Police-reported incident record · 2025-04-04

Child and father injured in three-dog attack on Fond du Lac Street in Waupun

Waupun police said three dogs attacked a child on April 4, 2025, causing severe injuries; the child’s father was also bitten while intervening. All three dogs were later euthanized after quarantine.

Nonfatal · 2 human victimsBreed: Pit bull / pit bull-type (later local reporting)Waupun, WI

Date2025-04-04 · Around 6:13 p.m. CDT

Location200 block of Fond du Lac Street, Waupun; published block location only

Victim(s)2 people: one child and the child’s 34-year-old father

Dogs involved3 dogs

Injury severityNonfatal; child severely injured and hospitalized, father also bitten while intervening

Breed attributionPit bull / pit bull-type (later local reporting)Police releases identified three dogs but did not provide a breed in the initial report. Later local reporting described the dogs as pit bulls. BiteDB records that attribution and does not treat it as DNA or veterinary verification.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Waupun police said three dogs attacked a child in the 200 block of Fond du Lac Street on April 4, 2025. The child suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized; the child’s 34-year-old father was also bitten while trying to stop the attack and received medical attention. Police quarantined the dogs for 10 days. Follow-up reporting said all three dogs were later humanely euthanized.

Legal-status note

Police issued ordinance citations to the dog owner for animals at large, licensing and rabies-control violations and said possible criminal charges were being reviewed for referral. BiteDB records those as citation/referral-stage actions, not convictions. Follow-up reporting said the three dogs were euthanized after the 10-day quarantine.

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↗Primary incident recordWBAY — Three dogs attack a child, injuring the child and child’s fatherPolice-based local reporting; no unrelated third-party imagery is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

WBAY — Three dogs attack a child, injuring the child and child’s fatherLocal reporting citing Waupun Police Department · Published 2025-04-07 · Accessed 2026-09-06

WBAY reported from Waupun Police Department information that officers responded to the 200 block of Fond du Lac Street for three dogs attacking a child. The child was transported for severe injuries, the 34-year-old father was also bitten while intervening, and police ordered the dogs quarantined.

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Additional sources

FOX6 Milwaukee — Waupun dog attack: child severely injured, animals euthanized — Local follow-up citing Waupun Police Department · 2025-04-15
KFIZ — Dogs euthanized after attacking child and parent — Local follow-up / quarantine and euthanasia · 2025-04-16
Waupun Pioneer News — Boy who survived mauling by pitbulls honored as mayor for the day — Later local follow-up / breed and recovery context · 2025-06-12

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.