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This is a list of pit bull attacks and fatalities documented by the media and on social media for the month of May 2024. This list will be edited throughout the month and after as new incidents are reported.

Due to the high volume of attacks and Reddit's character limit, social media attacks will now be documented separately below but will still be included in the overall monthly totals.

MONTHLY TOTALS
CHILD FATALITIES:	1
ADULT FATALITIES:	6
ANIMAL FATALITIES:	64
TOTAL FATALITIES:	71
TOTAL ATTACKS:	250

May 1

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Florianópolis, Brazil: Family with 10 month old baby attacked, family dog killed.
• Macerata, Italy: Dog attacked at park by pit bull (whose owner fled) – Article
• Tartagal, Argentina: 26 y/o woman attacked by loose pit – Article
• Washington, D.C: 3 people bitten by 4 pit bulls – Article
• Philadelphia, PA: 53 y/o man attacked by 3 pit bulls – Article
• Ottumwa, IA: 9 y/o girl severely injured after attack by family friend's pit bull mix – Article

May 2

• San Rafael, Argentina: 62 y/o woman attacked by neighbor's pit – Article
• Chihuahua, Mexico: Elderly couple attacked and nearly killed by their pit bull – Article
• Cheektowaga, NY: Woman's arm severed by acquaintance's pit bull that had a history of biting incidents – Article

May 3

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Campo Grande, Brazil: Small dog killed by 2 pit bulls (same dogs killed a cat on 5/5/24).
• Milan, Italy: 10 y/o child attacked by family pit bull – Article
• Lincoln, NE: 18 y/o woman attacked while walking her dog – Article
• Papillion, NE: Mail carrier attacked by 3 American Bulldogs – Article

May 4

• Capurso, Italy: Dog attacked by loose pit – Article
• Cascavel, Brazil: 35 y/o man bitten by pit bull – Article
• Guaíra, Brazil: Woman and her dog attacked – Article

May 5

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Campo Grande, Brazil: 2 pit bulls broke into home and killed a cat.
• Cascavel, Brazil: 4 y/o boy attacked – Article
• Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil: Man and his dog attacked – Article
• San Andrés Cholula, Mexico: Small dog seriously injured by loose pit – Article
• Bromwich, England: 10 y/o girl was riding a horse when it was attacked by a loose pit – Article
• Glasgow, Scotland: Elderly dog seriously injured after being mauled – Article
• Rho, Italy: Dog and owner attacked – Article
• Saint-Michel, France: Man and his friend attacked by his pit bull – Article
• Kansas City, KS: Dog attacked and owner injured – Article

May 6

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Grand Rapids Charter Township, MI: Shih Tzu killed by neighbor's pit mix.
• Pawtucket, RI: Man attacked by loose pit while walking his dogs – Article
• União da Vitória, Brazil: Dog attacked by loose pit bulls – Article
• Tupã, Brazil: Working horse attacked – Article
• Itajaí, Brazil: Elderly woman attacked by loose pit – Article
• Santa María Colotepec, Mexico: Woman attacked by loose pit – Article

May 7

• Nueva Palmira, Uruguay: Cat mauled by pit bull – Article
• Ibitinga, Brazil: Woman attacked by neighbor's loose pit – Article
• Ringwood, England: Out of control pit bull was loose attacking other dogs – Article

May 8

• Votorantim, Brazil: Dog attacked – Article
• Juiz de Fora, Brazil: 5 y/o girl attacked and caretaker injured –Article
• Córdoba, Argentina: 13 y/o girl attacked on her way home from school – Article
• Folkestone, England: Pit bull type dog injured a man after fighting with 2 English Bulldogs – Article
• San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy: Small dog in critical condition and elderly owner injured after attack by 2 loose pits – Article

May 9

• Basavilbaso, Argentina: 26 y/o man injured after protecting his dog from a pit bull attack – Article
• Maricá, Brazil: 34 y/o woman's face mauled by her pit bull – Article
• Isbergues, France: 4 y/o girl's cheek torn off during attack – Article
• Edmonton, Alberta: 5 people attacked by 2 pit bulls – Article
• Sheffield, England: 7 y/o girl hospitalized with severe injuries – Article
• Maltby, England: Young child repeatedly bitten by family dog – Article
• London, England: 49 y/o man attacked by XL bully – Article

May 10

• Baraut, India: 45 y/o man in ICU – Article
• Jacarepaguá, Brazil: 50 y/o woman attacked by neighbor's pit bull – Article
• London, England: 66 y/o woman attacked by 2 XL Bullies – Article

May 11

• ADULT FATALITY – Itaperuna, Brazil: 77 y/o man killed by pit bull.
• Santa Helena, Brazil: 70 y/o woman attacked – Article
• Arezzo, Italy: Dog attacked and owner injured – Article
• Serracapriola, Italy: 15 y/o girl and 7 y/o girl attacked while playing – Article

May 12

• Camocim, Brazil: 5 y/o girl attacked – Article
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 7 y/o girl attacked – Article
• Cascavel, Brazil: Man and woman attacked by their pit bull, along with another man who was injured – Article
• Juliaca, Peru: 19 y/o man attacked – Article
• Oleśnica, Poland: 26 y/o woman in critical condition after attack by 3 pit bulls – Article
• Milan, Italy: Paramedics attacked by pit bull – Article
• Portland, OR: Three people injured after a pit owner ordered his pit bull to attack – Article

May 13

• ADULT FATALITY – Buenos Aires, Argentina: 77 y/o woman doing yardwork killed by five pit bulls, passed away 5/17/24.
• Saint-Omer, France: 16 y/o girl and 35 y/o woman attacked – Article
• Sesto San Giovanni, Italy: 2 y/o girl flown to hospital and her aunt injured – Article

May 14

• Franca, Brazil: Dog attacked by pit bull, then a woman and her dog attacked by same dog – Article
• Sherman, TX: 17 y/o girl attacked by 4 pit bulls – Article
• Philadelphia, PA: 52 y/o woman attacked by 3 pit bulls – Article
• Noida, India: 8 y/o boy attacked by landlord's pit bull while visiting aunt – Article
• St. Petersburg, Russia – 63 y/o woman attacked by neighbor's pit bull – Article

May 15

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Avezzano, Italy: Cat killed by 2 pit bulls.
• Wirral, England: Pit bull attacked by another pit bull, both owners injured – Article
• Grimsby, England: 8 y/o boy attacked and had to be flown to the hospital – Article
• Wixom, MI: 1 y/o girl and her grandma attacked by 2 pit bulls – Article
• Tamandaré, Brazil: 4 y/o child attacked by loose pit bull – Article

May 16

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Nancy, France: Chihuahua killed.
• Edinburgh, Scotland: 26 y/o woman attacked by her 2 pit bulls – Article
• Sudbury, Ontario: Shih Tzu out for a walk mauled and owner injured. Pit owner fled the scene – Article

May 17

• CHILD FATALITY – Vercelli, Italy: 5 month old boy killed by family's pit bull.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Salvador, Brazil: Cat killed by pit bulls.
• Ubatuba, Brazil: Dog attacked – Article
• Sabará, Brazil: 4 y/o girl attacked – Article
• Holt Heath, England: 8 y/o girl attacked – Article
• St. Petersburg, Russia – Man set his pit bull on another dog and then upon a man in a separate incident – Article

May 18

• ADULT FATALITY – Farmington Hills, MI: 40 y/o man killed by his dog.
• Ivaiporã, Brazil: Dog attacked and owner injured – Article
• Blumenau, Brazil: 42 y/o man attacked by neighbor's pit bull – Article
• Alessandria, Italy: 88 y/o man bitten after trying to separate a pit bull attacking Lagotto dog – Article

May 19

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Distrito Federal, Brazil: Shih Tzu killed and 17 y/o girl attacked.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil: Yorkie killed.
• Sanremo, Italy: Golden Retriever attacked and owner injured by 2 pit bulls – Article
• Istanbul, Turkey: Street cat attacked – Article

May 20

• ADULT FATALITY – Hornchurch, England: Woman in her 50s killed by her 2 dogs.
• Chatham County, NC: 3 people attacked by 4 pits (breed confirmed in article video) – Article
• Nettuno, Italy: Trainer at animal shelter attacked – Article

May 21

• Sarandi, Brazil: 2 people attacked – Article
• Andermatt, Switzerland: Person attacked by several pit bulls – Article
• Boston, MA: 4 people hospitalized after attack – Article
• Pittsburgh, PA: Small dog attacked – breed not mentioned in article but confirmed here – Article

May 22

• Boa Vista, Brazil: 7 y/o girl attacked – Article
• Minneapolis, MN: Mom and 2 children attacked. Mom in serious condition – Article

May 23

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Gela, Italy: Loose pit bull killed 3 cats.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Philadelphia, PA: Small dog killed.
• Rio do Sul, Brazil: 56 y/o woman attacked – Article

May 24

• Sulmona, Italy: Jack Russell and owner injured – Article
• Nuneaton, England: Woman bitten after her dog was attacked – Article
• Juazeiro, Brazil: Woman injured after separating her dog from an attacking pit bull – Article
• Sudbury, Ontario: Beagle/shar-pei mix violently attacked and owner knocked down – Article

May 25

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Petrolina, Brazil: Pit bull attacked 1 dog and later that day killed a puppy.
• San Francisco, CA: Man attacked and had to scale fence – Article
• Hudsonville, MI: 41 y/o man attacked by pit bull after a domestic argument with the dog's owner – Article

May 26

• ANIMAL FATALITY – São Mateus do Sul, Brazil: German Shepherd killed and another family dog injured by 3 pit bulls.
• Domusnovas, Italy: 2 10 y/o children attacked – Article
• Andria, Italy: Man in his 50s in serious condition after attack by his pit bull – Article
• Milwaukee, WI: At least 7 people attacked by 2 pit bulls – Article
• Youngstown, OH: Man and his girlfriend attacked by his pit bull after having an argument – Article
• Valley, AL: 2 attacks by same dogs (pit bull and Rottweiler): Woman attacked in the early AM, and later that morning a man was also attacked – Article
• West Allis, WI: Loose pit bull attacked GSD and 25 y/o man – Article

May 27

• Hull, England: 5 y/o boy's scalp partially ripped off – Article
• Massapê, Brazil: Elderly woman's face disfigured by grandson's pit bull – Article

May 28

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Zumaglia, Italy: Boxer puppy killed.
• Caserta, Italy: Dog attacked by pit bull that broke free from leash – Article
• Pontlottyn, Wales: 15 y/o boy hospitalized after dog attack – Article
• Airdrie, Scotland: 40 y/o man hospitalized for bite injuries – Article

May 29

• ADULT FATALITY Varna, Bulgaria: 37 y/o woman killed by her pit bull.
  • Jaru, Brazil: 2 pit bulls shot after attacking a smaller dog – Article
  • Curitiba, Brazil: Dog attacked by 3 pit bulls – Article
  • Salvitelle, Italy: 70 y/o man hospitalized for attack – Article
  • Bourges, France: Pit bull attacked 4 people, including owner – Article

May 30

• ADULT FATALITY – Los Angeles, CA: 53 y/o woman killed by her pit bull.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Bogotá, Columbia: Cat killed by same pit bull that had also attacked and destroyed a man's hand a few days prior.
• Riachão do Dantas, Brazil: Mother and son attacked – Article
• Marina di Massa, Italy: Man attacked by 2 pit bulls who were trying to get to his dog – Article
• Montepllier, France: Police officer severely bitten by pit bull who was attacking his K9 dog – Article

May 31

• Saronno, Italy: 20 y/o man attacked by neighbor's pit bull – Article
• Marcinelle, Belgium: 2 y/o girl attacked by pit bull and Malinois dog that were being looked after by her grandma – Article
• San Pedro, CA: Kennel supervisor attacked and leg severely damaged by pit mix – Article

Unconfirmed Dates

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Rio Bonito, Brazil: Cat killed by 2 pit bulls.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia: Dog killed by pit bull (responsible for killing 5 other dogs).
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Arpino, Italy: 8 cats killed by loose pits.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Genoa, Italy: Little dog killed on walk with owner.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Massarosa, Italy: Poodle killed and owner injured.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Montegiorgio, Italy: Small dog killed and owner attacked.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Terni, Italy: Small dog killed in front of owner.
• Monserrato, Italy: Beagle attacked – Article
• Leonforte, Italy: 8 y/o girl attacked – Article
• Pompeii, Italy: 8 y/o girl attacked – Article
• Carbonia, Italy: Small dog attacked and owner injured by 2 pit bulls – Article
• Catanzaro, Italy: Small dog attacked – Article
• Misilmeri, Italy: 49 y/o woman in serious condition after being attacked by her pit bull – Article
• Jaraguá, Brazil: Dog attacked by problematic pit bull – Article
• Greene County, MO: 8 y/o girl attacked while walking home from bus stop – Article

SOCIAL MEDIA ATTACKS

May 1

• ANIMAL FATALITY – Ijuí, Brazil: Mother dog and 4 of her puppies killed.
• Woodland, CA: Golden Doodle puppy mauled and owner injured by neighbor's pit – Post
  # May 2
• Cruz Alta, Brazil: 2 dogs attacked – Post
• North Spokane, WA: Cat severely injured after attack by pit bull – Post
• Americana, Brazil: Woman mauled by 2 pit bulls – Post
• San Diego, CA: 26 y/o man bitten by pit bull – Post
  # May 3
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Indiana, USA: Loose pit killed 2 chickens.
• Los Angeles, CA: Loose pit bull attacked another dog – Post
• Pompano Beach, FL: Shih Tzu/Maltese mauled by loose pit – Post
• Frankfort, KY: 9 y/o girl mauled by family pit bull – Post
• Toledo, OH: Young girl attacked by loose pit – Post
  # May 4
• ANIMAL FATALITY Oklahoma, USA: 3 cats killed by 2 abandoned pit bulls.
• Bella Vista, AR: Dog attacked by neighbor's pit – Post
• South Bend, IN: Lab attacked by 2 pit bulls in its own yard – Post
• New York, USA: Pit bull attacked another pit bull, biting her owner when they tried to intervene – Post
• Vancouver, WA: Shih Tzu violently attacked – Post
  # May 5
• West New York, NJ – Corgi attacked – Post
• Rio Grande, Brazil: Dog attacked by neighbor's pit who has already killed 6 dogs – Post
• Forreston, IL: Woman attacked at a park – Post
  # May 6
• Bellevue, WA: 2 Golden Retrievers attacked by loose pit bull – Post
• Omaha, NE: Dog and owner attacked by neighbor's pit – Post
• New York, USA: Pit bull broke its leash to attack another dog – Post
• São José, Brazil: Owner threw his small dog out after it was attacked and injured by his pit bull – Post
  # May 7
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Franca, Brazil: Loose pit bull killed 2 dogs and injured another.
• Greensboro, NC: Woman attacked after protecting her 2 dogs from a pit bull – Post
  # May 8
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Cleveland, TX – Bull Terrier killed by group of pits.
• São Miguel Arcanjo, Brazil: Community dog attacked – Post
  # May 9
• Detroit, MI: Woman attacked by neighbor's pit bull – Post
  # May 10
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cat killed.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Anápolis, Brazil: Shih Tzu killed by neighbor's pit.
• Schenectady, NY: Woman attacked and disfigured by pit mix – Post
  # May 11
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Pitangueiras, Brazil: Dog killed by loose pit.
• Sarajevo, Bosnia: 4-month-old puppy gravely injured by 2 pit bulls – Post
  # May 12
• Pitangueiras, Brazil: 2 dogs and 1 person attacked by pit bull that killed a dog the day before – Post
• Birmingham, AL: Small dog attacked on own porch – Post
  # May 13
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Goiânia, Brazil: Dog killed by loose pit.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Lucas do Rio Verde, Brazil: Small dog killed.
• Planaltina, Brazil: Dog attacked in its own yard –Post
• Duluth, GA: Dog attacked by unleashed pit – Post
• Tacoma, WA: Man and his dog attacked – Post
  # May 14
• Sydney, Australia: Border Collie attacked at dog park – Post
  # May 16
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Troy, NC: 4 dogs invaded property, attacking multiple animals and killing a pony.
• Los Angeles, CA: 2 elderly dogs in critical condition after being mauled by pit bull and Cane Corso – Post
• Los Angeles, CA: Dog attacked and owner injured – Post
• Cruz Alta, Brazil: Dog previously attacked on 5/2 attacked again by same pit bull – Post
  # May 18
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Ironton, OH: Yorkie killed by 2 pit bulls.
• Grand Rapids, MI: Golden-doodle attacked by pit – Post
• Pasadena, TX: Basset mix bitten and owner attacked – Post
  # May 19
• Columbus, OH: Pit bull attempted to attack Italian Mastiff at dog park and bit the owner – Post
  # May 20
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Varginha, Brazil: Kitten killed by 2 pit bulls.
• Cypress, TX: Papillon attacked by family friend's pit bull – Post
• Tampa, FL: Puppy attacked – Post
• Conroe, TX: Dog attacked – Post
  # May 22
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Maryland, USA: Cat killed by family pits.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Carambeí, Brazil: Dog killed by loose pit.
• Columbus, OH – Woman sustained life altering injuries after attack by pit bull she was fostering – Post
• Raleigh, NC: Man attacked by pit bull belonging to homeless man – Post

May 23

• New Jersey, USA: Dog attacked and owner bitten – Post
• Snellville, GA: 4 family members required surgery after pit bull attack – Post
  # May 24
• Berkeley, CA: Jack Russell mix attacked – Post
• Jacksonville, FL: Small dog out on walk with owner attacked by pit bull – Post

May 25

• Oudsbergen, Belgium: Dog critically injured after attack by loose pit bull – Post
• Tulsa, OK: DoorDasher attacked while making a delivery – Post
• Las Vegas, NV: Woman fostered pit bull and 3 days later had to take her son to the ER when he was bitten in the face – Post
  # May 27
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Pitangueiras, Brazil: Elderly community dog killed by pit bull.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Unconfirmed Location: Koi fish killed.
• Snelville, GA – Family hospitalized after attack by their pit bull, son lost his ear – Post
• Franklin, TN: Dalmatian attacked – Post
• Midwest USA: Dog out on a walk attacked by loose pit – Post
• Baltimore, MD: Golden Retriever attacked by fake service dog – Post
• Missouri, USA: Pregnant woman and partner attacked by pit bull – Post
  # May 28
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Newcastle, England: Westie killed by unmuzzled and off-leash pit bull.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Greensboro, NC: Woman injured and her Jack Russell Terrier killed by pit bull and Shepherd dog.
• Puerto Quijarro, Bolivia: Man attacked by 2 pit bulls – Post
  # May 29
• Brooklyn, NY: Woman attacked and bitten several times after walking past a pit bull – Post
• Illinois, USA – Family attacked while out on a walk – Post
• Virginia Beach, VA: Dogs out on a walk attacked by pit bull, one in serious condition – Post
  # May 30
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Ubatuba, Brazil: Cat killed by off-leash pit bull.
• Charlotte, NC: Horse attacked by 2 pit bulls – Post
  # May 31
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Boa Vista, Brazil: Dog killed by pit bull.
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Gravesend, England: Dog killed by off-leash pit bull.
• Hawaii, USA: Young boy attacked by neighbor's pit on his way home from school. Woman bit by same dog a few days prior – Post
  # Unconfirmed Dates
• ANIMAL FATALITY – Itaborai, Brazil: Shih Tzu killed by pit bulls.
• Lapa, Brazil: Mutt attacked – Post
• Dayton, OH: Small dog suffering from many injuries after attack – Post