In July of 2007, there were two child deaths linked to dog bites.
Case #1:
Breed: Siberian Husky, two dogs
Story: A mother placed her 11-mos old child in a playpen located near two dogs. The two dogs managed to get the child out of the playpen and maul him to death.
Charges? Charges will not be filed.
Number of times reported in media: Six, including one AOL article and two articles reported in the same paper.
(Google: No Charges in Fatal Dog Attack; No criminal charges expected after baby fatally mauled by dogs; No criminal chages in death of baby; 11-month-old Alabama boy mauled, killed by dogs in Tennessee (Alabama); Infant apparently killed by pet dogs
AOL News: http://news.aol.com/story/_a/no-criminal-c
Number of comments in articles: One in the AOL article
Case #2:
Breed: Pit Bull
Story: A father permitted his 6-yr-old son to feed an 8-mos old dog with a history of aggression. The child was alone with the dog when he was mauled to death.
Charges? Charges are pending.
Number of times reported in media: Seventeen, including two MSNBC articles.
(Google: Pit bull mauling probe concludes; uticaOD.com - The Observer-Dispatch - 6-year-old feeding pit bull ...Wellsville Daily Reporter: Serving Allegany County, NY - News; Corning Leader - News; R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens; Star-Gazette.COM - Editorials; Father charged in dog attack; http://www.the-leader.com/articles/2007/0
Google national: Six-year-old killed in pit bull attack - News - MSNBC.com; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20184847/)
Of the six articles permitting commenting: 103 comments made
Case #1:
Breed: Siberian Husky, two dogs
Story: A mother placed her 11-mos old child in a playpen located near two dogs. The two dogs managed to get the child out of the playpen and maul him to death.
Charges? Charges will not be filed.
Number of times reported in media: Six, including one AOL article and two articles reported in the same paper.
(Google: No Charges in Fatal Dog Attack; No criminal charges expected after baby fatally mauled by dogs; No criminal chages in death of baby; 11-month-old Alabama boy mauled, killed by dogs in Tennessee (Alabama); Infant apparently killed by pet dogs
AOL News: http://news.aol.com/story/_a/no-criminal-c
Number of comments in articles: One in the AOL article
Case #2:
Breed: Pit Bull
Story: A father permitted his 6-yr-old son to feed an 8-mos old dog with a history of aggression. The child was alone with the dog when he was mauled to death.
Charges? Charges are pending.
Number of times reported in media: Seventeen, including two MSNBC articles.
(Google: Pit bull mauling probe concludes; uticaOD.com - The Observer-Dispatch - 6-year-old feeding pit bull ...Wellsville Daily Reporter: Serving Allegany County, NY - News; Corning Leader - News; R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens; Star-Gazette.COM - Editorials; Father charged in dog attack; http://www.the-leader.com/articles/2007/0
Google national: Six-year-old killed in pit bull attack - News - MSNBC.com; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20184847/)
Of the six articles permitting commenting: 103 comments made
Profile
rinalia- rinalia
- Animal Place
Comments