[LongElegantLegs]

Dog men have too much invested in their animals to let them fight to the death, so fatalities in the pit are rare. But grave, disfiguring wounds are the norm.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/21/AR2007082101997_pf.html

I'm not saying that it makes it okay, but pit bulls were not bred to be unstoppable killing machines. They were bred to acquiesce to their master's will. Quite a bit of time goes into training a fighting dog.

[svcw]

Well, I would disagree. I have seen to many dogs from the pit that are dead or nearly dead and have to be put down to believe this article.
People who breed dogs to fight in a pit, have zero concern over their dogs.
There is great time put in training these dogs, like breaking the legs of cats and throwing them in the pits, or puppies or other small dogs.
The stakes are high and there is much money to be made if the other dog dies.