[wmcelesta]

I would strongly agree with your decision to NOT get a pit bull or any bully breed type of dog.

I think it is completely unfair to a dog to have it start out behind the 8 ball; and that's what ends up happening whenever someone gets a dog that they are already afraid of or uncomfortable with before they even have it.

Then what happens is every time the dog engages in a perfectly normal dog behavior or tests it's boundaries the way ALL dogs will do; instead of just calmly addressing the behavior...the person freaks out, thinks their dog is human aggressive, gets more anxious and fearful - which makes them less effective in dealing with the behavior - it's a vicious circle and it usually ends up with a dead dog.

IMHO, it just isn't fair.

And the dead cats would be a definite possibility; but that isn't specific to just bully breed types of dogs. Lots of dogs kill cats if given the opportunity.