Breed or deed? (Sorry but, it's my blog and I must rant!)

I bet most of you did not hear about the 1 month old baby who had his genitals removed by his dog over the weekend? An awful preventable accident and a life changing one for this family that noone should ever go through. Oddly enough.....only 6 articles (as of this am) total on google about this story. Why??????? Because the dog was not a PIT BULL. The
http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=8497320act act was horrific the damage was tragic and the end result was life changing. Maybe some male reporters were too sqeemish at the thought of a dogs teeth and their male parts to cover this one???? Or maybe (more likely) the fact that it was (reported to be) a six-month-old Poodle/Cairn Terrier and not a pit bull just made it non news worthy. I am so sad for this little boy who has been changed for life. I am sure the actions of the dog not the breed of the dog will be what impacts his life. This story could have impacted many by providing educational opportunities about supervision and reinforcing safety. This is an example of the intentions of the media......to fuel a frenzy and hysteria instead of providing the public with helpful information. The ONLY way to stop this type of situation from happening is education NOT creating hysteria over one type of dog over another. Education about safety around dogs is the only way to decrease dog bites.