Emma, you are a national treasure.

I've seen this behavior in labs too "the friendly family dog breed." I'm a pediatrician and I stitch up kids from dog bites all the time - let me tell you, ERs aren't full of pit bull attacks - its all over the board. DOGS that aren't raised and trained and socialized properly will do this.

I was making a Godwin's Law joke. I've got no beef with German Shepherds, although Dachunds will always be my favorite Deutsch Hund.

7/10

I love dogs and have long thought this.

First off: this totally sucks and is inexcusable. Secondly, I have to say I'm somewhat impressed with KFC's response. Sure, it's standard to issue something like that and is expected from a national corporation, but the language is different this time. It's less, "this is unfortunate and we're sorry," and more, "dude,…

Sorry ladies but as a scientist and someone who has worked in dog rescue for years, I must point out that the "facts" you point to require context. I understand how attack survivors of a pitfall attack can find such statistics particularly salient. Ultimately however, much like this article, such media coverage is…

Except guns aren't living creatures.

It's not a fact. Unless your concept of facts is "something I heard someone say one time". Some bully type dogs have been abused by evil assholes and so they have gained a reputation. I foster rescue pitbulls and every one I've had except one has been a regular, sweet dog like all others. The one exception had…

That's about all I can fathom... I actually love German Shepards and most large breeds of dogs. I'm an animal person. I was clowning on the OP because German Shepards are by and large trained to obey and attack. If they weren't so successful, they wouldn't be the number one military/police dog.

Ugh. Seriously? I mean you cant even be bothered to make your comments less transparently trollish. About 20 people are going to respond to you in the next few hours saying it's the owners not the dog, but of course you know this already. At least try to be more subtle with your trolling. This shit right here is…

you'll be happy to hear of the new trend called "pocket pitt bulls" that has been starting up. They take the ones with the best dispositions and have been breeding them smaller. Pocket pit bulls don't get any bigger than 15 lbs. This is almost similar to how they saved the English Bulldog from extinction, only they…

Some serious dog behavior ignorance and breed-specific blaming going on in these comments. FFS.

So your outrage reflex at "Grade A BS" taps out at atomic wedgies?

I saw a boy the other day who startled me slightly. He had severe facial deformities, and had obviously had multiple surgeries. And I could tell by the way he hid half behind his brother he wasn't comfortable in public. It was so sad to see, and I felt so guilty being startled by his appearance. I did my best to treat…

Ugh at shitty restaurant workers. Ugh at what must be shitty dog owners allowing the attack to happen. (also some Ugh at putting "pitbulls" in the title—I read about so many other dog bites/attacks and when it's a golden retriever, lab, or any other non pit breed, that fact is NEVER headline worthy).

I had an interesting conversation with a friend. I talked about how I was very interested in the Holocaust when I was a child and imagined I would work at a memorial one day. Turned out that when I was younger I was able to stomach that information much better and now I actively avoid anything Holocaust related…

I'll admit it, I was the one who complained. I just expect my fellow KFC customers to be people I consider aesthetically pleasing, all right?!?!?!? What do they think this is, Burger King?

Who in their right mind would see a disfigured child and not feel anything but sympathy and compassion? Those awful people should be the ones that are shunned by society.

It takes a certain type of cruelty to hurt a child. That girl is a fighter and it's a shame she's internalized a sense of being 'ugly' already.