained pit bull who had pulled up a stake and gotten loose.
September 25, 2010/Braddock, Pennsylvania: A 10-year-old girl trying to feed crackers to a chained dog suffered bites to her leg, arm, and face after the dog's collar broke.
September 17, 2010/Wayne County, Kentucky: A 9-year-old boy suffered injuries to his face and mouth from a tethered dog when he got too close.
September 16, 2010/Florence, South Carolina: A 7-year-old girl suffered injuries to the back of her neck by a chained dog who had slipped his collar. The dog was first Tasered and then shot dead by police.
September 16, 2010/Tulsa, Oklahoma: A little girl was attacked by a chained pit bull.
September 8, 2010/St. Petersburg, Florida: Arkies V. Thomas, 54, suffered bites to her face, arm, and ankle from a pit bull who had been kept chained but broke free.
August 25, 2010/Iron Ridge, Wisconsin: A 4-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a chained dog.
August 11, 2010/Warren, Michigan: A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull who had broken loose from a chain and chased after a group of children.
August 11, 2010/Toledo, Ohio: A 10-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull who had broken his chain.
August 2, 2010/Shelby, North Carolina: A man was bitten by a dog who was chained to a porch.
July 20, 2010/Memphis, Tennessee: William Parker, 71, was killed by two pit bulls who were normally kept chained. The dogs also attacked four other people.
July 9, 2010/Houston, Texas: Three dogs who were normally kept chained attacked Jaime Garcia while he was unloading wood from his truck. Police officers responding to the attack shot the dogs, killing two of them, when the dogs charged at them.
July 8, 2010/Charlotte, North Carolina: A chained pit bull bit a police officer who was chasing a drug suspect through the dog's yard. The officer fatally shot the dog.
July 6, 2010/Houma, Louisiana: Benny Rhodes, a 55-year-old postal carrier, suffered severe injuries to both legs after being attacked by a pit bull who had gotten loose from a chain.
July 6, 2010/Danville, Kentucky: Teresa Shely was attacked by her tenant's chained pit bull, who bit down to the bone in her leg.
June 21, 2010/Youngstown, Ohio: A 2-year-old boy was treated for bites to his face and the back of his neck after being attacked by a neighbor's chained dog.
June 7, 2010/Corbin, Kentucky: While visiting family, a 9-year-old boy suffered lacerations to his face after being mauled by a pit bull who was tied to the front steps of a home.
June 2010/Fort Mill, South Carolina: A dog who was padlocked to a chain attacked 3-year-old Trenton Myers after he got too close, tearing off part of the boy's ear and leaving him with extensive facial injuries.
May 24, 2010/Cleveland, Ohio: A 6-year-old boy was attacked and bitten on the head by a chained dog.
May 20, 2010/Coal Center, Pennsylvania: While working on his girlfriend's car, Kevin Shetterly was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull who had broken free from a chain.
May 20, 2010/Napaskiak, Alaska: Krystal Brink, 3, was killed by chained dog after she wandered into a neighboring yard where seven dogs were chained.
May 16, 2010/Warren, Ohio: Destiny Turner, 12, required more than 100 stitches after she was attacked by a neighbor’s chained dog.
May 12, 2010/High Point, North Carolina: Elizabeth Ann Payne, 4, was hospitalized for laceration and puncture wounds to her face and damage to her eye after she was attacked by her grandmother's chained dog.
May 12, 2010/Lynchburg, Virginia: A 3-year-old boy required stitches on his head after he was bitten by his babysitter's dog who had gotten loose from a chain.
May 9, 2010/Franklin County, Ohio: Ryan Fuller, 12, underwent two hours of surgery after he was attacked by a dog who had broken free from a chain. According to a news story, the dog had previously gotten loose and attacked a neighbor's dog.
May 6, 2010/La Porte, Indiana: While taking out his garbage, George Cummings, 83, was bitten on the arm by his neighbor's pit bull, who broke free from his chain. According to a news story, the same dog had attacked Cummings a month before.
May 5, 2010/Champaign, Illinois: While responding to a noise complaint, police officer Jeff Thomas was bitten on the arm by a dog who had broken free from a chain.
April 30, 2010/Thomasville, North Carolina: While trying to retrieve a ball, a 5-year-old boy was attacked by a chained pit bull and suffered severe lacerations.
April 21, 2010/Fremont, Ohio: A 6-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull who was chained to a porch.
April 21, 2010/Sherwood Township, Michigan: Joshua John-Allen Hicks, 13, was attacked by a pit bull who had broken free from a chain. The boy suffered multiple bite wounds to his arms, chest, and face.
April 19, 2010/Hurricane, Utah: A 5-year-old girl received serious injuries to her face and head from a neighbor's chained dog.
April 14, 2010/Norwalk, Ohio: A 7-year-old girl was bitten on the leg after a neighbor's dog reportedly broke loose from a chain.
April 12, 2010/Toney, Alabama: A 2-year-old boy was playing with his family's chained dog when the dog suddenly attacked him. The boy was hospitalized for bites on his face, arms, and legs.
April 8, 2010/Shelby County, Tennessee: While inviting a friend to her birthday party, Hailey King, 8, was attacked by a pit bull who had broken loose from his chain. She was hospitalized for a severe shoulder injury.
April 5, 2010/Safford, Arizona: Gunner Nichols, 6, was bitten on the left check and eyelid by a neighbor's chained pit bull.
February 21, 2010/Henderson, Texas: Elijahjuan Jimison, 5, was attacked and bitten on the arm and the head by a neighbor’s dog who had broken loose from a chain.
February 20, 2010/Ocala, Florida: A 3-year-old girl was fatally mauled when she wandered into a pen where four dogs were kept chained to trees and became tangled in a dog's chain.
February 16, 2010/Marietta, Georgia: A 7-year-old girl suffered serious leg injuries after she was attacked by a chained pit bull.
February 5, 2010/Crawford County, Missouri: A 7-year-old girl was attacked by a chained dog. She was hospitalized for facial injuries.
January 31, 2010/Macon, Georgia: Melanie Rutland, 49, was attacked by a pit bull who had broken loose from a chain. She received treatment for bite wounds on her face.
January 19, 2010/Youngstown, Ohio: While walking home from school, Cory Davis, 10, was bitten and dragged by a dog who had broken loose from his chain. The boy's arm wounds were severe enough to expose the bone.
January 13, 2010/Rock Hill, South Carolina: Ravion Cunningham, 7, needed more than 100 stitches after he was attacked by a dog who was normally kept chained.
January 2, 2010/Forestdale, Alabama: Takera Chandler, 5, was attacked by a dog who had broken free from a chain. She received treatment for lacerations to her face and arms.
January 1, 2010/Watsonville, California: A woman, 64, was walking in her neighborhood when she was bitten on the leg by a dog who had broken free from a tether. The woman was hospitalized for her injuries.
December 26, 2009/Orange County, Florida: A 6-year-old boy was rushed to a hospital because of wounds inflicted by a dog who had broken free from a chain and jumped a fence to attack him.
December 24, 2009/Trumann, Arkansas: Ollie Lawless was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull who was normally kept chained. Prior to attacking Lawless, the dog also attacked a young girl.
December 19, 2009/Yadkinville, North Carolina: An 8-year-old boy was attacked by his family's chained dog. Both parents were also bitten when they pulled the dog off the boy.
December 19, 2009/Lithonia, Georgia: Twelve-year-old A'lexus Zachary was attacked by a pit bull who was normally kept chained. She was taken to the hospital, where she underwent surgery to repair injuries to her face.
December 12, 2009/New Port Richey, Florida: While at a family member's birthday party, 20-month-old Dallas Walter was killed by a dog who was normally kept chained in the backyard.
December 2, 2009/Pepperell, Massachusetts: A 10-year-old girl was bitten on both of her arms when she was attacked by a neighbor's dog, who had broken free from a chain.
November 30, 2009/Flora, Illinois: While walking her dog, Rosie Humphries, 85, was attacked and killed by a pit bull, who had broken loose from a heavy chain that had been attached to a log. Humphries' dog was also mauled by the pit bull, and another person was bitten while trying to help catch the dog.
November 23, 2009/Nutley, New Jersey: Two people were attacked and bitten by a dog who had broken free from a chain and escaped from a fenced-in yard. According to a news story, the police had received multiple complaints in the past year because the same dog had attacked other dogs.
November 8, 2009/Quincy, Massachusetts: A 77-year-old woman was bitten on the arm and the leg by a dog, who had chewed through a leash in a nearby neighbor's yard.
November 6, 2009/Tulsa, Oklahoma: A 1-year-old girl suffered head wounds and severe blood loss after she was attacked by her family's chained dog. According to a news story, the dog was kept chained all the time.
November 5, 2009/New Albany, Mississippi: Destiny Knox, 1, was killed by her babysitter's dog, who had escaped from a chain.
November 4, 2009/Monroe, Georgia: A 3-year-old boy was found unconscious and covered with blood after he was attacked by his family's chained dog.
October 30, 2009/Mount Vernon, Washington: A railroad worker was bitten by a chained dog.
October 29, 2009/Indianapolis, Indiana: Steve Conway, a firefighter, was attacked by a dog, who was tied to a tree. Conway received treatment for a bite on his leg because the dog's teeth had punctured his firefighting pants and boots.
October 20, 2009/Pierceton, Indiana: Janet Hartman, 63, was attacked by her son's dog, who was tied to a tree. According to a news story, the dog bit her arm and chewed it to the bone.
October 28, 2009/Prescott, Arkansas: A 2-year-old boy was killed by a neighbor's chained dog.
October 26, 2009/West Valley City, Utah: A 5-year-old boy was attacked by his neighbor's pit bull, who had escaped from a fenced pen inside which the dog was normally tethered. The boy suffered severe facial injuries and a piece of his cheek was torn off in the attack.
October 22, 2009/Miami, Florida: A 10-year-old boy was bitten on the arm and torso by a neighbor's dog, who was chained.
October 19, 2009/Zephyr Hills, Florida: Dylan Medlock, 4, was attacked by his family's dog, who had broken loose from a chain. The boy's leg was broken in the attack and, according to a news story, the boy may walk with a permanent limp.
October 16, 2009/Madison County, Georgia: A 5-year-old boy spent the night in the hospital with a head wound from an attack by a neighbor's Akita, who had broken loose from a steel cable.
October 1, 2009/Gilchrist County, Florida: A 3-year-old boy suffered extensive injuries after he was mauled by his family's chained dog.
September 30, 2009/Bainbridge, Georgia: Destiny Johnson, 3, was bitten multiple times by a pit bull who had broken free from a steel cable that was tethered to a tree. A man who tried to keep the dog away from the child was also bitten. According to a news story, Destiny required so many stitches that the doctors lost count.
September 29, 2009/Charlotte, North Carolina: A 17-year-old girl was attacked in a public park by a dog who had escaped from a chain.
September 27, 2009/Orange County, Virginia: A 23-month-old girl was killed by her family's pit bull, who was chained outside.
September 10, 2009/Kansas City, Missouri: While coming home from school, a 7-year-old boy was attacked by a dog who had gotten loose from a chain. He suffered severe facial injuries.
September 8, 2009/Tupelo, Mississippi: An 18-month-old girl required dozens of stitches after being attacked by a dog who was chained to a post.
September 7, 2009/Fullerton, California: A 3-year-old girl suffered multiple injuries to her neck and face after being attacked by a chained dog.
September 2, 2009/Glade Spring, Virginia: While playing with his family's chained dog, a 4-year-old boy was attacked, leaving him with serious head wounds.
August 31, 2009/South Bend, Indiana: Several people, including a police officer, were bitten when a pit bull broke free from a chain.
August 29, 2009/Santa Fe, New Mexico: While trying to retrieve her toy, a 2-year-old girl was attacked by a chained dog. She was hospitalized and underwent several surgeries for severe head and neck injuries.
August 27, 2009/Lake City, Florida: A 7-year-old boy received stitches after he was bitten multiple times by a dog who was chained to a tree. A police officer was also bitten as he was trying to pull the boy away from the dog.
August 6, 2009/Apopka, Florida: A 3-year-old boy suffered multiple lacerations and punctures after being attacked by his family's dog, who was reportedly tied to a tree in the front yard. According to a news story, the same dog had attacked the boy almost a year earlier.
July 28, 2009/Eden, North Carolina: A 15-month-old boy required stitches after being bitten on the jaw, nose, and shoulder by a dog who was chained.
July 20, 2009/Sparta, Tennessee: While out for a morning walk, 79-year-old Gretta DeMarco was attacked by a neighbor's dog who had apparently broken free from a chain, leaving her with multiple injuries to her head, arms, hands, fingers, legs, and backside.
July 15, 2009/St. Petersburg, Florida: Police officer Kenneth Sharp, 45, was bitten on the hand by a dog who had been let off her chain. A neighbor also claimed that the dog had bitten her while she was walking.
July 10, 2009/Danville, Virginia: Rian Maguire, 8, was bitten multiple times on his arms, back, and legs by a dog who had gotten loose from a chain earlier in the day. Rian was in the dog's yard, trying to tell the dog's guardians that the dog was running loose, when the dog attacked him.
July 7, 2009/Benton Township, Michigan: Tyler Seeley, 5, suffered facial injuries and head wounds after he went to retrieve a ball that rolled near a chained dog and the dog attacked him.
June 29, 2009/Ardmore, Oklahoma: Two pit bulls—one of whom apparently broke free from a chain—attacked a 19-year-old woman and her dog in her home, leaving the woman with injuries to her hands, arms, and knees.
June 29, 2009/Chincoteague Island, Virginia: Carol Groff was attacked by a chained dog and required 48 stitches for her injuries.
June 27, 2009/Abilene, Texas: Victoria Hindman, 44, suffered extensive damage to her face and needed more than 200 stitches after she was attacked by a chained dog in her neighbor's yard. The dog had reportedly previously bitten another neighbor on the finger.
June 25, 2009/Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Nakaylah Smith, 6, needed 16 stitches after being bitten several times by her neighbor’s pit bull, who broke free from a chain and attacked her as she rode her bike.
June 23, 2009/Clarksville, Tennessee: Samantha Weinberger, 8, suffered deep bites, scratches, bruises, and lacerations and needed 10 to 12 stitches in her leg after a dog who broke free from a chain attacked her while she was riding a bike.
June 19, 2006/Ambridge, Pennsylvania: Jamie Goerman, 12, was walking with his mother when a dog broke free from a chain and attacked him, biting so deeply into his arm that the bone was visible. The dog’s guardian said that the dog had bitten another boy two years earlier.
June 15, 2009/Virginia Beach, Virginia: A pit bull who was normally kept chained broke loose and attacked two teenage boys and an adult at a nearby playground.
June 13, 2009/Springfield, Missouri: A dog who was chained to two cinderblocks (which he could drag) bit a 5-year-old girl when she got too close to him.
June 11, 2009/Fort Payne, Alabama: U.S. postal carrier Steven Lynn McCay, 32, was bitten on the chest while delivering mail near a pit bull who broke free from a chain.
June 5, 2009/Sioux City, Iowa: A man was bitten on the arm after a dog broke free from his chain.
May 31, 2009/San Angelo, Texas: A 100-pound pit bull named Cain broke free from a chain at a family cookout and attacked 3-year-old Estrella Soria and 18-year-old Ashley Rios. Estrella suffered a broken nose and injuries to her tear duct, eyebrow, and scalp during the attack, and Ashley was bitten on the elbow while trying to protect the child.
May 26, 2009/Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania: A man suffered lacerations on his leg after being chased and attacked by a dog who had broken free from a chain.
May 18, 2009/Marion, Tennessee: Lisa Starnes, 45, was bitten on the shoulder after a neighbor’s dog, who was normally kept chained, wandered into her yard.
May 17, 2009/Bay Village, Ohio: A chained dog broke free and bit a 5-year-old boy. After police arrived, the dog broke free again and chased the boy's family. Police said there had been past complaints about the dog.
May 13, 2009/Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: A 5-year-old boy suffered deep bites to his head, jaw, face, and neck after he was attacked by his family's chained dog, whom he was trying to feed.
May 12, 2009/Jackson, Tennessee: Eight-year-old Christean Simpson was bitten on his foot and under his arm and dragged down the street by a dog who had been temporarily released from his chain.
May 4, 2009/Oelwein, Iowa: A U.S. postal carrier was bitten on his head and shoulders by a mixed-breed dog who broke free from a chain while the postal worker was delivering mail on his route.
May 2, 2009/Rowan County, North Carolina: A 3-year-old girl was bitten in the face after she apparently got between two dogs who were tethered in her family's back yard. The girl was airlifted to the hospital and suffered at least three one-inch cuts near her right cheek and holes and tears beside her left eye.
April 29, 2009/Canaseraga, New York: Lois Harvey, 81, was attacked by a dog who was reportedly always kept chained but had gotten loose that morning. The dog had reportedly harassed other people previously and had a similar incident with another woman later the same day.
April 29, 2009/Greenwood, New York: A teenage boy named Michael Gerbs suffered damage to his nose, lips, and teeth after a bull mastiff mix who had broken loose from his chain attacked the boy as he was trying to reattach the dog to the chain.
April 20, 2009/Newport Beach, California: Two-year-old Connor Errington was bitten in the face by a dog who was tied to a tree. The boy required stitches, and doctors couldn’t determine whether his nose was broken because his face was so swollen.
April 15, 2009/Yorkville, New York: A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a chained pit bull after he entered a fenced-in yard where dogs were kept tethered.
April 14, 2009/Kinston, North Carolina: While taking out the trash, Lamb H. Clemmons, 69, was attacked by his neighbor’s two pit bulls after they broke free from their chains. Clemmons required 30 stitches on his face.
April 2009/Fergus Falls, Minnesota: A dog who was normally kept chained bit a neighbor who was retrieving his mail. The dog, who could reach the front door of his guardian's house when chained, bit the same man again when he came onto the property of the dog's guardian to discuss the bite with her three days later.
April 2009/Conyers, Georgia: Four-year-old Nathaniel Stafford was airlifted to the hospital and required skin graft surgery after a dog who was kept chained to a running line in his back yard attacked the boy, ripping off his scalp and ear.
March 28, 2009/Eustis, Florida: While jogging, 22-year-old Tracy Lindsey was mauled by two pit bulls who had broken free from their chains. She underwent a three-hour surgery, during which doctors assessed the nerve damage in her leg and estimated that she would need six more reconstructive surgeries.
March 28, 2009/Ross County, Ohio: A 10-year-old girl who was playing in a neighbor's yard was bitten on her wrists and ankles by a dog who had broken free from a chain.
March 26, 2009/Washington, D.C.: Patrice Langley suffered a deep gash on her wrist after being bitten by a chained pit bull who had gotten loose and charged her and her 3-year-old daughter.
March 23, 2009/Franklin, North Carolina: A 2-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital with facial injuries after his family's pit bull, Goliath—who had broken free from his chain—attacked him.
March 23, 2009/Luling, Texas: Eighteen-month-old Tyson Miller was killed after wandering outside while his mother slept and being attacked by a pregnant pit bull who was kept on an 18-foot chain behind his family's home.
March 20, 2009/Indianapolis, Indiana: Twelve-year-old Jeremy Lee was bitten by a chained dog after pulling a toddler who was trying to pet the dog out of harm's way.
March 20, 2009/Raleigh, North Carolina: Eight-year-old Isaiah Hardy suffered 42 lacerations and spent three days in the hospital after being attacked by two pit bulls who had broken free from their chains in a neighbor's back yard.
March 8, 2009/Malaga, Washington: While jogging, Val Kesterson, 45, was bitten repeatedly by a dog who was normally chained. The woman suffered bites to her left forearm and right thigh—including a 4-inch gash to her arm that penetrated to the bone—and had to return to the emergency room four times because of the severity of her wounds.
February 24, 2009/Martinsville, Virginia: Two first-graders were bitten at an elementary school by a dog who had broken free from a chain. At least one of the children underwent rabies treatments because it could not be verified whether the dog, who had disappeared, was up to date on rabies vaccinations.
February 21, 2009/Kansas City, Missouri: A female postal carrier sustained serious injuries, including injuries to her head and face, bites on both arms, and a bite over her right eye, after two dogs--one of whom was chained--attacked her.
February 19, 2009/Sylva, North Carolina: Seven-year-old Dalton Mathis suffered 60 bites to his neck, throat, and face and was left unable to speak because of a punctured voice box after a chained dog broke free and attacked him.
February 11, 2009/Kannapolis, North Carolina: Six-year-old Brian Lemus and his mother, Marcela Bravo, were attacked after a neighbor’s pit bull broke free from a chain. The boy required plastic surgery on his face and neck for his injuries.
November 11, 2008/Deltona, Florida: A 4-year-old boy was bitten on the head and chest and was air-lifted to the hospital. The dog involved in the attack was chained at the time of the incident.
November 10, 2008/Keene, Texas: A chained dog broke free from his chain and attacked a 6-year-old girl, ripping off a section of her scalp 13 inches in diameter.
November 5, 2008/Brevard County, Florida: A woman was attacked by a dog as she walked her 4-year-old son to school. The dog had broken free from his chain.
October 23, 2008/Apopka, Florida: A 6-year-old boy was attacked by a dog and flown by helicopter to the hospital. In a local news story, the dog's owner was quoted as saying, "The little boy that I know of used to go back every day and untie him when I'm at work."
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.