Bite Blotter

Public safety is a top priority for us, and we work diligently to ensure dangerous domestic animals are kept from harming other animals and people. Our Animal Law Enforcement officers responded to more than 2,300 calls about aggressive domestic pets in El Paso and Pueblo Counties last year -- that's about six calls every day. Many other bites go unreported. Below is just a sampling of moderate to fatal dog bite reports this year. Every report of a potential dangerous animal is investigated and appropriate action is taken to best resolve each situation.

To report a dangerous/aggressive animal situation involving a domestic pet, call Animal Law Enforcement at 719.302.8798, or call 911. If you are active military, contact law enforcement on your base/post. All bites, including encounters with wildlife, must be reported to the health department, even if Animal Law Enforcement isn't involved:

El Paso County Health Department

Pueblo County Health Department

We use the following information to categorize the severity of animal bites:

Moderate	One deep puncture, multiple moderately deep punctures and/or lacerations
Severe	Multiple punctures and/or lacerations, deep gashes, damage resulting in serious bodily injury or permanent disfigurement
Fatal	Resulting in the death of a domestic animal or human

Click here for some basic things you can do to help keep you and your pet safe and prevent a bite from happening.

	Animal Sex	Animal Type	Date	Severity	Victim	Victim Age Sort ascending	Wound Location	Prior Bite History	Spayed / Neutered	ZIP Code
More	Male	DOG	08/22/21	Moderate	Person	89	RIGHT INDEX FINGER	Yes	No	81005
More	Male	DOG	07/05/21	Severe	Person	83	BODY	Yes	No	80911
More	Female	DOG	08/29/21	Moderate	Person	77	RIGHT HAND		No	81008
More	Male	DOG	12/26/21	Moderate	Person	76	RIGHT HAND	Yes	No	81025
More	Male	DOG	07/09/21	Severe	Person	75	LEFT HAND		Yes	80906
More	Female	DOG	06/22/21	Moderate	Person	74	RIGHT ANKLE	No	Yes	80904
More	Male	DOG	06/22/21	Moderate	Person	74	RIGHT ANKLE	No	Yes	80904
More	Male	DOG	04/28/21	Moderate	Person	72	RIGHT ARM	No	No	80906
More	Female	DOG	05/20/21	Moderate	Person	72	LEFT THIGH		Yes	80906
More	Male	DOG	03/05/21	Moderate	Person	71	HAND	Yes	No	81007
More	Female	DOG	12/08/21	Severe	Person	70	RIGHT FINGER	No	Yes	81004
More	Female	DOG	05/05/21	Severe	Person	69	LEFT ANKLE	No	No	80906
More	Male	DOG	02/22/21	Moderate	Person	69	LEG	No	Yes	80916
More		DOG	01/14/21	Moderate	Person	67	HAND			80132
More	Male	DOG	11/12/21	Moderate	Person	66	LEFT ARM		Yes	80916
More		DOG	12/27/21	Moderate	Person	66	HANDS			81008
More	Male	DOG	09/26/21	Moderate	Person	65	RIGHT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	10/07/21	Moderate	Person	65	PALM		Yes	80905
More	Male	DOG	07/17/21	Severe	Person	64	HANDS/ARMS	No	No	81007
More		DOG	04/20/21	Moderate	Person	64	LEFT FOREARM	No		81004
More	Male	DOG	12/31/21	Moderate	Person	63	LEFT HAND	No	No	80907
More	Male	DOG	05/02/21	Moderate	Person	62	ARMS		No	81005
More	Female	DOG	04/02/21	Moderate	Person	61	ARM, CALVES	No	No	81005
More	Male	DOG	04/02/21	Moderate	Person	61	ARM, LEGS	No	No	81005
More	Female	DOG	04/02/21	Moderate	Person	61	ARM & LEGS		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	01/22/21	Severe	Person	61	RIGHT HAND	No	No	81007
More		DOG	04/01/21	Moderate	Person	60	ARMS, LEGS			81005
More	Female	DOG	12/27/21	Moderate	Person	60	LEG	No	Yes	80904
More	Female	DOG	09/29/21	Moderate	Person	60	RIGHT HAND		Yes	80920
More		DOG	09/18/21	Moderate	Person	59	RIGHT HAND			81001
More	Female	DOG	06/11/21	Severe	Person	58	MULTIPLE		No	81005
More	Female	DOG	08/15/21	Moderate	Person	58	RIGHT BREAST		No	80907
More	Male	DOG	09/10/21	Moderate	Person	58	HAND	Yes	Yes	80904
More	Male	DOG	08/13/21	Moderate	Person	57	FACE	No	Yes	80906
More	Male	DOG	09/09/21	Moderate	Person	57	RIGHT HAND	Yes	Yes	80910
More	Male	DOG	05/10/21	Moderate	Person	57	LEFT THIGH	No	Yes	80920
More	Male	DOG	09/07/21	Severe	Person	55	ARM		No	80906
More	Male	DOG	01/23/21	Moderate	Person	54	RIGHT HAND	No	No	81004
More	Female	DOG	08/10/21	Severe	Person	54	LEFT ARM		No	80903
More	Male	DOG	03/12/21	Moderate	Person	54	HANDS	Yes	No	81007
More	Female	DOG	06/29/21	Severe	Person	53	RIGHT LEG	No	No	80906
More	Male	DOG	04/02/21	Moderate	Person	50	FACE	No	No	80916
More	Female	DOG	06/25/21	Moderate	Person	50	RIGHT HAND	No	No	81069
More	Male	DOG	10/05/21	Moderate	Person	48	HAND/LEG		No	80908
More		DOG	04/12/21	Moderate	Person	48	RIGHT ARM			81001
More	Female	DOG	10/02/21	Moderate	Person	47	LEFT HAND	No	No	81005
More	Male	DOG	02/16/21	Moderate	Person	46	THIGH	No	No	80923
More	Male	DOG	05/18/21	Moderate	Person	46	RIGHT LEG	No	No	80923
More	Female	DOG	07/08/21	Moderate	Person	46	LEGS	No	Yes	80906
More	Male	DOG	04/17/21	Severe	Person	46	LEG	No	No	81004
More	Male	DOG	01/31/21	Severe	Person	46	RIGHT ARM		Yes	81004
More	Male	DOG	01/31/21	Severe	Person	46	RIGHT ARM		No	81004
More	Male	DOG	03/28/21	Moderate	Person	46	LEFT ARM	No	No	80916
More	Male	DOG	05/09/21	Moderate	Person	46	FACE	No	No	80909
More	Male	DOG	05/06/21	Severe	Person	45	RIGHT TRICEP	No	No	81001
More	Male	DOG	08/02/21	Moderate	Person	45	FOOT	Yes	Yes	80922
More	Female	DOG	12/04/21	Moderate	Person	45	HANDS	Yes	Yes	80908
More	Male	DOG	05/23/21	Moderate	Person	45	LEFT ARM	No	No	80920
More	Male	DOG	06/29/21	Moderate	Person	44	RIGHT ARM	Yes	Yes	81007
More	Male	DOG	06/29/21	Moderate	Person	44	RIGHT ARM		Yes	81007
More	Male	DOG	01/14/21	Moderate	Person	44	LEG	Yes	Yes	80831
More	Female	DOG	03/12/21	Moderate	Person	44	LEFT HAND		No	81007
More	Male	DOG	02/27/21	Severe	Person	44	RIGHT ARM	Yes	No	80916
More	Male	DOG	04/30/21	Moderate	Person	44	FACE	No	Yes	80915
More	Female	DOG	05/15/21	Moderate	Person	42	LEFT LEG	Yes	No	81003
More	Male	DOG	05/15/21	Moderate	Person	42	NOSE		No	81004
More	Male	DOG	06/08/21	Moderate	Person	42	HAND/THIGH		No	81001
More	Male	DOG	12/23/21	Severe	Person	42	RIGHT HAND	No	Yes	80922
More	Male	DOG	09/23/21	Moderate	Person	42	LEFT THIGH	No	No	80909
More	Male	DOG	04/12/21	Moderate	Person	41	ARM & HEAD	Yes	Yes	80918
More	Female	DOG	09/07/21	Severe	Person	41	LIP		Yes	80922
More	Male	DOG	06/16/21	Moderate	Person	40	LEFT THUMB	Yes	No	80910
More	Female	DOG	10/01/21	Moderate	Person	40	ARM/LEG	No	Yes	80918
More	Male	DOG	08/05/21	Moderate	Person	40	RIGHT WRIST		No	80910
More	Female	DOG	11/09/21	Moderate	Person	40	LEG		No	80909
More	Male	DOG	02/17/21	Severe	Person	39	LIPS	No	No	81003
More	Male	DOG	09/21/21	Severe	Person	39	HANDS		No	81006
More	Female	DOG	08/09/21	Moderate	Person	38	LEFT LEG		No	80910
More		DOG	04/24/21	Severe	Person	38	RIGHT CALF			81003
More		DOG	07/15/21	Moderate	Person	37	THUMB/LEG			81003
More	Male	DOG	04/18/21	Moderate	Person	37	RIGHT HAND	No	Yes	80917
More	Male	DOG	02/18/21	Severe	Person	37	ARMS		Yes	80808
More	Male	DOG	02/18/21	Severe	Person	36	FOREARMS	No	Yes	80808
More	Male	DOG	01/21/21	Moderate	Person	36	THUMB, LEG		No	80917
More	Male	DOG	06/28/21	Moderate	Person	36	RIGHT CALF	No	No	81007
More	Female	DOG	06/11/21	Moderate	Person	35	HANDS		No	80915
More	Female	DOG	06/11/21	Moderate	Person	35	RIGHT/LEFT HANDS		No	80915
More	Male	DOG	08/22/21	Moderate	Person	35	RIGHT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	07/10/21	Moderate	Person	35	HANDS	No	No	80904
More	Male	DOG	02/23/21	Moderate	Person	34	LEG		Yes	80919
More	Male	DOG	05/02/21	Moderate	Person	34	RIGHT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	01/14/21	Severe	Person	34	ALL OVER	Yes	Yes	80910
More	Male	DOG	09/27/21	Moderate	Person	34		Yes	Yes	80930
More	Male	DOG	07/08/21	Moderate	Person	34	FACE	No	No	80907
More	Male	DOG	05/02/21	Moderate	Person	34	RIGHT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	09/11/21	Severe	Person	34	LEFT ARM		No	80917
More		DOG	07/13/21	Moderate	Person	33	RIGHT CALF	No		80909
More	Male	DOG	10/31/21	Moderate	Person	33	FACE	No	Yes	80916
More	Male	DOG	04/28/21	Moderate	Person	33	LEFT HAND		No	81005
More	Male	DOG	05/08/21	Moderate	Person	33	CALF	No	Yes	80132