I was reading through the whole thread thinking.. There is no way that was a 90 pound pit.
CKC or other registry means nothing, did you know someone actually registered a bird with them??
I will admit, that if I had a situation such as this I would end the dogs life. But, don't be quick to label "Pit bull". This day and age everything is labeled as one. Someone offered to buy a beagle lab mix from me because it was a "Awesome looking pit bull"
And just because that kid has a scar on his chest does not mean it was from the dog, and even if it was you've got to look at WHY the dog did it.. I've got a scar on both my hands from dogs, but they weren't intentional bites. One was because two dogs were wrestling and one of the dogs collars got stuck on the others mouth, the dogs started thrashing and I was trying to unhook the collar.. The dog whose mouth was stuck started bleeding orally. The other dog got really wide eyed and was about to pass out, he was snapping out of fear and I got bit. Natural reaction though.
The other hand was bitten because my Coon X spazzes out if there is a loud noise or bright lights all of the sudden in the middle of the night. I was asleep and someone opened my bedroom door, it got bright all the sudden and Sally freaked. I jumped up and reach over to her. I got nailed.
Other examples are when a dog is harassed. We had neighbor kids who would poke baseball bats through the fence and throw toilet bowl cleaner bombs over.. The dogs would go insane and I have no doubt that the boys would have been ripped to smithereens if they had entered our property. My brother also had some close calls growing up, because he would hit the dogs with broom handles and clothing. He would also charge the dogs while yelling at them.. But such behavior can only expect to receive repayment eventually.
And All breeds of dogs are dangerous, a 4-6 pound pomeranian killed a baby
http://www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/2001/pomeranian.html
A ferret killed a baby
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19910206&id=cXkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6901,1370360
My grand mother even had her cornea ripped out by her pet chicken!
And what is the leading cause of danger to any child? What is looked at first when a child disappears or winds up dead? It is the PARENTS! I promise that there are more children being murdered, raped or kidnapped by a family member than there are at risk of being attacked by a dog. The way I see it, I could choke to death while eating my dinner, I could die in a car wreck, or slip and bust my head on ice outside.. That isn't going to stop me from loving pit bulls, rotties or dobies. Unfortunately, dogs are carnivores who have prey drive.. They are built to kill. Whether you have a Chihuahua or a great dane. They are created to chase, kill and eat animals.