Main post on horse attacks: Equus
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SRUV stopped logging pit bull attacks on horses in February 2016.
Call for dogs to be put on leashes after horse attacked at Weigall Oval Reserve trotting track in Plympton
February 9, 2016; Adelaide Now (Adelaide Messenger)
Two Pit Bulls Shot Dead After Attacking And Killing Pony
January 14, 2016; FlaglerLive
Remy’s mouth and nostril area had been torn away by the dogs, according to the deputy. “It was extremely painful to have to watch that happen, and to see what he had to go through before he passed away,” Terrell’s daughter Kristen said. “It’ll be something I’ll never be able to forget.”
Remy, d. January 14, 2016
Horse recovering after dogs attack
January 6, 2016; News-Bulletin (Valencia County, MN)
2015
Mini-donkey attacked by pit bulls in Baldwin Co.
October 16, 2015; WMAZ 13
Neighbor defends actions to shoot, kill dog in Choctaw
October 6, 2015; KOKH Fox 25 Oklahoma City
Dog attacks miniature horses; two killed
October 4, 2015; Alachua County Sheriff (AL)
Pony put down after dog attack
*Warning: graphic images*
September 24, 2015; Horse and Hound
Rosarito citizens urge the prohibition of pit bulls on public beaches
May 1, 2015; Baja Times (Mexico)
. . . and also a horse was bitten by another Pit Bull while riding on the beach on a tour.
Vicious pit bull attacks NYPD patrol horse
April 23, 2015; NY Post
Horse euthanized after pit bull attack in central Oregon
March 12, 2015; KGW.com Portland
Town of Turtle donkey dies after pit bull attack
February 12, 2015; Turtle WI (Gazette Xtra)
Pit bull attacks horses
January 16, 2015; Sonoma Union Democrat
2014
Horse, rider survive vicious pit bull attack
December 31, 2014
Pit bull attack leaves horse seriously wounded
December 7, 2014
Pit bulls attacking horses in Tome has neighbors fed up
December 3, 2014
Horse has to be put down after brutal attack
November 17, 2014
[The 3 dogs] caused enough injuries that this horse had to be euthanized and lost her life for no purpose. A completely unprovoked vicious attack on an animal that's in a pen. She wasn't even running, just standing there enjoying the sunshine and having some hay.
Eco and Molly, the pit bulls that killed Paisley
3 dogs attack horse in south Reno
August 15, 2014; Reno Gazette-Journal
August 9, 2014; Santa Clarita Valley Signal
The horse suffered puncture wounds to the abdomen and had “chunks” taken out of its legs, but is currently recovering at a veterinary facility.
Pit bulls alleged to be killing animalsAugust 5th, 2014; Picayune Item
Gonzales said she owns horses that are worth $40,000 to $50,000 and she is scared to go out of town for fear the dogs might get a horse in the stall.
Mounted officer shoots and kills dog after it attacked the police horse
July 23, 2014; Daily Mail
Miami police say the horse, named Sara, had deep wounds to both her front and hind legs following the attack
Man shoots pit bulls that kill two miniature horses
June 27, 2014; ABC 33 Tuscaloosa AL
Neighbors want more done after dogs kill miniature horses
July 3, 2014; Fox6 WBRC
I spent the last six weeks feeding it every three hours in my little car lot uptown. I brought it here two days ago and two of them were killed, another stallion and the little bay. It was very sad. . . . Lt. Andy Norris says the dogs' owner was identified and charged with permitting dogs to run at large, which is a $25 fine.
Randy Rogers wth his miniature horses
June 24, 2014; KSLA Many LA
The dog hunted down the horse
June 20, 2014; The Muskegon Chronicle
WFPD charges man who shoots pit bulls to protect horses
June 17,2014; Wichita Falls, TX
Riders thrown as dog attacks horses
June 16, 2014; The Dominion Post
Killer dog attacks horses and humans
June 16, 2014; Channel 3 News, New Zealand
Pit bull attacks police horse outside Dodgers Stadium
April 4, 2014; TMZ.com
Miniature horse killed by pit bulls in Fayetteville pasture
Feb 18, 2014; ABC 11 Eyewitness news
Woman fights off pit bulls after attack on Horse
Feb 13, 2014
Miniature Horse Killed in Yuba City
Feb 10, 2014
Owner called to court after dog attacks police horse
Jan 23, 2014
Dogs shot while attacking horses in Golden Gate Estates
3 pit bulls killed while attacking 2 horses
Pit Bulls Shot and Killed While Attacking Horses in Collier County
Jan 17, 2014
An off-duty sheriff's office employee shot and killed three pit bulls as they were
attacking his neighbor's horses in Collier County
2013 & earlier
Pit bulls attack, kill Florida Girl's Miniature Horse
Dec 31, 2013
Neighbor fights off pit bulls' brutal attack on horse
Dec. 21, 2013
Pit bull attacks horse on riding trail
October 5, 2013; Sentinel Enterprise (Ashby, MA)
Dog attacks miniature horse used for therapy
July 12, 2013
Pit bull attacks 6 therapy horses
June 12, 2013
Pit bull attacking police horse caught on video
March 22, 2013
Officers shoot, kill pit bull attacking carriage horse in Sacramento
December 22, 2010
New pit bull attack on horse in canyon
April 22, 2008
Another off-leash pit bull has attacked and injured a horse being ridden near Auburn – the second in less than three weeks.
Worthy of note:
The infamous 2012 attack on a police horse at San Francisco's Crissy Field was foreshadowed by a similar attack on a mounted officer in Golden Gate park nearly a decade earlier.
Unleashed pit bull attacks police horse at San Francisco's Crissy Field
August 7, 2012
Vicious dog beats death sentence in San Francisco
January 11, 2013
Read additional sources on the Crissy Field attack here.
November 25, 2003
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