Tempe woman nearly loses arm in foster-dog attack
Arizona family reporting described a Tempe woman who nearly lost an arm after being attacked by a foster dog.
Incident summary
Arizona family reporting described a Tempe woman who nearly lost an arm after being attacked by a foster dog.
Source language / attribution
Arizona family reporting described a Tempe woman who nearly lost an arm after being attacked by a foster dog.
Breed attribution
Breed is recorded only when explicitly described in the reviewed source; otherwise BiteDB records unknown / not reported.
Victims and dogs involved
- Victim(s): Adult woman
- Dog(s): 1 dog
- Location: Tempe, Arizona; public map uses city-level approximate geography only
Legal / animal-control status
Publicly reviewed sources did not establish a final court or animal-control disposition unless noted in the summary.
Confidence note
The original Arizona Family report supports the attack and severe arm injury; a source-hosted television video follow-up preserves the victim recovery account. Breed remains unknown because reviewed sources do not establish it.
Sources
- Tempe woman nearly loses arm in attack by foster dog Public report / official or local media reporting
- How a foster dog attack left a Tempe woman facing months of recovery — source-hosted television video follow-up / victim recovery account · Aug. 20, 2026