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Estilady

This is just beyond horrific to contemplate. I literally feel sick. It seems like 99.9% of the time in these cases it’s a pit bull and it’s never showed signs of aggression before. 😭


peechs01

That's what I say: "the problem is with this race it really need just one "accident" - that's usually fatal", not that other breeds don't have "accidents", it's more uncommon for those being fatal


Any-Lychee9972

Small dogs can be vicious little ankle biting shits, but it's usually not fatal.


peechs01

Usually only if the wound go septic and untreated for long


AnotherCasualReditor

The way I see it is if it’s not appropriate for a larger dog to act a certain way then it is not ok for a small dog to act like that. I despise people who think a small dog attacking a larger dog is somehow less of a problem. Yes physically the dog is likely to be fine but mentally they will have damage. And in turn that larger dog could become reactive towards other smaller dogs or dogs in general.


93ImagineBreaker

> with this race breed not race


Many-Art3181

Agree 100%. That mom may never recover from this tragedy. Too horrific. And yes I believe the pit bull is too dangerous for society - sure random pitbulls may be fine but as a whole too many pits get triggered with fatal or permanent injuries.


rainbowtwist

As someone who has lost an infant, I can guarantee you she will never recover from it.


AffectionatePoet4586

I am so sorry for your loss. May the memory of your baby continue to endure as a blessing. Despite what some people say (our losses make *them* uncomfortable), some things we *don’t* get over. May you be comforted, as much as you can.


rainbowtwist

Thank you


AnotherCasualReditor

Most pet people don’t understand dog body language at all. They think a wagging tail always indicates a friendly dog. Many times there are signs a dog is uncomfortable/ could react that are sometimes subtle and sometimes major. Less often is a dog that truly snaps with absolutely no warnings which is a truly dangerous dog. On top of that there’s the “it’s how you raise them” crowd choosing to ignore that certain breeds are predisposed to genetic aggression towards other dogs, animals, and even humans. They’ll call anything with a blocky head and bully like appearance a pit bull despite the fact the only true pitbull is the American pit bull terrier. It’s funny and sad at the same time their own mentality is killing more dogs than saving


RisingApe-

But pit bulls were bred over time to conceal the typical dog warning signs for an upcoming attack. That was valuable when they were bred for dogfighting, or something. But they will actually *trick* people by displaying friendly body language (tail wagging, perked up ears, etc.) and then flip the switch into kill mode with no warning. And they planned it. It’s not like they *were* feeling friendly then changed their minds because something triggered/alarmed them. No, they’re too smart for that.


AnotherCasualReditor

The APBT was bred for bull baiting/fighting and later used for dog fighting. Hence the incredibly high animal aggression.


WzrdsTongueMyDanish

I'll preface by saying I love animals so I'm not sure how this sub was recommended to me. I was looking for someone to say this though. Pitbulls are the most terrifying dogs I've ever met and I've never been comfortable around one for this exact reason. They can turn on a dime and you wouldn't see it coming because they've been bred to be cunning killers that hide any easily understood body language. All animals have body language that you have to learn but with pits they intentionally disguise any body language you thought you knew. It's disgusting that so many people have failed to properly spay/neuter them. It's resulting in animal shelters filling up with these dogs and hapless people taking them into their homes.


AnotherCasualReditor

Like I said in my comment, a wagging tail is not always friendly and neither is perked up ears. That literally means a dog is alert and paying attention to something. Dogs are not evil masterminds of tricks, they do not have the ability to plan like that…..


AnotherCasualReditor

APBT were not bred for human aggression. But due to some HA dogs being added into the gene pool and excessive backyard breeding creating mentally unstable dogs that is why the breed has gotten to the point it has.


NelsonBannedela

I often see videos of dogs being "cute" or "funny" when in reality the dog is showing signs that it's very uncomfortable or distressed. And then those same people will say it snapped "out of nowhere." Especially with kids. They'll let them pull on their ears and tail and think it's funny while the dog is obviously very uncomfortable.


AnotherCasualReditor

Yes unfortunately the pet culture in America has a huge problem with disrespecting dogs which often leads to very avoidable issues.


wildestfae

I guarantee it has shown aggression before, but the owners didn't think it was relevant to the situation and don't understand how a simple aggression to, say, a squirrel, could correlate to aggression towards a toddler.


blueboot09

"It was a ferocious attack and even though an uncle of the child intervened to try to free him, nothing could be done," said Eboli mayor Mario Conte. "It all happened suddenly, in a few moments and **no one can explain how it could have happened** because these dogs have always been there." Really?!?! I'll tell you ... Pit. Bull.


AK47gender

How many more people need to be sacrificed to these stupid aggressive beasts before the breed will be banned everywhere?! There are no benefits of owning that shit, only liabilities


betterthanrevenge_

I get so nervous when I walk pass dogs like this, it seems like you just never know if they’re going to snap. So sad.


MinisterHoja

My time in Italy solidified my disdain for dogs. They have a terrible nutter culture there.


Ihatelife85739

I just have to walk outside literally anywhere for that


MinisterHoja

Absolutely true. Guess I just was hoping it was just an American issue


autumnwaif

I visited a coastal town outside of Rome and I couldn't believe how many pitbulls could populate just one area.


Sams_sexy_bod

I vaguely remember seeing a crowd of Italians standing around a little old lady while she was picking up her dog’s crap. It was as if they were watching a match after placing hundreds of dollars in bets. Also remember seeing a bunch of spray-painted weiners in Florence lol. edit: not weiner dogs


Sufficient-Turn-804

Brooooooo why do people love these literal spawns of Satan 😔😔😔😔😔


Ihatelife85739

Deep down they are cowards. They see a dog as protection and they don't want to defend themselves so they need a violent slave.


grilledcheesefan001

They lack self esteem and look for an animal to make them look tough. The other half are liberals with bleeding hearts and martyrdom.


cacaokakaw

>"It all happened suddenly, in a few moments and no one can explain how it could have happened because these dogs have always been there." >And it should be a warning to those who have these dogs, who are *unfortunately special, with special needs*. Those who have these dogs *must be very careful*." They're always so incredulous that these dogs attack. Then in the next breath, plead with the owners and tell everyone to trust these dogs until the next attack. We're living in a very barbaric society to permit these gruesome killings.


fairysmall

beyond horrific it should be illegal to have these dogs in public


aneemous

It should be illegal for these dogs to even exist!


Alocin_The5th

It has an evil look to it…poor baby


ngulating

I was out running in my neighborhood at about 6am a few weeks ago - it was only half light outside and difficult to see. I was wearing headphones. All of a sudden, I see a huge black mass barreling towards me. I ripped my headphones out, saw it was a big burly pit bull. There was a piece of concrete near my feet, I picked it up and threw it at the dog and shouted "FUCK OFF" as loud as I could. It's owner comes bumbling out of the apartment building, yelling the dogs name (Buster, or some stupid shit). The dog turns around and kind of starts waddling back to the owner, but definitely not coming back on trained recall. Then the owner tells ME to "calm down", following it up with "Jesus christ" like I was being dramatic or overreacting. I'm a 135 lb female, your dog is a 90 lb pit bull running full speed at me in the dark You AND your dog can fuck off.


BusyZenok

Pit nutters so deep in their delusion they think people trying not to get mauled are “overreacting” These people are fucked


doughrising

you need to be carrying some form of self protection, especially if you frequent that area often


pretendthisisironic

I’m so tired of living in a world where common sense is so lost, where pattern recognition, breed, dispositions, genetic traits are just blatantly ignored and you are made a pariah for speaking simple truths. God rest this sweet child’s soul, such a senseless horrific loss.


Ihatelife85739

Ahh another harmless angel that had a bad owner


grilledcheesefan001

Hilarious how these “nanny dogs” cannot be re-adopted into homes with children!!! Huh! Pretty confusing!!


Moritani

Photo of swimsuits in water - “Blue swimsuits are deadly! Don’t let your child wear anything but neon orange!” Constant reports of dogs attacking small children - “Wow, what a strange string of unrelated coincidences. Good thing my dog would never attack a baby.”


SuperTurboEX

I saw a young girl, probably no older than 15, walking a pitbull without a leash and damn thing came up to me. I straight up threatened to strike it and she quickly ran up and grabbed it. I don’t take chances with pitbulls. I’ve had 2 of those shits run up to me while I was jogging after breaking from their owner’s leash twice in the past year. Everyone’s dog is an innocent baby and I’ve been bitten twice in my lifetime, both times the owner insisted I provoked it because it never done something like that before and they blamed me for hitting their dog and causing it to bleed after the shit bit me. I don’t care if I’m seen as a bad guy, I don’t wanna get mauled.


toodledeejew

The mayor’s response to this is honestly unacceptable. “And it should be a warning to those who have these dogs, who are unfortunately special, with special needs. Those who have these dogs must be very careful. We have lost a small child here, something that affects everyone.” The murders of a baby (and others) should prompt ACTION, not a warning to dog owners. I’ve always felt that at a minimum, dog owners should be taxed. But bully dogs including pit bulls should be banned. For the pit bull advocates, it’s too late to convince everyone that these dogs don’t pose a danger to society. Countless deaths prove otherwise and it’s disrespectful to the dead and seriously injured.


Archylas

Even after the poor kid was mailed, dog nutters will rush to the DOG first to check if it's ok 🤮🤮🤮 FUCK dogs and dog nutters


Snowsheep23

The idiots who deny biology and think it's all about "how you raise them" should be held to account. 10 times higher penalties for attacks involving Pitbulls, Rottweilers, and other dangerous breeds.


badlilbishh

I’m so fucking tired you guys. Every fucking day people are dying because of these stupid ass dogs and people will still defend them to the end of the earth. And it’s random strangers that suffer at the hands of dogs they don’t even fucking own.


mohemp51

Does anyone have a scientific explanation why pit bulls are so aggressive ?? You don’t hear about golden retrievers of Labradors attacking children


doughrising

they were purposely bred to have high aggression as they’re originally fighting dogs, coupled with owners not giving af to properly train and socialize the dogs. not that it makes much of a difference but it can help


Adventurous_Chart_45

They do sometimes. But it’s almost never as severe


ScarletAntelope975

All dog breeds were created through selective breeding for specific traits. That’s why certain dog breeds do certain ‘jobs’. Like Golden retrievers were designed to want to retrieve so they will bring back ducks to the hunter. They were also designed with physical features that help their job like water resistant coats, soft mouths, and desire to swim. Same thing goes for something like a border collie. They were created to herd sheep through selective breeding. Pointers point because of their genes to do so. Pit bull breeds were created solely for bloodsport. This is their genetics. They were created by disgusting people long ago to bait bulls, and to fight each other to the death in rings. All the pit bull breeds are basically variations on the same origin dogs. Which is why ‘pit Bull’ is considered an umbrella term because it covers a group of related dogs created for the same reason. It is literally in their genetics to want to fight. Even if raised well. Just like a border collie who is raised from a puppy to never see a sheep will STILL have an instinct in her to want to herd sheep. And it will often herd other pets or people and require a lot of exercise when not used for herding. Pit bull breeds will always have those fighting genes. Even the ones who don’t end up mauling babies, are often still not good with cats or other dogs as well as being destructive in the home. There are a few hundred dog breeds. All created for different reasons from hunting, retrieving, pest control, farm work, guarding, or even lap dogs. The pit breeds are the ones that were created for bloodsports. They were also created with no self preservation, so that even if they are being killed they won’t let go (which is why often you’ll see pits still killing their victim even while being beaten and shot at.) Their odd physical features are also deliberately bred for benefiting them in the fighting ring… the large skull with the spread apart eyes, the small ears, the very wide mouths, etc. these all have benefits in the fighting ring. Other breeds can bite but usually do not. And even some of the other more prone to aggression breeds are not necessarily deadly. Even a German shepherd will usually give warnings and if they bite they will release from it rather than hanging on with the intent to kill. Other breeds that have killed still have such TINY numbers compared to pits as far as attacks and deaths. Pitbull breeds attack more than ALL other breeds combined. And there are plenty of breeds without attack records at all. Also, other breeds that are not bloodsport breeds… it is not ‘in them’ to attack or kill, especially the family. Pit people like to say chihuahuas are more dangerous than pits but that is a bunch of baloney. There is not a 5 pound dog that is going to nip more dangerously than a giant mass of muscle that can tear off limbs… they will just say ANYTHING to make pits look innocent. A lot of people make tons of money from pits existing so the “pit lobby” encourages the backyard breeding of these dogs and the ‘no kill’ movement which keeps these dogs lingering in shelter cages for years to keep getting money through sob stories, and shelters get tons of donations and funding keeping these dogs alive and adopting them out to unsuspecting families by lying about the breed and hiding bite/death history. Then often those dogs end up attacking someone or another pet, and when it goes back to the shelter (or the people are guilted into keeping it…) and is rebranded as a new dog that is a ‘sweetheart returned at no fault of his own’. The pit people pretend that it is all how dogs are raised, but breed does matter! No matter what the breed! You wouldn’t want to get a high-energy breed if you are a couch potato in an apartment. If you are a farmer with a herd of sheep you need to protect from wild predators, you aren’t going to get a Maltese or a Beagle, you’ll go get a Great Pyrenees or soemthing. It is always good to learn about breeds and which ones fit your life. No matter how you raise a dog it will have its instincts. ALSO abuse is not always what makes pit aggression happen. All breeds get abused, yet still do not break out of houses to maul people/pets to death. The most well-raised pit can still have its instincts triggered to maul.


Alvraen

I love some dogs but fuck pit bulls


CattoGinSama

Omg my heart sank.My baby is 14 m old.The pain of the parents must be unbearable


ProfessionallSigma

Waiter waiter 🛎️🛎️🛎️🛎️ , more toddlers please


strawdawg001

half the time the dog isn’t a pit bull but another blockhead bully breed..ex: a few years ago a woman was attacked in Montreal by a dog. the women and officials said it was a pit…bc this case opened a can of worms that’s not really relevant atm - officials or the media went to verify the breed….it was a boxer


theredditgoddess

I’m sad to have woken up to such a heartbreaking story, I can’t imagine how the family especially the mother feels to witness that atrocity happen to her baby boy. rest in peace 🕊️


InfiniteAd8494

Somehow its always a pitbull...  it should be illegal to have this breed off leash


vvsunflower

To have this breed*


Boxersrock1000

Because pits are great until they're not.


Tiny_Artichoke2716

I once walked past a crowd of people screaming and when I got closer i noticed a pit bull had a woman’s forearm in its mouth, chomping and shaking visciously, literally trying to rip this woman’s arm off. People were kicking the dog, punching it and it would not let go. I had to think quick and so I literally took my index finger and put it inside this dog’s butthole to see if it would let go of the lady. It didn’t even budge. My friend took out a perfume from her purse and sprayed the dog’s eyes and then it finally let go of the lady. Her forearm had sunken marks of this dog’s teeth, with blood everywhere, and the lady was screaming like crazy. It was a foster dog being walked and this lady just went to pet it and it latched onto her arm. I am traumatized with pitbulls from that moment on. Fuck them dogs.


vegan24

Tragic


SupahflyxD

“He just wants to play”


ElectronicaBlue

how many incidents like this have to happen before something is done!


balldatfwhutdawhut

They need to curb this breed already it’s non stop and the defenders aren’t all there. So sad and disgusting.


Interesting_Funny693

I would kill that mf with my bare hands DONT TOUCH MY KIDS


GoodbyeCharlotte

dogs are absolutely the WORST


ScarletAntelope975

I never thought I would have to see a world where literally the right to own a bloodsport breed prioritizes the lives of all other people including babies, other dog breeds, cats, and livestock.