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Officer, K-9 Injured By Pit Bulls During Drug Bust
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A K-9 and an officer were injured responding to a drug bust Tuesday. A Latrobe Police officer is expected to recover, but the K-9 is so well trained that when it was attacked by a...
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Mailman Attacked By Pit Bull In Brighton Heights
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pit Bull attacked and bit a mailman along his route Tuesday. It happened in the 3500-block of Fleming Avenue in Brighton Heights. The mailman was walking toward a house when the...
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Woman Attacked, Dog Killed By Pit Bull
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A North Braddock woman is recovering from a dog attack. Sheila White says she was walking her small dog along Copeland Street Monday evening when a neighbor’s Pit bull got out and...
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Officer Hospitalized After Pit Bull Attack, Dog Killed
McKEESPORT (KDKA) – A local police officer is in the hospital after being attacked by a pit bull. And the owner says she’s not mad that police killed her dog. McKeesport Police were initially called to...
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3-Year-Old Suffers Multiple Facial Wounds In Dog Attack
DUQUESNE (KDKA) — A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Friday after being attacked by a neighbor’s dog on a street in Duquesne. The boy was taken to Children’s Hospital with multiple wounds on...
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Neighbors Outraged After Third Dog Attacked By Pit Bull
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Denise McCay was walking her little dachshund Sutton Friday afternoon in a West End Canonsburg neighborhood when all of a sudden a huge pit bull ran towards her dog. The pit bull...
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Postal Carrier Attacked By Pit Bulls In Chartiers
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Mail service will stop temporarily on a Chartiers street after a postal carrier was attacked by a pit bull Tuesday. The man, a 15 year vet of the postal service, was bit on his legs...
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Furry Tails: Searching For A Forever Home (8/28)
Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from...
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Police Taser Newly Rescued Pit Bull After Dog Attacked
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police had to taser a local man’s dog Friday morning after fighting with another dog. It happened around 7:30 a.m. near Fifth Avenue in Uptown. Police say luckily, no people were...
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Couple Accused Of Animal Cruelty After Puppy Bites Daughter’s Lip
NEW EAGLE (KDKA) — A local mother is accused of stabbing a puppy after the dog bit her daughter’s lip. Both 26-year-old Kimberly Watts and 25-year-old Danny Watts of New Eagle, Washington County, are...
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Pit Bulls Quarantined After Attacking Brentwood Officer
BRENTWOOD (KDKA) — Two pit bulls are being quarantined after authorities say they attacked a Brentwood police officer, sending him to the hospital with injuries. The officer was responding to a call...
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Woman Demands Action After Her Maltese Is Mauled To Death By Pit Bull
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman was walking her dog last week when she says a pit bull came out of nowhere and attacked. The woman’s dog was so badly wounded, it didn’t survive, and now she wanted answers...
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Uniontown Man Angry Over Cell Phone Debt Shoots Pit Bull
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man who entered a victim’s home uninvited and shot the victim’s dog has been taken into custody in Uniontown. Police say it happened Wednesday at approximately 12:57 a.m. in...
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Lizard Stolen From Home Of Man Whose Dog Was Shot During Argument
UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — A Fayette County man whose dog was shot over an argument about a cell phone is now reporting that another of his pets has been stolen. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review,...
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Get Marty: Westmoreland Co. Couple Wants Neighbor’s Dog Taken Off Streets
GREENSBURG (KDKA) — A Westmorland County couple afraid to walk their dog because of their neighbor’s dog, an animal they say is dangerous, reached out in desperation to Get Marty and KDKA’s Marty...
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Homeless Woman Accused Of Engaging In Sexual Activity With Good Samaritan’s Dog
SOUTH OAKLAND (KDKA) – A homeless woman is facing charges after allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a dog following an act of kindness by a good Samaritan. According to a criminal complaint, the...
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Father, Son Injured In Pit Bull Attack In Beaver Co.
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police in Beaver County had to put down a dog after it attacked a father and son Thursday evening. The incident happened just after 7:30 p.m. at a home in the 100-block...
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Furry Tails: “The Saddest Dog In The World”
“Abandon” – To forsake entirely or to neglect or refuse to provide or perform the legal obligations for the care and support of an animal by its owner or his agent. – As stated in Section 102...
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Girl, 2, Mauled To Death By Dog In West Mifflin
WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA)- Police are investigating a deadly dog mauling that left a 2-year-old girl dead in West Mifflin. The attack took place around 8:45 p.m. Sunday at a home on Fleetwood Drive. A pit...
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Man Killed By Pit Bull While Trying To Help Dog’s Ill Owner
WHEELING, W.Va. (KDKA/AP) – Police in West Virginia say a pit bull attacked and killed a man who was trying to help the dog’s ill owner. The incident occurred Sunday night at a home on 14th Street in...
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Animal Cruelty Suspect Tells Police He Can Beat 4-Week-Old Puppy Anytime He...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh couple was arrested by police Tuesday after neighbors complained that their pit bull puppy appeared to be mistreated. The 4-week-old puppy, described as shaking...
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Owner Expects To Face Charges After Pit Bull Mauls Neighbor’s Pomeranian
SPRINGDALE (KDKA) — A Springdale Township dog owner whose pit bull mauled a neighbor’s pet says he expects to face charges. James Puorro says he owns six put bulls, and two bull dogs. On Thursday...
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Shenango Twp. Police Officer Attacked By Pit Bull, Officer’s Partner Shoots Dog
NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A Shenango Township Police officer was attacked by a pit bull Thursday in South New Castle Borough in Lawrence County. The officer and his partner were responding to a burglar alarm...
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Child Hospitalized After Being Bitten By Dog In Sharpsburg
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_0105201523120371601AA.mp4 SHARPSBURG (KDKA) – An 8-year-old Sharpsburg girl is at UPMC Children’s Hospital in serious condition after she was attacked and...
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Girl Continues To Recover After Terrifying Pit Bull Attack
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_0405201523112494444AA.mp4 SHARPSBURG (KDKA) — An 8-year-old girl was back in the hospital Monday night to receive more antibiotics after she was attacked by...
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Dog Getting Medical Care After Being Injured In Hit & Run In Troy Hill
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Western Pa. Humane Society is asking for help from the public to find the owner of a dog that was struck by a vehicle Friday morning in a hit and run accident in the city....
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Furry Tails: Dog Struck By SUV In Troy Hill, Being Treated For Injuries
The Western Pa. Humane Society is asking for help from the public to find the owner of a dog that was struck by a vehicle Friday morning in a hit and run accident in the city.
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Pit Bull Mauls Smaller Dog In Harrison Twp., Owner Sought
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Harrison Township Police are investigating after a dog was allegedly mauled by a pit bull. A woman claims her dog was attacked Wednesday and the owner simply walked away, saying, “I...
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Dog Attacks On Carrier Halt Mail Delivery In Washington Co.
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Mail delivery has come to a halt for a section of homes in Washington County, all because of a dog. The neighborhood’s mail carrier says he can’t get to more than a dozen homes...
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Child Bitten Multiple Times By Pit Bull
NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — A child was bitten multiple times by a dog on Pittsburgh’s North Side early Sunday afternoon. It happened around 1 p.m. in the 2400-block of Brighton Road. An 11-year-old boy was...
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Woman Attacked By Dog Says Owner Hasn’t Provided Rabies Information
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a woman said she was attacked by a dog in her friend’s neighborhood last weekend. Angel White, of North...
View ArticleCouple Saves Pit Bull Shot In The Head Twice, Left For Dead
ST. JOSEPH, MO (CBS Local) – A pit bull is fighting for her life after someone shot the dog twice in the head and left her in the woods. Luckily, a Missouri couple’s quick thinking and pleas for help...
View ArticleAuthorities: 6-Year-Old Dies After Pit Bull Attack
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a pit bull has attacked and killed a 6-year-old boy in Pennsylvania. The Blair County Coroner says the child died of blunt-force...
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Pit Bull Shot, Killed After Biting Teenage Girl
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter LINCOLN-LEMINGTON (KDKA) — A dog was killed after it bit a girl in Lincoln-Lemington on Thursday. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Alicia George says police were...
View ArticleHero Pit Bull Warns Family Of House Fire, Drags Baby To Safety
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter STOCKTON, Calif. (CBS Local) – A heroic dog in California is being credited with saving a woman and her baby after a fire broke out at their apartment. Sasha, an...
View ArticleDelta Bans Pit Bulls As Service Dogs Due To Safety Concerns
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter ATLANTA (AP) – Delta Air Lines says it’s no longer allowing passengers to fly with “pit bull type” dogs as service or support animals. The Atlanta-based airline...
View ArticlePolice: Pit Bull Dies Protecting Family From Armed Intruder
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter ROMULUS, Mich. (CBS Local/CBS Baltimore) – Kyle Brown is crediting his pit bull, Petey, with saving his and his family’s lives after a gunman barricaded himself...
View ArticlePolice: Child Attacked By Pit Bull Dog In Knoxville
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A 12-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull dog Thursday evening. Emergency responders were called to the 200-block of Rochelle Street in the Knoxville neighborhood of Pittsburgh...
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12-Year-Old Boy Left His Dog Outside Shelter To Save Dog From Wrath Of...
(CNN) — A 12-year-old boy left his puppy outside a shelter with a stuffed animal and a touching note: He wanted to spare him the wrath of his abusive father. The boy, who identified himself as Andrés,...
View Article16-Month-Old Girl Dies After Being Mauled By Dog At Relative’s Home
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A toddler has died after she was mauled by a dog at a relative’s home, authorities said. The mauling occurred shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday in Akron. Authorities said a man and a...
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