No one wants to welcome a a dangerous dog breed into their home. If you have kids or are just safety-conscious, it makes sense to do your due diligence on the most aggressive dog breeds before you get ...

When determining if a designation is warranted, Animal Care Services investigators look for photo and video evidence, proof of a bite, or even an owner’s admission their dog was part of an incident.

Let's be real, our dogs would eat pretty much anything we toss their way. Those pleading eyes, that hopeful tail wag.It's ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would hold dog owners accountable for their “dangerous dogs” moved forward in the Florida Senate and is inching closer to becoming a law. CS/HB 593, referred to ...

Under the new ordinance, a dog is considered “potentially dangerous” and “vicious” when it engages in an unprovoked behavior ...

Investigative journalism and brave advocacy by a 12-year-old Columbus girl spurred state lawmakers to overhaul Ohio's ...

Avery’s Law increases criminal penalties for owners of dogs that attack and gives more authority to dog wardens to enforce ...

Avery's Law was passed in honor of Avery Russell, who was 11 years old when she was seriously injured in a dog attack in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, last year.

Animal Care Services officials think greater awareness has, at least in part, led to a bump in confirmed bite cases and a two ...

In a flurry of bills signed on Friday was one that makes big changes in Ohio’s law on vicious dogs. It’s a victory to the family of the central Ohio middle school girl it’s named for, who’s still ...

The Lubbock City Council has taken a step forward in trying to address the dangerous dog and stay animal issues in the city.