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Wolf And Wolf / Hybrid Attacks On Children
By Beth Duman, BA
September 1981 - Wayne, Michigan
Two-year-old Eric Turner killed by "Mickey" when he wandered within range of his chain.
May 1982 - Sparks Nevada
The family's 80% wolf/husky killed 10 week old Mystie Albitre when the animal mangled the child's head as it picked her up by her head.
October 1983 - Malad, Idaho
Three year-old David Hammer was killed by one of his family's three pet hybrid wolves when the boy started to run and the wolf chased him and bit him in the neck and back of the head area.
October 1985 - Los Angeles, California
Two-year-old Christopher Nimitz was grabbed and had his arm ripped off by the family's pet wolves when he put his hand through the chain-link fencing of their pen.
March 1986 - Anchorage, Alaska
Nicola Martin, 2 years old, was killed while playing in a yard near a chained wolf hybrid.
August 1986 - Forest City, North Carolina
Four-year-old Brandon Joel Ingle killed by the family's pet hybrid.
August 1986 - Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Seventeen -month-old Tyler Strauch's arm was bitten off by his father's pet hybrid when the hybrid grabbed him as the child played near the hybrid's pen.
August 1988 - Washesha, Wisconsin
Eight-year-old David Hoppe pulled off his bike and dragged into a lake by a friend's hybrid; hospitalized with multiple soft tissue injuries.
August 1988 - Ft. Walton Beach, Florida
Four-year-old Nathan Carpenter killed by a neighbor's recently acquired hybrid that had been featured as "pet of the week" at the shelter from which it was adopted; Panhandle Area Welfare Society (PAWS) paid a $425,000 settlement to the boy's family.
February 1989 - Venice, Florida
Three-year-old Lauren Verner attacked by loose hybrid, receives over 100 stitches.
March 1989 - Ishpeming, Michigan
Five-year-old Angie Nickerson was killed by a relative's loose pet hybrid as she walked home from the bus stop. The animal had been a stray that was adopted out by a local humane society and only had been with the family a short time.
March 1989 - Big Lake, Minn.
Alyshia Ann Berczyk, 3 yrs old, killed by a pet wolf.
May 1989 - Staten Island, New York
Two-year-old Timothy Bajinski attacked by his mother's hybrid who "freaked out". Child in critical condition, required extensive reconstructive surgery to face and head.
June 1989 - Kenyon, Minnesota
Five-year-old Peter Lemke attacked after wandering into yard of chained wolf; surgery required to remove 12 inches of the child's small intestine and 1/2 of his colon.
August 1989 - Regina, Saskatchewan
Ten-year-old Clinton Goodwell loses arm after being bitten by wolves at Moose Jaw Wild Animal Park.
March 1990 - Otisville, Michigan
Two-year-old Tanya Elliot killed when she played within reach of a friend's chained hybrid.
April 1990 - Anchorage, Alaska
Four-week-old Paul David Mahler is killed by "Kessy", a hybrid, when the child's mother held the infant out to the animal and the hybrid grabbed the child by the head.
May 1990 - Denver, Colorado
Six-year-old Lewis Trujillo was bitten 15 times on his legs and groin by a loose hybrid.
August 1990 - Phoenix, Arizona
Two-year-old Belinda Jean Bennett bitten by her uncle's hybrid, received over 500 stitches to repair wounds.
September 1990 - East Orange, New Jersey
Two-year-old Curtis James Hawkins killed and partially consumed by the family's wolf hybrid while sleeping in his crib.
October 1990 - Tabor, South Dakota
Four-year-old Crystal Tipton received extensive lacerations to head, neck, arm, stomach and leg when she got too close to some penned hybrids.
November 1990 - Mead, Washington
Four-year-old Melonie Honodel received 30-40 puncture wounds from a friend's hybrid that broke loose from its chain and came after a group of children in a yard, biting and shaking the child until her mother beat it off.
April 1991 - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Two-year-old Nicholas Hinton was killed when he climbed into pen with a hybrid and pit-bull cross.
May 1991 - Bellingham, Washington
Eighteen-month-old Blake Barber has his arm bitten off after reaching through a fence to pet a hybrid owned by his father.
August 1991 - Lolo, Montana
Three-year-old Elaine Sandvig had her arm torn off after reaching into a kennel to pet her grandfather's hybrid.
September 1991 - Elk, Washington
Melonie Honodel, now five-years-old, sustained a second hybrid attack requiring 80 stitches to close deep head and face lacerations, and nearly lost an eye when she hugged a friend's "friendly" hybrid while she was visiting the home with her mother.
January 1992 - Phoenix, Arizona
Five-year-old Quantee Walker was seriously injured when his family's "friendly" hybrid, Wolfie, dragged him around the yard by his head "like a rag doll".
January 1992 - Greentown, Indiana
Seven-year-old Devin Dewitt required surgery to repair deep lacerations to his arms, upper chest and face after two of the family's well-cared-for hybrids grabbed his hand and arm as he petted them and then attempted to pull him through the chain-link fencing of their 8' high enclosure.
June 1992 - Saginaw, MI.
Two-year-old has part of a finger bitten off after approaching an unprotected wolf enclosure at a zoo and reaching through the fence.
October 1993 - Sante Fe, New Mexico
Twelve-year-old Josh Garner died from severe injuries inflicted by his neighbor's "friendly" wolf hybrid, Kodiak.
October 1993 - Jamaica, Vermont
Four-year-old Brandon Pike hospitalized in serious condition with bites to his face, spinal column and testicles after being attacked by a four-year-old wolf hybrid.
October 1993 - Tuscon, Arizona
Three-year-old Jasmine Peterson was critically wounded by a wolf hybrid and its shepherd companion when she fell off a cinder block wall into their yard.
February 1993 - Townshend, Vermont
Three-year-old Kevin Michael Lahey was killed when a hybrid with new puppies broke out of her pen and attacked the child.
February 1994 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Four children attacked, three of them seriously wounded, when a hybrid escaped his pen and traveled to a local school playground during a recess period.
March 1994 - Cumming, Georgia
Eight-year -old Matthew Salloum was revived by his mom's CPR after receiving massive wounds to the head, neck, and chest when his neighbor's leashed "friendly" hybrid pulled away from his owner while she was chatting with the kids in her yard.
February 1994 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Two-and-a-half-year-old Jared Mraz lost most of his right arm when he reached through the fence of a zoo enclosure to pet a wolf.
January 1995 - Black Hawk, South Dakota
Two--year-old Russell Evans was killed when he entered a neighbor's fenced yard containing a chained wolf hybrid.
March 1995 - Buffalo Creek, Colorado
Four-year-old Brian Oudemolen received deep cuts on his face and head requiring plastic surgery when a friend's hybrid suddenly attacked the child as he ran and played while he and his mom, the hybrid's owner,and the loose hybrid rambled across a field together.
May 1995 - Deland, Florida
James Termerer, 21 months-old suffered massive wounds to his faceand neck when a "friendly" wolf/malamute attacked him. The owner insisted the animal was just "trying to remove a red-hooded shirt the child was wearing" and "had an affinity for the color red."
September 1995 - Lynchburg, Virginia
Derrick Quarles, age seven years suffered severe cuts on his throat, back and legs when the neighbor's hybrids grabbed his jacket through the fence of their backyard enclosure, pulled him into the pen, tore his clothes off and attacked him.
February 1995 - Chiloquin, Oregon
Three year-old Brian Boss was attacked and dragged out of his yard by a loose hybrid. The child received 39 puncture wounds and a punctured lung and required three hours of surgery to repair the wounds in his chest, abdomen and back.
February 1995 - Howell, Michigan
Two year-old Jessie Langley was nearly asphyxiated when her family's "friendly" hybrid crushed her chest while she was sleeping in her bedroom.
July 1996 - Kalispell, Montana
Nathan Weasetail, age eight years, received severe bites to his legs, buttocks, arms, & scalp requiring over 300 stitches after he entered an enclosure containing three wolves that were used for photographic purposes.
October 1996 - Rothbury, Michigan
Twelve- year-old Louise Heykoop who waiting for a school bus was attacked and dragged by a neighbor's hybrid that broke his chain. She sustained severe bites all over her body especially her arms requiring seven hours of surgery.
January 1997 - Old Hickory, Tennessee
Eight year-old Terence Halburnt received severe lacerations to his head and a fractured skull when attacked by a neighbor's loose hybrid.
April 1997 - Harrah, Oklahoma
Three year-old Colt Rannals was hospitalized in serious condition with severe bites to his neck when a "very affectionate" wolf hybrid being kept by his family attacked the child without warning.
June 1997 - Flynn Twp., Michigan
Two year-old Katie Burrows received 28 severe lacerations to her legs and buttocks when a family friend's friendly hybrid broke his cable and jumped a fence to attack the child as she and other children played in the yard.
June 1997 - Edgewater, Florida
Six year-old Shaun Spalding was attacked without warning by a neighbor's "friendly" hybrid as the child approached the animal while in the company of his mom and the animal's owner. The child's left foot was severely damaged requiring 4 ½ hours of surgery. The child has permanent nerve damage and continues to be in physical therapy.
July 1997 - Houghton Lake, Michigan
Eight year-old Korey Sliwa was almost killed, suffering severe bites to his head, shoulder and hand, requiring over 60 stitches and 70 staples to close the wounds, when his neighbor's "friendly" hybrid attacked him without warning.
September 1997 - Brighton, Michigan
Five year-old Brenden Koch was hospitalized in serious condition with over 50 lacerations and punctures to his buttocks and leg after the neighbor's hybrid flipped the latch of his kennel, circled a group of children who had been playing in the yard, and attacked Brenden as he attempted to back away from the animal.
June 1998 - Fernley, Nevada
Six year-old Autumn Stone was attacked from behind, knocked down and dragged by the head and neck for 20 yards by a neighbor's 120lb wolf-dog. The child sustained severe injuries to her head and neck.
June 1998 - Carson City, Nevada
Three year-old Taylor Soetje was severely mauled in the head and neck requiring two skull surgeries and over 100 staples to repair her head wounds after her grandfather's "friendly" hybrid, Miko, attacked her while she was with her grandfather in his yard.
September 1998 - Melrose, Iowa
The family's three "friendly wolf hybrids severely mauled the head and upper body of three your-old Cheyenne VanHemert when one of the animals broke its tether, grabbed the child and dragged her within reach of the other two animals.
February 1998 - Tiffin, Ohio
Seven day-old infant Donovan Sullivan was grabbed from his crib by the family's wolf-husky mix. The child required surgery to treat a bruised kidney and an abdominal hernia caused by the animal's teeth.
June 1999 - Manitowac, Wisconsin
Three-year-old Tatum Smaxwell was hospitalized in fair condition after being pulled and draggedby three loose husky and hybrid animals belonging to a neighbor. Records showed that the owner had been cited over 50 times for complaints concerning the keeping of her animals and not complying with the local regulations for keeping wolf hybrids.
August 1999 - Muskegon, Michigan
Four-year-old Cody Tyler Fairchild was killed being severely bitten and asphyxiated by his family's pet hybrid when his stepfather briefly left the child alone near the animal chained in the yard.
October 1999 - Haileyville, Oklahoma
Eight-year-old Shanna Morrow was attacked by a loose hybrid while waiting at a school bus stop. She was hospitalized and received many stiches to close a four-inch gash in her head made by the animal.
September 2000 - Greenwood Township, Michigan
Five year-old David Miel was attacked and required over 100 stitches to his head when a "friendly" wolf husky mix owned by family friends suddenly attacked the boy as he walked away from petting the animal.
August 2000 - Cumberland, Virginia
A five year-old boy died after receiving over 50 bites when he apparently untangled the family's hybrid that was chained in the yard. The day after the death, the owners who had always openly declared the animal to be part wolf (and according to animals authorities it was quite wolfish), claimed that the animal was an Alaskan malamute.
October 2000
Five year-old Oberen (Obie) Burgen died after bitten in the abdomen by his grandmother's pet hybrid when he strolled too close to the chained animal.
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