??????? Who keeps a dog unsupervised??????? This dog was not wandering aimlessly around the neighborhood, it was in a fenced in yard chained up. I feel sorry that the child was killed but the question you should be asking is who leaves a 4 year old child unsupervised? There is zero fault towards the dog or owner. Thats like saying you go to the zoo and jump in the lion cage and get mauled and now you wanna sue and have the lion put down...... That dog could have been any large breed dog and done exactly the same thing. If it was a smaller breed dog it would have attacked as well but wouldnt have had the capacity to kill more than likely. Who doesnt tie thier dog outside? Especially down south some never bring thier dogs in the house. So if I have a pitbull I'm supposed to keep it in a kennel away from my house? If I have a fenced in backyard and my busa is parked out back Im not supposed to let my dog watch over it? I know most people wont tie pitbulls outside because somebody ends up stealing them! I feel for the family but at the same time I just gotta ask Where was the adults? A 9 year old is not a babysitter especially with all the crazies and pedophiles out here roaming around
and 4 year old children scale fences?
Into a lion cage is alot different than a neighbors back yard. The neighbors play with my dane while I'm around, but I take every precaution including a fence more secure than for four year olds to overcome, while I'm not around. maybe the kid had petted played with the dog before with the neighbors.
And sadly in the world we live in you can fall into a lion cage and sue. Ever owned a swimming pool? Huge liabilities there. In todays world its irresponsible to own a dog, tie it out in an unsecured yard, unsupervised, in a residential area. if the dog owner had a secured yard this wouldn't be an issue. if a four year old can get in, I'm sure if the dog got off the tie, it couldve got out of the yard. I've never had a dog that didn't get off a tie at least once, especially a big mucular/lean dog, they can side out of almost any collar or harness.
I'm not saying convict the guy and send him to jail, but he has a moral obligation here as all dog owners do. How would you feel if your dog killed your neighbors kid? Is that something you want to live with. I dont, so yes every precaution should be taken imho.
What sky is saying about guns, I can actually agree with. if you cant keep your guns away from four year olds then I guess you see nothing wrong here. I don't leave unsupervised unsecured guns laying around. I treat my animals the same.
Yes this coudlve been any dog, pits are cool these days, so every scum bag that wants the cool tough dog gets one. Its a reflection on the owners but there are alot more dumbass pit owners than st bernard owners I can guarantee. And yes more attacks are by smaller breeds, but like you said people think its funny when the taco bell dog nips you. I'm not against pits at all. I like them, but be aware they damage they can inflict. Be it a dalmation or a wolf.
And yes the parents are ultimately at fault, probably not in the eyes of the law, but common sense yes. Pretty crazy we can legislate responsibility of getting a dog, but we do nothing to prevent people with no business having a kid from having a dozen burdening society. Nobody is ever in the right when a child dies. Both sides will always wonder what could I have done to prevent this. Irresponsible dog owners and parents make the responsible people pay for their mistakes.
This post is full of errs so bear with me, mobile device posting owns me.