Kenneth Bock’s family is suing dog owner, Konrad Haskins, after Kenneth died due to a bacterial infection from a dog bite. Attorney Chris Davis said, “Bock, who was an employee at Chain Lake Mini-Storage, had gone out to talk to Konrad Haskins who was sitting in his car with his dog, after the dog had, reportedly, bit another customer at the storage facility.” Davis says that Haskins had brought his dog to the storage facility, where he rents a unit, and was letting the dog wander the property independently. When another customer came into the office to complain that they had been bitten by Haskin’s dog, Haskins took his dog and sat in his truck.
According to Davis, Bock approached Haskins and his dog in the vehicle. Davis said Bock approached Haskins on the drivers’ side of the car. When he went to speak to Haskins, the dog that was sitting on his lap reached outside the car and bit Bock. Bock treated the wound as a minor injury, cleaned it, wrapped it, and made plans to go to the doctor the next day. But Davis says that by the time Bock got to the doctor, his left leg was already numb due to a blood clot. Bock died seven days later from a bacterial infection that he received from the dog bite, despite doctors identifying what was making Bock sick as early as the day after the dog bite. According to common law on dog ownership, dog owners are responsible from keep their animal away from humans if it shows signs of aggressive behavior, and can be handled by confining the animal to a place away from humans, or putting them down. Owners are also liable for dog bites when they occur on public property or the dog owner’s property, if the person has been invited onto the property.
Haskins put the dog to sleep two days before Bock died.

Two dogs, described as “pitbull types,” attacked their owner in his home. The 34-year-old victim, who had serious head and arm injuries, was initially taken to Tauranga Hospital but was transferred to Waikato Hospital for specialist care late this morning. Ambulance officers called police who shot both dogs dead, saying they were too dangerous and posed a risk to anyone who got near them. Senior Sergeant Rob Glencross, of Tauranga police, said the man’s injuries were “pretty horrific”.

While walking down the street a 16-year-old girl was attacked by two pit bulls. A male pit bull began biting her leg as the female dog latched on and wouldn’t let go. Two people who saw what was going on tried to help the girl by attempting to pull her away from the dogs. The girl was taken to Dyersburg Regional Medical Center where she received treatment. Her wounds consisted of bite marks, scratches, puncture wounds and bleeding. One deep wound had to have a suture, while the others were too jagged for stitches. Both pit bulls were caught and taken to the Dyersburg/Dyer County Humane Society.

Travis Dean Cunningham has pleaded guilty to possession of a dangerous dog after his two pit bulls mauled a 72-year-old woman. Huong Le was returning home after walking a child she cares for to the school-bus stop when she was attacked. A neighbor called 911 and used a pitchfork to try to get the dogs off her. When King County sheriff deputies arrived, the dogs were still biting her so they fatally shot the two male dogs. Le suffered severed ears, a crushed arm and deep bite wounds all over her body. Cunningham was arrested in September after his two dogs escaped the fenced yard and attacked Huong Le.