Pit bulls

Farmers Insurance Drops Pit Bull Bites From Homeowners’ Coverage

It’s a breed ban for the much-maligned pit bull, as a major insurance company has dropped coverage for the the dog’s owners.

2013/02/11

Woman Attacked By Pit Bull But Dog Back With Owners

A woman said she was viciously attacked by a pit bull outside her local business, but the dog has been released and is back with its owners

2012/11/12

Brothers Upset After Off-Duty Officer Pepper-Sprays Their Pit Bull

A neighborhood dispute has turned into a dog fight in Stanislaus County, where a police officer is accused of pepper-spraying a dog and the owners say no one is doing anything about it.

2012/08/07

Sacramento Police Officers Shoot Pit Bull During Pursuit

Two Sacramento Police officers on a probation search shot a pit bull after it reportedly acted out against the officers while they were pursuing a suspect Thursday afternoon.

2012/06/07

Animal Control Says Man Lied About Pit Bull Attack

Last month CBS13 reported about a 3-year-old hospitalized after a vicious pit bull attack. The boy’s father claimed the dog was a stray.

2012/02/17

Pit bulls bark from behind a Rio Linda front fence on Friday. Animal Control officers are looking for one pit bull that bit a 3-year-old. (credit: CBS13)

Deputy Kills Pit Bull After Attack At South Sacramento Home

A Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a pit bull Saturday morning in south Sacramento after the dog badly injured a young boy before a neighbor stepped in and saved the boy.

2012/01/14

Pit Bull Sought In Attack On 3-Year-Old Rio Linda Boy

A 3-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull in the boy’s front yard in Rio Linda. He’s expected to be OK, but the dog is still on the loose.

2012/01/13

Dog Attacks, Stabbed To Death In Stockton Neighbors’ Dispute

A neighborly dispute turned bloody in Stockton on Wednesday night when a dog was stabbed to death, a boyfriend and girlfriend were battered and their neighbor ended up behind bars.

2012/01/12

A pit bull broke through a fence and bit a young girl in Linda on Monday. (credit: CBS13)

Woman Shoots Pit Bull After It Bites Girl

A Linda woman shot a pit bull after the dog came into her yard and attacked a young girl, according to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.

2011/10/24

A teen was bitten in the hand by a pit bull in the 7800 block of Lemon Hill Avenue on Friday. (credit: Google maps)

Sacramento Teen Bitten By Pit Bull

A teenager was taken to the hospital after he was bitten in the hand by a pit bull in Sacramento on Friday morning.

2011/10/14

Suspects Deny Abusing Pit Bulls

A police raid on a South Sacramento home last week led to the discovery of more than a dozen pit bulls officials say were abused, but one of the suspects says the animals weren’t mistreated.

2010/12/22

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