The Pit Bull activists most likely "Freeped it". They are quite organized as there is a lot of money at stake continuing the breeding these dogs.
They'll be along shortly to tell us this was uncharacteristic of the breed.
These stories are actually pretty rare. We generally only hear of them daily because there's a group of people who discriminate and don't post similar stories about beagles, poodles and chocolate labs.
Plus they are status symbols and weapons among the drug community.
It is uncharacteristic of the breed when raised in a very loving home. Pits can be extremely nice dogs. However, even with those raised in a loving home, they can get pretty aggressive. We adopted a Pit/Lab mix, and even with the lab in him to "water him down", I will sometimes have to just pick him up and pin him on his back when he is getting to aggressive.
Pure pits are even worse than this, and if they're not raised in an absolutely loving home, I'd hate to think what those jaws can do.
They are inherenently loving dogs, but they're also inherenetly aggressive and inherently dangerous. You get an owner who doesn't give them enough attention (an inevitable event) and you get what we have here.
Depends...
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