A long, but interesting, article on dangerous dogs in the UK.
“For the owners, having the most vicious dog can bring financial rewards, as well as status. The most savage animals become prized studs or bitches for backstreet breeders who sell the illegal offspring – genetically programmed to attack – for up to £500 each. Such is the demand for pit bulls that many are being born in battery-farm conditions, in cages stacked on top of each other in tiny flats. “