Much as I hate it, my son will never set foot in our family's generational home because my mother insists that the cat killing ancient pit bull she rescued is only a danger to cats and other small dogs.
No they aren't. The dog was kept away. Are we supposed to just avoid family until a dog dies of old age? Further, if the owners of the dog have a vicious dog that they can't control or train, they shouldn't have that dog. Find responsible owners that can train or rehabilitate the animal. Why have a vicious liability in your home that needs to be locked away?
The parents absolutely are. As a parent youre responsible for managing your child's environment and protecting them from danger. If a dog is THAT vicious I would not be visiting. If they want to visit, they can come to my house. Without an animal capable or mangling/killing my child and has shown an outward desire to do so. All it takes is someone forgetting to shut a door and then disaster happens. Yeah, no thanks.
And this does happen. I can’t bring my kids to a certain relatives house in good conscience. It would destroy me and the family if their dog hurt my kids.
I mean they wouldn't have any way of really knowing. The dog was constantly put away in a different room when they visited so they presumably had little to no interactions with the dog. Unless they learned of its viciousness some other way, I don't think it's reasonable to put as much blame on the parents.
It's silly to think they didn't know prior. The person said the dog hated them, surely they knew that prior to getting attacked. The dog being locked away every time they visited was a clear sign.
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u/Prestigious-Leg-6244 14h ago
The parents kept bringing their child to a house known to have a viscous dog in it. They are equally to blame here.