Rockdrummer, I'm not convinced and this story still infuritates me. 
I think the way a dog behaves has more to do with the way its treated by the owner than the breed itself. When the owner doesn't care enough about their dog to control its behavior, you can't simply blame the consequences on the breed itself. A friend of mine had a pit bull who was one of the sweetest dogs you could ever hope to meet. She loved everyone -- especially children -- and was as gentle as could be. Sorry, but the news stories you've posted don't convince me for one second that pit bulls (or *any* animals for that matter) are deserving of such horrific treatment. Even if the person(s) responsible for this act had a child, family member or friend who was severely injured or killed by this dog, it does *not* condone this kind of retaliation -- period.
