[Ponygirl]

Pit bull is not a breed but an umbrella term for several pure breeds such as American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and others.

I oversaw dangerous dog investigations in a large city and there are many breeds that attack and bite. The worst attack I ever saw was from a Rottweiler

Most important is that breed specific legislation is expensive and ineffective.

There is excellent legislation that jurisdictions can pass that declare dogs potentially dangerous and dangerous based on their behavior and has very specific requirements for ownership of that animal

Owners are at fault and are responsible for dogs behavior

In this case where the young boy was killed the owners should definitely be charged. They knew the dogs were aggressive and running at large