Toddler Mauled in Neighbor’s Backyard
In Fort Yukon, Alaska, a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler was killed by a dog after the boy wandered across the street and entered a neighbor’s backyard.  Police say the boy apparently got too close to the dog while it was eating. The child’s father took the boy to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  Police shot and killed the husky-mix.  (USA Today, 4-30-2008, p. 9A)

Of note:
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a report showed that of the 33 vicious and aggressive dogs shot by city police officers since January of 2007, 26 were pit bulls. The other dogs included one Rottweiler, one German Shepherd, and 5 dogs whose breeds were not identified.
(USA Today, 6-17-2008, 6A)

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