# Serial Dog Maulings in Oakland

> Oakland residents report a surge in dog attacks harming people and pets after a fatal mauling.
- Title: Serial Dog Maulings in Oakland · Sfgate | Shortify
- Summary: Oakland residents report a surge in dog attacks harming people and pets after a fatal mauling.
- Keywords: oakland, dog mauling, cane corsos, lakeside park, tomiquia moss, pepper, bay area, Sfgate
- Source: Sfgate — https://sfgate.com/bayarea/article/serial-dog-maulings-oakland-22497123.php
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: oakland, dog mauling, cane corsos, lakeside park, tomiquia moss, pepper, bay area, news, local
## Tomiquia Moss
Oakland resident Tomiquia Moss lost her 12-year-old dog Pepper to cane corsos in Lakeside Park.

> I couldn’t get them to release her. I was screaming.
## Cane Corsos Attack
Two cane corsos mauling Pepper while running toward Moss at Lakeside Park.

> These two massive animals jumping two fences off-leash running directly toward my dog and I.
## Pepper's Condition
Pepper suffered collapsed ribs and breathing difficulties after the attack.

> She had collapsed ribs, and was struggling to breathe.
## Fatal Outcome
Pepper was pronounced dead despite hospital efforts to stabilize her.

> Despite the hospital’s efforts to stabilize Pepper, Moss and her wife’s beloved pet was pronounced dead.
## Community Response
Residents report a series of dog attacks harming people and pets in Oakland and Berkeley.

> Bay Area residents say that Moss is far from the only person to experience a brutal dog mauling.
## Ongoing Investigation
Oakland Police Department is investigating dog attacks but has not identified the owners.

> The Oakland Police Department told SFGATE that it’s looking into a series of incidents involving dogs injuring both people and pets around local parks.
## Key takeaway

Oakland resident Tomiquia Moss lost her 12-year-old dog Pepper to cane corsos in Lakeside Park, part of a series of attacks in the city.