This is horrible. However, casting blame in some moral sense is confusing people here somewhat. Yes, the parents messed up, obviously. But, if you mess up while owning a lab or a bassett hound, your kids are less likely to die. Breed matters. Pits and rotties kill more people each year than all other breeds combined. Everyone who tracks this, except the ridiculously biased sources like Bad Rap, recognize this difference among breeds when it comes to fatal attacks. If these parents had made better pet choices prior to becoming parents, their bad choices as parents would not have been as costly. Anyone who disagrees and comes up with complicated scenarios is merely trying to confuse you. It is crystal clear.