Pit bulls are too dangerous to be pets and need to be banned to protect children.

Declan Moss, 18-months old, was mauled to death by two family pit bull-mixes. When Hernando County deputies responded to the scene, the young boy was already dead. At the time of the attack, Declan was playing on the porch under the care of his grandfather, Gregory Moss, the owner of the dogs. Gregory witnessed the attack, but was unable to stop the animals. The two dogs, Thumper and Max, were father and son -- 6-years old and 18-years old accordingly. Neighbor Charles Shorey told the news media the dogs had never hurt a person in the past, but had killed smaller dogs. Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said the boy's mother, Sheila Moss, was devastated by her son's death, but was also "defending the dogs" and said "it's not necessarily the breed of the dog." I will show why the "breed" of dog known as Pit bull is far too dangerous too be kept as family pets. There are far too many incidents involving the pit bull breed. Pit bulls are the #1 breed when it comes to severe attacks, mauling, disfigurements, hospitalizations, and deaths. It should come as no surprise that pit bulls are dangerous. Pit bulls were selectively bred by the English for hundreds of years too participate in blood sports. Terriers were mixed with bulldogs to increase the bulldogs prey drive and gameness. Bull dogs were used in the sport of bull baiting, a sport where bull dogs would grab the bull by the mouth and bring them too the ground before killing the bull. By mixing the strength of the bull dog with the attack instincts of a terrier and selectively breeding them for hundreds of years the English produced the finest fighting dog in history. When bull baiting was banned for being too gruesome, the sport of rating was born. This was the sport were the dogs were put in pits with rats. The dog that could kill the most rats was the winner. When you breed bull dogs with terriers you improve the quickness, stamina, and prey drive resulting in a very strong, athletic dog that is programmed too attack and fight to the death. Later on the dogs were bred to fight other dogs in pits. The pit bull was selectively created too be a killing machine, a fighting dog that was capable of bringing down 2,000 lb bulls and killing them. They were bred to fight, not to be pets. How could anyone with knowledge of their history believe these dogs could make a safe family pet? Would parents choose to have a pit bull around their children if they knew about their bloody past? Does their violent past help explain why well raised family pit bulls suddenly snap and attack on a consistent basis? You bet it does. Are pit bulls dangerous and a threat to children in our society? I will use statistics and incidents from the USA to show that they are. [Malaki Mildward, 7-years old, was viciously killed by two 8 or 9-month old pit bull-mixes while playing in his yard. There were two adult pit bulls, a male and female, also living at the home, but were inside during the attack. The adult female, Road, had delivered a litter during the previous summer; the two fatally attacking dogs were from that litter. Malaki's stepfather, Jeremiah Hicks, was in the home when the attack occurred. The boy's mother and two other children were away. When several family members, including a 10-year old boy, returned to the home, they saw Malaki's body in the yard. The dogs had horribly attacked the boy and stripped away most of his clothes.] Pit bulls have killed 7 people in the USA in 2015. Pit bulls have killed 96 people in the USA since 2012. Pit bulls have killed 319 people in the USA since 1990 Pit bulls severely injure 2 people in the USA every 12 hours. TayLynn DeVaughn, 2-years old, was attacked and killed by a pit bull while visiting her aunt's home in the 3900 block of Fleetwood Drive. She was transported to Jefferson Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A subsequent autopsy showed that TayLynn died from multiple sharp wounds and multiple blunt force injuries to the head and neck as a result of the dog attack. Her death was ruled accidental by the medical examiner's office. The child's father, Corey DeVaughn, told the media that the day of the attack was the second time his daughter had been around the pit bull. He also indicated the dog was a male, calling the animal "Jake," which suddenly attacked his daughter. ""I came in the living room and the dog was just shaking her," DeVaughn said. "When he let her go, she was gone," DeVaughn said. 2014 Dog Bite Related Fatalities Compiled By Dennis Baker January 22, 2015 at 4:27pm 42 Dog Bite Related Fatalities by Breed: 27 by Pit Bull / Pit Bull Mix 3 by Bullmastiff / Mastiff Mix 4 by Rottweiler 1 by Cane Corso 1 by Shepherd Mix... 1 by Catahoula Leopard Dog 4 Unknown Breed 1 Mix Breed By age: 20 Children 22 Adults The statistics show us that pit bulls are responsible for more dog bite related fatalities than all other breeds combined. Pit bull attacks and kills are up 770% in the last 5 years due to over breeding of pit bulls and the pit lobby telling dog buyers what "sweet" dogs pit bulls are. Pit bulls are responsible for 80% of dog bite related fatalities in the last 3 years. Kara Hartrich, 4-years old, was attacked and killed by at least two of her family's three pit bulls on her 4th birthday. The attack occurred at her home in the 2000 block of Parker Avenue in Bloomington. Police and fire and rescue were dispatched to the residence after receiving an emergency call. Upon arrival, rescue personnel found an unresponsive 4-year old girl with multiple dog bites. She was transported by ambulance to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal where she was pronounced dead by emergency department staff. McLean County Coroner Beth Kimmerling said the autopsy the following day determined that she died of massive blood loss and multiple dog bites to her head, neck and arms. At the time of attack, Kara was home with her 2-year old sister being babysat by her grandmother. I am educated on the subject of pit bulls. But I like too hear what the experts like to say about this breed: CESAR MILAN, celebrity dog trainer "Yeah, but this is a different breed...the power that comes behind bull dog, pit bull, the fighting breed - They have an extra boost, they can go into a zone, they don't feel the pain anymore. He is using the bulldog in him, which is way too powerful, so we have to 'make him dog' (I guess as in a "regular" dog) so we can actually create the limits. So if you are trying to create submission in a fighting breed, it's not going to happen. They would rather die than surrender.". If you add pain, it only infuriates them..to them pain is that adrenaline rush, they are looking forward to that, they are addicted to it... That's why they are such great fighters." Cesar goes on to say..."Especially with fighting breeds, you're going to have these explosions over and over because there's no limits in their brain." RAY BROWN, former pit bull owner, breeder, dog fighter Pit bulls didn't become dangerous because we fight them; we fight them because the English specifically bred them to be dangerous. MARK PAULHUS, HSUS southeast regional coordinator If it chooses to attack, it's the most ferocious of all dogs. I've never known of a pit bull that could be called off (during a fight). They lose themselves in the fight. F.L. DANTZLER, HSUS director of field services "They're borderline dogs. They're right on the edge all of the time. Even if the dogs are not trained or used for fighting, and even though they are generally good with people, their bloodline makes them prone to violence." So if we look to the history of pit bulls we will see that they are a very dangerous animal. If we look to the statistics we will see that pit bulls are very dangerous animals. If we listen to the experts we will hear that pit bulls are very dangerous animals. We need to ban pit bulls too keep our children safe. http://www.fatalpitbullattacks.com...