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Agency-reported incident record · 2025-08-23

2-year-old girl hospitalized after Rottweiler attack in Fort Lauderdale

A 2-year-old girl suffered numerous injuries, including a reported head injury, in an August 23, 2025 Rottweiler attack in Fort Lauderdale; the dog was quarantined during a dangerous-dog investigation.

Nonfatal · 1 bite victimBreed: RottweilerFort Lauderdale, FL
Date2025-08-23 · Approximately 8:15 p.m.
Location1700 block of Southwest 24th Street, River Oaks neighborhood, Fort Lauderdale; published block location, map point approximate
Victim(s)1 person: a 2-year-old girl
Dogs involved1 dog reported; Rottweiler
Injury severityNonfatal; numerous injuries including a reported head injury; transported to Broward Health Medical Center trauma center; Animal Care said injuries were severe but the child was expected to recover
Breed attributionRottweilerFort Lauderdale Fire Rescue and local reports described the dog as a Rottweiler; Broward County Animal Care took custody during its investigation. BiteDB records this as an official-agency/media attribution, not an independent breed test.
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Incident summary

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the 1700 block of Southwest 24th Street on the night of August 23, 2025 after a 2-year-old girl was mauled by a Rottweiler. First responders transported the toddler to the trauma center at Broward Health Medical Center with numerous injuries; Broward County Animal Care separately reported a head injury and said the injuries were severe but the child was expected to recover. The dog was placed in county custody under quarantine while a dangerous-dog investigation proceeded.

Legal-status note

Broward County Animal Care placed the Rottweiler in county custody under quarantine while a dangerous-dog investigation proceeded. CBS Miami reported that the owner declined to surrender the dog permanently but allowed Animal Care to hold it during the investigation. As of the reviewed August 24 reporting, it was unclear whether criminal charges would be filed. BiteDB does not infer a later disposition that these sources did not establish.

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↗CBS Miami corroborationRottweiler that attacked 2-year-old girl in Fort Lauderdale quarantined, Broward County Animal Care saysCorroborating report; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.↗FOX 35 corroboration2-year-old Florida girl brutally mauled by Rottweiler dog, officials sayCorroborating report; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.
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Primary record used by BiteDB

2-year-old girl hospitalized after being mauled by Rottweiler in Fort LauderdaleWSVN local report citing Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue and Broward County Animal Care · Published 2025-08-24 · Accessed 2026-09-06

WSVN reported that Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the 1700 block of Southwest 24th Street on Saturday night and found people carrying a 2-year-old girl who had been mauled by a Rottweiler. Paramedics transported her to Broward Health Medical Center. Broward County Animal Care said she suffered a head injury and that the dog would be confiscated pending its investigation.

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What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.