It is sad that most pits and pit mixes end up this way. There was a story I read in the Detroit free press not to long ago that about four pits somehow got into a ladies barn where she had her horses. Well the discription of what she saw just horrifying these pit took down a 1000 lb Arabian Mare, the horse was 26. The dogs litterally tore this mare to pieces. They tore an ear off and chewed up the muzzle. I believe that pits usually grab the ears or muzzle to prevent the animal to defend itself. Being in a enclosed stall probably prevented the mare to kick and it is hard to kick when a dog grabs the head. The horse had to be put down and the police came and shot the dogs. I believe when a dog goes on this kind of barbaric killing spree there is no other choice. Pits are cheap, you can get one for pratically only $100.00. It seems these dogs were bred to die either by the owner, in the pits or by others. There are legalization on sterilizing the pits. Where I live they have tried to start a program to teach yound men that own pits to channel their dogs in a postive manner other than fighting, for example weight pulling contests, where pits usually do very well. What is more scarier than pits is there are breeds out there that make the pits seem pale. They are called manstoppers, these dogs where design to take down humans, not fighting in pits. They are rare right now but gaining popularity. They are the Tosu Inu, Dogo Aregentio and the Brasselrio(sp?) and the Presa Canerio. Heaven help us if these breeds get to be where they are bred as cheaply as pits.
