Fighting Over Attacks by Pit Bulls

Re “Pit Bulls Maul Mother, 2 Others,” May 10:

A person should never try to separate a dog fight, not even the owner. A dog with the taste of blood can attack a person or anything else in sight.

When people hear the name “pit bull,” they fear it, but there is nothing to fear from a well-bred pit bull because it will never attack if the dog was brought up properly since it was a puppy.

A pit bull is a nice and kind breed if brought up right.

JOSE RAZO

Santa Ana

* What thought process compels someone to purchase a dog that has a reputation for assaulting not just people, but other dogs, cats and anything else that they can get their jaws on?

Is it some macho thing? Are the owners of these ticking time bombs somehow elevated to real man status?

What would possess you to buy a dog that has the potential to kill a neighbor, a family member or someone else’s pet? When was the last time someone or something was mauled or killed by a Lab, a poodle, a Scottie?

Only a few dogs will attack with such ferocity; rare are the dogs that can inflict such a fatal bite. You can be bitten by any type of dog, but when you are bitten by a pit bull you are going to the hospital.

I can’t understand why the counties haven’t addressed this problem; ultimately it’s the county that has to capture and eventually kill the animal.

Maybe the insurance companies will bring this problem to a head. I can’t imagine that they won’t soon protect themselves from such a liability.

Maybe then, the proliferation of these dangerous dogs will come to a halt.

RICHARD REX

Yorba Linda