Police shoot at dog after it bites officer in Dorchester
A dog was shot at by police in Dorchester Wednesday afternoon after police said the dog bit an officer.
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A dog was shot at by police in Dorchester Wednesday afternoon after police said the dog bit an officer.
The dog, described by police as a pit bull-type breed, was injured and was later euthanized.
A woman in Somerset died Friday night after she was mauled by a dog, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.
A Winthrop dog owner will get a ruling on the future of his pit bull mix in the next 48 hours, following a hearing to determine if it poses a danger.
The teenager who died after he apparently was mauled by dogs in Dighton has been identified as 14-year-old Ryan Hazel from Rehoboth.
A 67-year-old man shot a pit bull after he was attacked by the dog and feared being attacked again, Manchester Police said Sunday.
A family dog is recovering after being saved from an attacking pit bull.
Blue, a five-year-old pit bull, is recovering from deep wounds to her ear and front leg Saturday after a brutal dogfight unfolded in Lowell.
Police say a pet owner whose two dogs attacked and seriously injured a third dog in Peabody will not face criminal charges.
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A black lab mix attacked and killed a Shih Tzu at the only off-leash dog park in Framingham. People worry that the park could make them put their dogs back on leashes.
Police said they responded to an aggressive pit bull who bit a man in Hyannis.
Dorchester dog owners are heartbroken over the loss of one of their dachshunds and warning others to be on the lookout.
Falmouth police say the girl was playing in the kitchen with her father Sunday morning when the pit bull terrier attacked and bit her in the face.
A Cape Cod PetSmart employee was seriously injured when a dog being groomed attacked her.
A local lawmaker is trying to revive efforts to ban pit bulls.
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Barnstable Police said the dogs belonged to the son of the victim, 61-year-old Ramona Bouvier. The attack happened at her Deacon Court home.
Three people were injured, two of them severely, after four pit bulls got loose in Fall River on Monday, police said.
An elderly woman who was attacked by a dog says she will not pursue charges against the dog's owner.
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Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
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