posted 12-27-2002 11:27 PM           

My parents nor I have ever blamed the dog or the breed itself for the attack (this might be because we are a little smarter than the average boob and we think rather then react). The man who owned the dog knew it to be dangerous and left it around children unsupervised. When dealing with ANY breed of dog you should know not to do this, especially smaller dogs who are possesive.

As an adult I hear people all the time relating stories of attacks and how viscious this breed or that breed is. But here in the U.S. the amount of people who die from guns is almost 15,000% higher. Between 1978 and 1998 roughly 300 peopole were killed by dog bites. 300 is a pretty low number considering in that same period we had almost 1 million homicides by firearms alone. We have over 1,000 drownings a year. That is a hunderd times the amount of fatal dog bites. Do you know what the number one animal is for human deaths annualy? Horses. By twenty to one over the next animal..dogs. Considering there are far fewer horses in the U.S. than dogs don't you think we should focus on them? Not as glamorous though is it? Nothing like a snarling pitbull to boost the ratings, especially if you show it next to a young black male.

I now have two female pitbull terriers who are viscious. One time I saw them rip the wings off a defenseless moth only to swallow it minutes later. Worse than that they often attack friends and family with kisses and licks to the point of submission. I've been thinking of having them culled. I know I shouldn't allow these monsters to live.

Please do me a favor and do a little reading and a little living before you spew off nonsense about a breed and a cause you know little about. You sound strikingly familiar to another group of people who wanted to rid soceity of the wicked.......The Nazis.

Thank you for your time.