List of fatal dog attacks in Germany

With the help of cause-of-death statistics, recommendations for action and strategies can be derived, for example, for epidemiological research, prevention of deaths, and so on.

On June 26, 2000, a 6-year-old boy was killed by two pit bulls named Zeus and Gipsy on a playground in Hamburg.

His death sparked an intense debate throughout Germany about the introduction of a fighting dog breed ordinance (dt.

This ultimately resulted in the passing of the Act on the Restriction of the Movement or Import of Dangerous Dogs into Germany (dt.

Gesetz zur Beschränkung des Verbringens oder der Einfuhr gefährlicher Hunde in das Inland) and the tightening of existing dog laws at federal level.