The death of a young woman near Zamora when she was attacked by five dogs of a shepherd in the area adds to the list of deaths of this type in Spain since 2010. An EFE report from four years ago indicated that more than 20 People have lost their lives due to violent actions of the pet par excellence, the vast majority of which are dangerous breeds.
Among the cases recorded, there is a two-year-old boy attacked by a pitbull owned by the minor's family in Pazos de Borbén (Pontevedra), in 2010 and another three-year-old boy also bitten by a pitbull in Santa Cruz de Tenerife that same year. .
In 2010, the lifeless bodies of two homeless people - a man and a woman, between 60 and 65 years old - were also found in some orchards located in the La Llàntia neighborhood of Mataró (Barcelona), due to an attack by some of the 20 dogs that the man had lived with for three years. And a 55-year-old man died - his 29-year-old son was injured - due to the attack of two Rottweiller dogs in a horse riding arena located in the Masegal area in Carcabuey (Córdoba).
In 2011, a neighbor from Villanueva de las Cruces (Huelva), who died due to the attack of two Rottweiller dogs she owned and a 14-month-old baby in the Toledo town of Layos as a result of the serious injuries they caused. the bites of a large dog (the breed is not detailed).
In 2016 there were several cases: a 70-year-old man attacked by his pit bull terrier dog in his home in the Murcia district of Beniaján; a four-year-old child as a result of injuries suffered by a dog attack in a house in the capital of Jaen and a 66-year-old man in the Alicante town of Beniarbeig due to the attack of five dangerous breed dogs (not detailed) , owned by a local resident.
In 2017, a 67-year-old man, with dog bites on his body, on a road located between Santa Marta de Tormes and Nuevo Naharros de Salamanca; a woman, in her chalet in the Madrid town of El Molar, who died as a result of the bites of her dog, a Presa Canario dog, and another 40-year-old woman in La Palma after suffering an attack by a pitbull breed of dog. his property.
In 2018, a 70-year-old resident of Vall d'Uixó (Castellón) died after being attacked on his agricultural property by a group of between three and four dogs; a man whose body was found in a state of decomposition, partially eaten by his dogs in a home in the municipality of Nules (Castellón); another 87-year-old man in Siero (Asturias) when he was attacked by six dogs owned by a neighbor whom he went to visit; a three-week-old baby after the attack by a Belgian shepherd dog in Tenerife, at the family's own home, located in the La Zarza area, and two women aged 57 and 41 - mother and daughter - die in their chalet from Colmenar de Oreja (Madrid) when they were attacked by their dogs, of the Dogue de Bordeaux breed.
In 2019, EFE recorded the case of an 81-year-old man attacked by three loose rottweiler dogs in Puente de Vallecas (Madrid) and that of another 47-year-old man, in Coslada (Madrid), after being attacked by a rottweiler he owned. inside your home. Two years later, an American Staffordshire terrier murdered a 32-year-old man in Cassà de la Selva, a friend of the animal's owner. The police shot the animal dead because it was very aggressive and could attack other neighbors.
This year there has also been another victim: a 67-year-old woman attacked in Macastre (Valencia) by a pit bull dog that she had picked up from the field days ago.
