It may not be the dog’s fault, but what would you recommend instead? The owners were obviously unfit to handle such a dangerous animal, so unless they could find a suitable home for the dog to live out its days (which are in short supply already, even for nice dogs), what is the harm in putting it out of its misery? Dogs that unstable are not living happily, but rather stressed and fearful, which is really no way to live at all. They can’t tell us when they’re uncomfortable in any other way than with their teeth. I think it would be cruel to keep it alive if it was so on-edge that it couldn’t handle being close to a human, which is what it was bred to do.
The people allowed a potential threat on a toddler’s life. They would be just as guilty as a DUI manslaughter. Prison, at minimum.
Who says it is in misery? It was acting like an animal, maybe it is happy. Have you talked to unstable dogs and found out they are stressed and fearful?
What about unstable people? They could just as easily kill someone. Why dont we put to death everyone with mental issues? Lets start with soldiers with PTSD...some of them snap, so how in the issue of public safety, why dont we just euthanize them?