Approximately 4.5 million people a year across the nation are victims of dog bites. More than 300,000 people are admitted to hospitals every year for treatment of dog bite wounds.
In February 2014 three-year-old Kevin Vicente was attacked by a dog, “Mickey” the pit bull. The case garnered national attention as thousands of dog advocates across the nation took to the internet to ensure that Mickey would not be put down.
A recent pit bull attack at a Glendale home sent two children to a local hospital. The Pit Bull Attack The pit bull attack happened at a home near Olive ad 67th avenues.
It was a happier Christmas for Kevin Vicente, the 4-year old boy who was mauled by a pit bull mix named Mickey.
Mickey the pit bull, the dog that “rose to fame” after he mauled 4-year-old Kevin Vicente last February, just became a TV star.
Final Hearing for Mickey the Pit Bull A final hearing has been scheduled for the pit bull named Mickey, made infamous for attacking 4-year old Kevin Vicente in February and leaving him with a broken eye socket and jaw.
The Rise in Arizona Dog Bites Over the last five years, the number of Arizonans sent to the hospital for dog bites has more than doubled.
Pitbull savagely severed 5-year-old’s genitals. A 5-year-old who wandered into his aunt’s bedroom likely faces continuing surgery after he was “savagely bitten by the pit bull, suffering severe bite wounds, lacerations and a severed penis.