PINELLAS COUNTY – According to a report on BayNews 9, law enforcement officials say a dog attacked and seriously injured a woman Thursday afternoon. St. Petersburg police said the dog, which they described as a 100-pound pit bull, attacked a woman as she walked into her backyard. The woman suffered gashes on her left arm…
PANAMA CITY BEACH – A woman who had been bitten in the face by a pit bull dog walked out of a clinic, refusing treatment, when a nurse advised her to report the attack.On Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, Bay County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Brotherston went to the Panama City Beach address the woman gave when…
PASCO COUNTY ♦ An 8-year-old New Port Richey was attacked by a 5 year-old pit bull mix dog causing serious injuries. The Pasco County Animal Services were called. The boy was taken to a local hospital and received nearly 300 stitches from the attack. The dog has been turned over to Pasco County Animal Services….
PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) — A Bay area woman is recovering after police said she and her dog were attacked by pit bulls Saturday morning.According to Bay News 9’s partner paper, the St. Petersburg Times, 79-year-old Betty Nebbia was walking her seven-pound Yorkshire terrier Ditto along Bahama Shores Drive SE in St. Petersburg when…
MANATEE COUNTY (Bay News 9) — A man was found bleeding from several wounds Sunday after being attacked by two dogs. According the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, a man was walking down the street when a pit bull boxer mix and a pit bull attacked him. The man suffered lacerations on his left forearm and…
While in most cases we view dog as man’s best friend, a dangerous dog can be anything but. At the TRIPP LAW FIRM we handle cases involving dog bites and animal attacks that have caused serious and devastating injuries to adults and children. Although animal-attack claims most commonly involve dog bites, many other types of…