San Antonio child suffered significant bite in Kilo attack one week before second mauling
ACS said the unrestrained dog attacked a child April 29; officials were trying to seize it before it attacked an 80-year-old woman the following week.
Incident summary
San Antonio Animal Care Services said Kilo attacked a child on April 29 while roaming unrestrained in a Northwest Side neighborhood, causing what the ACS director described as a “pretty significant bite.” ACS began efforts to seize the dog and obtained a dangerous-dog affidavit, but officials said the owner was uncooperative and the dog was moved out of the agency’s jurisdiction before it was captured after a second attack the following week.
ACS said it obtained a dangerous-dog affidavit after the child attack and later pursued criminal “attack by dog” charges after the second incident. A judge subsequently ordered Kilo euthanized. Pending charges remain allegations unless adjudicated.
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KSAT reported that Animal Care Services Director John Gary said the same American Staffordshire Terrier that later attacked an 80-year-old woman had attacked a child on April 29, sending the child to a medical provider, while the dog was roaming unrestrained.
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- Dog that attacked 80-year-old woman had attacked child one week earlier; taken by ACSRegional newspaper follow-up citing Animal Care Services director · 2026-05-08
- Pit bull ordered to be euthanized after attacking 80-year-old woman on Northwest Side, ACS saysLocal television legal/disposition follow-up citing ACS · 2026-05-19
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