Any animal that feels threatened can be set off like that. We don’t even see the beginning of what happened. Just a piece of what happened. I agree it’s the owners fault regardless of what caused this to happen. Owners should have better control of their pets and if their pet is known for being more aggressive, they shouldn’t be walking it around others. I don’t agree any animal should be put down unless they are sick, have rabies, or are deemed to be overly aggressive, can’t be controlled as a pet, and isn’t a wild animal that can be safely put back in it’s habitat.
Everyone in the comments quick to say put down the dog but no one asking what caused this to begin with. Playing devils advocate here but maybe the dog was taunted? Maybe the dog was startled. Maybe the dog felt threatened cause of the kid or parents doing something. Was this just a random attack because the dog is vicious? Could the owner have done a better job of handling the dog? We see a small clip and not the entire thing. What if the child was taunting the dog and the parents weren’t stopping it? In some cases yeah the dog is vicious and shouldn’t be with a careless owner and should probably be put down. But on the other hand most dogs don’t attack out of nowhere. I feel bad for the the kid because the kid could have been severely injured and it’s going to cause some trauma and possibly fear of dogs. But also would anyone be quick to put the dog down if it was any other breed? If the kid and parents weren’t taunting the dog, didn’t denaturing to agitate it or startle it, sure then owner needs to be sued and the dog put down. But if the kid or parents started it, the dog doesn’t deserve to die but the owner definitely needs to handle the dog better and does need to pay for medical bills and possibly lose the dog.