This kills me and my point of posting is 2 things. 1 This is the reason there should be tougher laws on ownership. 2 This is how a pit bull plays. I had a girl and she would always LOOK like she was hurting the baby, but never once. Like my dogs now, when they play you would think they are killing each other. The sounds they make. This is sad, I warn you! And after rereading MAYBE he was agressive, but still never deserved this.
http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/0724/maximus_ctv.html
Suffolk County police say Derick Phanord, 22, confessed to chaining his pit bull to a tree, dousing him with gasoline and setting him on fire after he attacked a puppy in Phanord's home.
The Suffolk County SPCA took in the pit bull and named him Maximus after finding him tied to the tree the night of July 12. Sixty percent of his body was covered in second-and third-degree burns and he had sustained wounds in his mouth, which resulted in the loss of his canine and incisor teeth.
Less than a week later, Maximus died from his injuries, prompting members of the community to fund a $20,000 reward for information leading to the animal's attacker.
The tipping point came on July 12, when Maximus clamped his mouth over the puppy's head and would not let go. According to Varrone, Phanord attempted to open the pit bull's jaw by dousing him with bleach and gasoline.
By the time Maximus finally released the puppy, Phanord was so "incensed" that he decided to get rid of the dog, at the urging of his mother and sister, Varrone said.
He then allegedly took the 2-year-old dog to a wooded area, tied him to a tree, doused him in more gasoline and set him on fire.