It has happened again, this time here in the Lowcountry.  A pit bull mauled and killed a two-year-old boy in the backyard of his grandmother’s home in Summerville. 

I just can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would bring an animal like that into their home. 

There are people who will say pit bulls are a product of their environment…to them I ask, when was the last time a Golden Retriever mauled a person?  I am sure there are isolated incidents, but pit bull attacks appear to be far more pervasive.  There is a reason Michael Vick used pit bulls for his dogfighting ring, and it wasn’t for their gentle nature.