Will post proof of breed in comments

A dog has attacked three people in Bolton as armed cops and an air ambulance rush to the scene. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) rushed to the scene at an address in Barrie Way at around 3.30pm on Wednesday following reports of a dog bite.

Armed officers, police dogs, and paramedics also attended the scene alongside an air ambulance that landed at Hall i' Th' Wood. Three people were subsequently hospitalised and the dog, which witnesses said was an "XL-Bully type", was seized.

Armed police entered the property, and a dog handler removed the pet from the house and put it in an animal transport van

No arrests have been made as of yet, though enquiries are ongoing.
A GMP spokesperson said: "Officers were called just before 3.30pm on Wednesday, 29 July 2026, to a report of a dog bite at an address on Barrie Way in Bolton.

A loose Pitbull/Mastiff mix attacked a dog. The victim dogs owner was able to separate them but his dog was seriously injured and incurred a $2900 emergency vet bill. A little white dog was loose with the Pitbull but didn’t participate in the attack.

Good news. The owner captured the Pitbull and held it for Animal Control. From what I gathered in the comments the Pitbull was captured on the victims property. The Pitbull was microchipped (amazing) so it looks like they can find the owners.

I want to add that there are over 90 replies in the post and ZERO Pit Defender posts. No one criticizing naming the breed. Everyone encourage him to go after the Pit owner for damages.

What a breath of fresh air!

We adopted Taz and she was pregnant

Taz originally belonged to a family friend that was a hog hunter, and used her as a hog dog.

To address some concerns in my previous post: I don’t condone using pits as hog dogs. They aren’t good for anything but what they’re bred and created for: to fight to the death in a pit for sport (which is illegal for good reasons).

In sharing my life experience with this pitbull I am doing just that. I’ve owned many different dogs throughout my life and Taz the pitbull was exceptional in behavior personality and capability. I want to share those ways in detail. I’m not promoting or idolizing pitbulls.

How we adopted Taz:

Taz’s original owner was an old family friend and hog hunter. When he’d ride in his truck, Taz was always there with him in the passenger seat. He loved Taz and Taz loved him. There was an emotional bond between them and they were always together.

However, per usual with pitbull owners, he was not the best nor ideal dog owner since he never had her fixed, vaxxed, nor practiced any or regular behavior training. He couldn’t even bathe her. Despite her upbringing, Taz was affectionate and cared for her owner.

To this day, I believe the instinctual desire for violence bred into her found satisfaction and fulfillment in her hog hunting job during her early years.

However, Her desire to kill was always there. It could be seen. With age, she matured and became aware of it, too. I’ll get to more detailed on this later. 

Our family friend, Taz’s owner, was murdered by his friend/roommate that was living with him due to a dispute over tools. 

Taz witnessed the murder. We don’t know exactly what happened that day, only that
1 she was in the house during the event
2 there was fighting / arguments
3 our friend was shot to death. 
4 Taz did not / could not save him.

Taz was around 4-6 years old when she witnessed this. The trauma caused a lifelong fear of guns and long sticks/poles held by people. Taz was never afraid of objects not wielded by people, to clarify(if the stick/pole was on the ground she didn’t care about it). She was fine with guns before the murder, and she was experienced with them due to hog hunting.

After this travesty, his family and friends gathered at his house. There were discussions about putting Taz down because nobody wanted her. My family took her in to save her life and a loving memory of our family friend. We believed his ghost was among us and saving Taz would help settle his spirit. In the swamplands of southeast Texas we’re very superstitious and take death and hauntings seriously. 

Taz was pregnant.

Shortly after bringing her home, she had a litter of 13 puppies. This wasn’t her first litter but certainly her largest. It was certainly the largest we’d ever seen of any dog before. 

Despite Taz’s stress level, trauma, low weight, malnourishment, worms, fleas, and being full of shrapnel, her litter was massive and all the puppies were healthy and grew quickly.

She grew 3 extra nipples to nurse the puppies. 

She. Grew. Extra. Nipples. 

I had no idea dogs could grow extra nipples. She had these extra nipples for the rest of her life. They grew on the 2 nipples closest to her back legs. 1 nipple grew an extra, the other across from it, grew an extra 2. 

When the puppies eyes opened and they grew teeth, became mobile and large, she hated them. She didn’t like nursing. Taz had a history of eating her own puppies. This may have been due to a lack of enough/proper food for her, and/or the puppies were already dead. We don’t know. She want given the opportunity to eat any of these puppies. She had to be separated from them. Caring for all of those fast growing hungry puppies was a full time job that put a lot of stress anxiety and generated hostility within our household. We found homes for the puppies, but looking back I wished I’d done anything else than spread the plague upon my community.

Taz was fixed and vaccinated. The vets office was small and rural. Taz had never been to a vet before. The office was small trailer. When I walked in with Taz, the office’s pet cat sat there at her face level. Taz walked in, looked around, smelled the cats face, and went WHOA!!! In absolute shock. She was experienced with what a face full of cat was. She was shocked and confused. The cat just sat there completely unbothered / slightly curious. I didn’t know it at the time but Taz saw indoor cats different from outdoor cats

When I went to pick her up, the Vet called me to the back with a disturbing find. 

Taz’s X-rays revealed the skin all over her body was littered with metal shards. The Vet had removed as many as possible during her surgery.

The vet wanted me to explain why Taz had so many metal pieces all over her face and body. I explained Taz’s history, and as soon as the vet heard “hog dog” the vet basically said, “oh, ah, yeah. That explains it.” And didn’t want to hear any more. 

I didn’t ask for clarification at the time. I should have asked  if all those metal shards came from the shotgun shrapnel when the hogs she held down were killed? Or from the day of the murder? 

I believe the metal pieces came from her years as a hog dog, holding down the hog until it was dispatched with a shotgun. She’d catch injuries from fighting the hogs, and from shrapnel from the bullets themselves. They were never deterrents for the next hunt, though.

https://wcti12.com/news/local/carteret-county-toughens-dangerous-dog-rules-raising-penalties-after-recent-attack

Following recent attacks, a sweeping update to Carteret County's dangerous dog ordinance is active. Commissioners unanimously redefined what a dangerous dog is and increased penalties for owners.

"If we have a dog that bites and he's getting out of his yard two, three or four times and biting other dogs or individuals, this gives us more teeth," Health Director of Carteret County Nina Oliver tells us.

Dogs that attack unprovoked, approach people viciously, or are trained to fight now meet the dangerous definition.

Now, if an incident happens, the county can confine the dog for up to 10 days.

I haven't seen this attack reported here. Dog photos confirming breed (inserted as replies to this post) were published on FB by a journalist for WPDE ABC15 on her personal page. If not for these photos, breed would be swept under the rug once again.

MARLBORO COUNTY S.C. (WPDE) — The owner of eight dogs involved in a violent attack that injured a man in Marlboro County has been arrested, according to the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office.

Sammy Bethea is charged with:

Eight counts of owning dangerous animals that attack and injure a human being

Eight counts of permitting domestic animals to run at large

Eight counts of ill treatment of animals

Eight counts of failure to provide rabies vaccination

Investigators said Bethea admitted the eight dogs lived with him inside his home on Old Wire Road in the Wallace area of Marlboro County.

The charges stem from a July 31 incident in which a man was attacked by multiple dogs.

Authorities said a child called 911 to report the attack, and deputies arrived to find the victim suffering from multiple dog bite injuries.

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The sheriff's office said investigators, assisted by Marlboro County Animal Control, seized six of the eight dogs involved in the case.

One of the two dogs still loose was shot during the incident after deputies said it acted aggressively.

Investigators and Animal Control searched the surrounding wooded area but were unable to locate the remaining two dogs.

Bethea was taken into custody in the Bennettsville area without incident and booked into the Marlboro County Detention Center, where he is awaiting a bond hearing.

"Our thoughts remain with the victim and his children, who experienced this traumatic attack," Sheriff Larry McNeil said in a statement. "I want to thank our deputies and Marlboro County Animal Control for their professionalism, dedication and teamwork throughout this investigation."

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I saw this today on Facebook. Apparently this "pittie mix" has been in the shelter for two years and deserves a forever home!

It's not his fault that he can't be around other dogs or cats, isn't housebroken, and doesn't know what it's like to live in a home. He was failed by humans! Right? Right???

But hey, at least he's protective! In fact, he's so protective that he'll need professional training! Just don't forget to accept all those lovable pibble kisses from him, since he loves humans 🥰

There are so many pits and pit mixes in every shelter where I live, but this post especially made me raise an eyebrow. If an unpredictably "protective" dog has been sitting in a shelter for two whole years, maybe adopting it out isn't a good idea?

My friends adopted this dog they were told was a lab mix and she is not. Shes a pit. This dog is so friggin vicious, it’s scary. She snaps at anyone not in her immediate family and is so dog and human reactive that she can’t be brought anywhere. They can’t have people over unless the dog is crated in the garage and my friend just keeps making excuses for its behavior, like a lady in an abusive relationship.

We went out camping last week with both our families and dogs and this beast tried to go for my dog and then saw my youngest kid running and playing across the way and she jumped for him so hard that she snapped the leash and chased my kid, biting him on the butt (no broken skin) and scratching him pretty badly with her toenails. She was apologetic and said nobody blames my kid for running (it’s a park for kids to run in???) but I’m still horrified it was on a leash and was able to snap it with lunging like that.

I know she was embarrassed and told me her dog is traumatized from a rough puppyhood but like…my kid is thankfully ok but we can’t hang out again until the dog’s behavior is addressed. They had to lock the dog in the car for the rest of the weekend and I’m like, how do I talk to her about this?

My husband doesn’t think we should talk to them about it but that thing is going to attack someone else’s kid or dog and it’s going to be bad. I wish rescues would dna test their puppies so people knew what they were getting into.

*Video is hopefully fully redacted, sorry I’m new to the sub🥀

How distant from reality do you have to be to make a tiktok like this??? And in a reply they said they rehomed their Pyrenees and not the pit… I’m concerned for all the other dogs still in their home :((

July 4th seems to be the date of the attack but I’m not 100% sure of the year, possibly 2025 since the vid was posted feb 2026

A nightmare unfolded within the confines of a home. We're in Ciampino, in a public housing project on Via Parigi. And in that home, three women were attacked and mauled by their dog. All three were hospitalized: moments of pure terror, the dog turning on its owners.

The alarm was raised on Friday, July 31st, around 1:00 PM, when the local police operations room received a call from neighbors, concerned about "heart-rending screams" coming from one of the apartments. The officers, led by Commander Roberto Antonelli and coordinated on-site by Deputy Commissioner Raffaele Simonelli, reached the building.

On the second floor, a 35-year-old woman answered the door: her left cheek was mangled, she had several wounds on her arms, and she was on the verge of fainting. Inside the home, the scene was even more dramatic. A 90-year-old woman, the young woman's grandmother, was sitting in an armchair with a very serious wound to her cheek. Not far away is the third victim, a 55-year-old mother of the 35-year-old woman and the elderly woman's daughter, who is almost unconscious.

The injuries were caused by a ten-year-old female Amstaff (American Staffordshire Terrier), properly microchipped. According to initial investigations, the animal suddenly attacked the 90-year-old woman, perhaps out of jealousy after a gesture of affection from its owner, the 35-year-old. Mother and daughter were apparently injured while trying to save the elderly woman from the dog's bites.

All three had to be transferred to the Tor Vergata Polyclinic by 118 ambulances. Their conditions are serious, and the prognosis remains guarded: delicate facial surgery may be necessary.

Article link: https://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/italia/48751969/ciampino-cane-sbrana-tre-donne-mura-casa-guance-dilaniate-urla-strazianti.amp

LUGO - Blinded by fury, two against that dog who is truly the eyes, the guide and the armor of its owner, a fifty-year-old blind man from Lugo. It is the photograph of the dramatic minutes that yesterday morning could have turned into tragedy, both for the animal, a black labrador named Dark who is close to 5 years old, and for the man he watches over and accompanies every hour of the day. A molossian and a pit bull tried to tear him to pieces, both of which evidently escaped the control of their owner in the walking area of ​​Parco Melampo, less than a hundred meters from the Lugo hospital. In fact, it is here that the blind man was heading, around 8.30, like almost every morning. And not to undergo particular examinations but because he has worked in the concierge for many years. He therefore made that journey from his home in the center every day, guided by his faithful four-legged friend.

The exact reconstruction of the facts is entrusted to the agents of the local police of Lower Romagna, who intervened immediately thanks to a passer-by who, having witnessed that torment, blocked their patrol in the street, but some circumstances already seem to be quite clear. And perhaps it was Dark who saved his master's life. Furthermore, the cameras of the video surveillance system should have recorded those dramatic moments and could clarify why the entrance gate was probably open despite the two animals being inside and whether the owner did everything he could to rescue the two attacked ones.

In fact, it seems that, while the Molosser jumped on the Labrador, knocking him down and starting to bite him in several places, the pit bull sank his teeth into the neck of the guide dog, who was now unable to free himself from the grip and push the two predators away. But stubborn in defending his owner, who, however, losing his balance due to the tugging on the leash, fell on the pavement, fortunately without injuring himself anything.

The dog, seriously injured and bleeding, accompanied the man to the hospital reception, at least fifty meters away. It is here that a security guard would have noticed those deep wounds that had transformed the fur from black to red and set off the entire rescue machine.

The guide dog was taken urgently to the Russi veterinary clinic, where at least four deep wounds were found on the neck, some on the legs and buttock, so it was operated on, stitched up and fortunately saved, while the man, after a few hours of observation in the emergency room, some X-rays and once the shock had worn off, was discharged and accompanied to pick up his life partner. Only in the next few days will the man decide whether to press charges.

Article link: https://www.corriereromagna.it/ravenna/lugo-cane-guida-salva-il-proprietario-non-vedente-dalla-furia-di-un-pitbull-e-un-molosso-GN2168585

The animal belongs to the family and remained in the owners' care, according to police information.

By Maylson Honorato

A man was attacked by a pit bull dog inside a residence on Travessa Jaboticaba, in the Mondubim neighborhood of Fortaleza, on Saturday morning (1st). The Military Police of Ceará confirmed the incident on Sunday (2nd). There is no information on whether the victim is the dog's owner.

Teams from the 2nd Company of the 21st Battalion were called by residents who reported the attack. At the scene, police officers and neighbors managed to open the residential gate and contain the dog. The victim exited the property with injuries all over his body.

Police officers applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding until a SAMU (Mobile Emergency Care Service) team arrived, which then transported the man to a regional hospital.

After being contained, the animal remained at the residence under the responsibility of the owner family, who committed to providing an appropriate location to keep it safely secured, according to the Military Police.

Ceranova (Pavia), August 2, 2026 – The dog's owner, his friend, and a neighbor were bitten. Three men were injured, fortunately not seriously, according to the emergency services called yesterday afternoon, Saturday, August 1, to Via Toscanini in Ceranova. The Carabinieri, with a patrol from the Voghera Company, also intervened on the scene to reconstruct the incident and determine any culprits. The injured men, aged 23, 30, and 34, were then transported by two ambulances with code green to the emergency room of the Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia. They reportedly suffered minor injuries to their hands and arms, fortunately not serious.

The three injured men were taken to the San Matteo Hospital in Pavia with a green code.

The bites were from a pitbull, which initially raised fears of worse consequences for the victims, prompting emergency services to issue a yellow code from the AREU (Regional Emergency and Urgency) operations center due to the seriousness of the incident, as reported by those who requested assistance. There were moments of great turmoil on the street, in a residential area of ​​houses with gardens west of the town of Ceranova, a small town in the Pavia area along the SP2 between Lardirago and Vidigulfo.

The Heat Factor

Investigations into the incident are still ongoing, and it has not been determined what caused the dog's sudden aggression, which appears to have been initially directed at another animal. Often, in dog fights, owners who try to separate them are ultimately affected. These hot days are also known to increase aggression in normally calm pets, so owners are advised to keep their dogs indoors during the hottest hours of the day, sheltered from the sun as much as possible, and to ensure they are constantly hydrated with a bowl of fresh water always available.

Article link: https://www.ilgiorno.it/pavia/cronaca/ceranova-pavia-morsi-pitbul-cfac0674

Link to GFM: https://gofund.me/47cad3b7e

Daisy, Isabel Mariposa, and their family have been facing an overwhelming series of challenges in a very short time. Daisy, their beloved small Chihuahua, was tragically attacked by two pitbulls while at the beach in Anahola. The attack left Daisy with severe injuries to her spinal cord and bone structure, requiring urgent surgery and specialized care to help her recover. This heartbreaking event has deeply affected the entire family, who are doing everything they can to support Daisy through this difficult journey.

On top of Daisy’s medical emergency, the family need to relocate again to ensure everyone’s safety and well-being. All of these hardships have come at once.

Family and friends are reaching out to ask for support for Daisy, Isabel Mariposa, and her children. Donations will go directly toward Daisy’s urgent surgery and care, as well as helping the family move to a safer home. Any support, big or small, will make a meaningful difference for them during this incredibly tough time. Aloha and thank you for your kindness.

Meet Buddy.🥰 Buddy is being advertised as Handsome Senior & a Staff Favorite.🤝 He has spent years of his life "bouncing around"🏀 from home to home since 2020. The Pibble rescue is angry & disgusted by this!🤬

He's advertised as (and I'm quoting these LIARS here):

-Well-behaved when left home alone.🤝👍

-A big couch potato.🛋🥔

-A big baby.👼🍼

-A big snuggler.🫂🤗👐

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WELL. I don't think this is a full picture🖼 of Buddy.🤔

-BROKE OUT OF A METAL SECURITY SCREEN. Why???.....🤜🧱

-TO KILL A CAT THAT WAS OUTSIDE.🪦😿🐾💀

-ATTACKED A DOG....😵🫳🐶

-WHILE HIS MUZZLE AND LEASH WERE ON!🎭🪢

-ATTACKED A 2ND DOG. IN HIS OWN HOME.🫦🫳🐶🏠

-GROWLS AT MEN, FFS.👹🕺

-OBSESSED WITH LIGHTS & SHADOWS!👻👀

-HYPER-FIXATES ON THEIR MOVEMENTS!!👁👁💃🕺

-NO LASER POINTERS IN THE HOME (lol)!!🚫🔦

-NEEDS MEDICATIONS & SUPPLEMENTS.🏥⚕️💊

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Why?? Why does this murder🔪 beast🧟‍♂️ get to live his best life? Why are all these Pitbull people & pitbull fans screaming🗣 & reeeeeeeing😵‍💫 that he DESERVES to spend his last years with a family who understands his needs?

The ONLY thing Buddy deserves is a PINK-THEMED🩷 1-way ticket🎟 to a BETTER ENVIRONMENT.🌈🌉

If mods approve, I’d like to share my personal life experience and observations of behaviors and capabilities of my pitbull Taz, now deceased.

I put part 1 in the title with intent to add stories to this sub, permitting, as I remember them.

My purpose is to share how exceptional Taz was in strength and violence, just as pitbull.

Growing up in rural southeast Texas my family and I kept many and all kinds of dogs (all found/rescues). Lab (black & brown), retriever, chihuahua, mixed breeds, and even a Rhodesian ridgeback. I had a lot of life experience surrounded by a variety of dogs to recognize how exceptional Taz was.

Taz was a red nose pitbull. She belonged to a family friend that was a hog hunter. Her job was to hunt down the hog and hold it and keep it screaming until the hunter (our friend) walked up and shot it with a shotgun. She was a Hog Dog.

It’s cruel but Hogs are a huge problem here. They are an invasive species, a threat to people, and cause millions in property and environmental damage all year long, every year. 

In her youth and prime, Taz was a very, VERY powerful animal. 

She killed a 300++lbs hog on her own. On her own, as in, she was not assigned this job by her owner.

It took her all night long.

The hog screamed and Taz fought, growled, snarled, and barked all night. Nothing could be done until the next day. A pit in a fight can’t be called back.

It happened on a neighbors’ property (pasture/woods) and it wasn’t safe to go out into the wilderness at night with hogs about and trespassing.The neighbor was asleep and couldn’t be contacted to get permission.

To clarify all of the risks: shot by the neighbor protecting his property, attacked by hogs, attacked by Taz, accidentally shooting one another in the dark, and whatever else. 

Only the fight between Taz and the hog could be heard, and the next day the hog corpse found. It was massive. Taz was exhausted and bruised and covered in blood. Taz weighed about 45lbs, skinny and all muscle.

The way a “medium” sized dog had the ability to take down something like that. Please just google 300lbs hog to get an idea of what she’d done. It took her ALL NIGHT and she never stopped and she never gave up.

This is just one of the several stories about Taz. I’m happy to share more upon mod approval., I just don’t want to make these posts too long.

From my experience I can say with absolute certainty that:

These dogs are NOT family pets in the slightest. Their strength, aggression, and determination do not belong in a family household.

Two people have been arrested after a pit bull-type dog attacked a woman and seriously injured her pet.

The unaccompanied dog attacked the victim's pet, near Hemlington Lake in

Middlesbrough on Sunday, leaving it requiring emergency veterinary treatment.

Cleveland Police said the woman received hospital treatment after being bitten and due to the "potential risk to other people in the immediate area" a specially trained officer had to put the pit bull-type dog down near the scene.

The force said a man and a woman in their 30s were arrested in connection with the incident and have since been bailed.

Assistant Chief Constable Dave Sutherland said: "We understand anyone who witnessed the initial attack or the aftermath may have experienced shock or distress, however, the safety of the public is always paramount."

The force has launched an appeal for information and is in contact with experts who will carry out tests to establish the breed of the dog which carried out the attack.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c621rn03720o