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11-Month-Old Girl Loses Her Ear To A Pit Bull (CBS) PALMDALE, Calif. An 11-month-old girl was in stable condition Wednesday but doctors were unable to reattach her ear that had been torn off when she was attacked by a pit bull, according to a Palmdale police lieutenant. The girl was attacked by a 3- to 4-year-old male pit bull terrier at a home in the 2900 block of East Avenue R-13 about 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Antelope Valley Press. The girl's injuries were mostly around her face, including a detached ear. That ear was shipped to UCLA Medical...

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. -- A dog owner was convicted yesterday of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison for allowing her pit bulls to run loose and fatally maul an 82-year-old woman. The conviction against Deanna Large, 37, of Partlow, marks the first time in Virginia that a dog owner has been convicted of manslaughter for the actions of a pet. Circuit Judge Ann Hunter Simpson has the option to reduce the sentence when Large is formally sentenced on Feb. 24, but she cannot increase it. Spotsylvania County Commonwealth's Attorney William F. Neely had asked for the maximum sentence...

NBC10.com 3-Year-Old Critical After Being Mauled By Pit Bull POSTED: 3:14 pm EST January 30, 2006 UPDATED: 9:07 am EST January 31, 2006 NEW CASTLE, Del. -- A 3-year-old girl remains in critical condition at Christiana Hospital. Police said the incident happened on Oakmont Avenue at 10:30 a.m. in New Castle. Police and paramedics responded after they received the report of a child who was attacked by a pit bull. When they arrived, they found Destiny Campbell suffering from massive head and shoulder injuries. Police said the victim and her mother had driven to a home to pick up the...