"It is difficult to rationalize how someone can justify fighting to keep a dog alive who brutally mauled an innocent woman to death."

 Apparently, not in America.

The victim was 95-year-old Janet D'Aleo, a family friend who dropped by with her aide for a visit, but the Hornishes weren't home at the time. Authorities said Dexter grabbed D'Aleo by the ankle and caused the woman to fall. D'Aleos' aide reportedly beat Dexter with a metal step stool in an attempt to rescue the elderly woman, but to no avail. Police Chief Richard Brown said the D'Aleo suffered “massive injuries including flesh, muscle and tendon loss to the lower extremities.”

Dexter is, of course, a pitbull.

The state medical examiner also ruled that D'Aleo died from dog bites. Annie Hornish disagrees, saying, "We think Dexter jumped up to greet her and knocked her on her back, and then the aide panicked because Janet fell and Janet was so fragile." She believes DeLeo died from a heart attack.

"The aide testified that Janet didn’t make a sound throughout the whole thing," she said. In the beginning, the Hornish family paid for Dexter's boarding fees while they fought the euthanasia order, but finally stopped after shelling out $42,000. In addition to trying to save Dexter, they are also suing the town to recoup their financial losses.

And incrediby, they havee found someone who is willing to give this thing a home.

Town officials continue to shoot the idea down and say they will push for Dexter's termination.

The whole nonsense could have been avoided if Dexter was shot down on the scene. Just sayin'. 

H/T: BullyWatchUSA via Twitter