ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has started an organization to raise awareness about dangerous dogs after his granddaughter was killed by a family pet.
The Daily Astorian reports that Don Wing of Warrenton has started a nonprofit organization called Dads Against Dangerous Dogs after his 4-year-old granddaughter, Ashlynn Anderson, was killed by a Rottweiler in her back yard.
The girl’s death made national headlines a year ago, partly because of the nature of the attack and partly because she was the stepdaughter of Jesse Browning and granddaughter of Jay Browning, who appeared in the History Channel’s series “Ax Men.”
According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 4.5 million dog bites were reported in the United States in 2009, with the overwhelming majority to children under 15.
