I found a really disturbing documentary on youtube.com in which the dog fighters themselves explained that not all pit bulls would fight. There was some very disturbing video included detailing what happened to those who didn't fight. In one segment, a 17 mo old pup was put in a room with another much older and experienced dog to be "schooled". While the older dog had "been around the pit" and was eager to fight, the younger pup would not fight. No matter what they did to that poor pup he just wouldn't fight. Instead he ran to the humans for help but none was given. Because he would NOT fight, he was summarily executed. The dog fighter then went on to explain how only a small percentage of dogs born would actually fight and how those who wouldn't were "worthless" and had to be "put down" because they wouldn't make money.
People always talk about how the hip hop culture glorifies these animals as ruthless bad ass killers, I have to say hip hop mogul Russel Simmons is doing an excellent job of trying to reverse that image through education about the breed and advocacy for them.
There's no depravity too low for man. Yes, I've seen what you describe. It happens more often than good-hearted people might imagine.
Hard to understand such mentality. Hard to take.
What you just described was how Pit Bulls were selected as a breed.
I find it ironic that todays dog fighters are regarded as neanderthal scum, yet the scum who selected Pit Bulls via the fighting pit 200 years ago are held up reverently as the noble dogmen of yesteryear by the Pit Community.
Either way, there should be increased penalties for dog fighters.