Well first off, I am truly very, very sorry for your loss. I know how it feels to lose a pet, though I have never had a dog mauled by another dog. I am glad to see that no one is blaming pitbulls, although a pitbull was part of this incident. Those owners are VERY irresponsible, and something needs to be done. I truly believe this would make an excellent civil suit. I, however, have a very friendly pit, named Annie, and she is fine with cats. In fact, she is afraid of one of our cats. LOL!! It is truly how the owners raise them, it isnt the dogs fault. When I was younger, I was attacked by a GOLDEN RETRIEVER (yes, what most people think of as worlds best pet). So you cannot blame it on just certain breeds such as german shepards, rottweilers, dobermans, pitbulls, etc. That leads to BSL (breed specific legislation) and if that happens, I believe ALL breeds of dogs should be outlawed, because it is so unfair. And half the time when newspapers say it was a "pitbull" it was really a lab, but they dont write that, because it wouldnt catch people's attention. So, back to the point, try to make a civil suit against these people...but please do not request BSL, it is very unfair, and doesnt do ANYTHING. Once again, I am VERY VERY VERY sorry for your loss.