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I agree with the above and I'll add my (very strong) opinion here. There is NO place in this world for a human-aggressive APBT/mix and frankly I don't think a single one is worth saving, not when there are multitudes of APBTs out there with rock-solid temperaments, some who have been wrung through all manners of hell and still wouldn't dream of laying tooth on a person. I'm not going to candy-coat; Based on the OP's description of the dog's temperament, that dog should have been dead a long time ago. Further, the OP failed that dog, and failed responsible APBT owners, by putting it in a situation that allowed it to bite someone, knowing the dog was aggressive. This dog is now a statistic that brings the rest of us one step closer to losing our dogs.
I owned an AST/APBT that wanted to eat children, however, she never bit a child and was handled with care and consistency till the day she died. She was never allowed to have a chance to bite a child after she muzzle punched one, no teeth were used, it was a warning. She was the best dog I ever owned and I miss her everyday. I got a lot of flack and hell from certain people for keeping her alive, but I don't regret it and would do it all over again for her. That said, I don't know that I would want to work through another dog with issues like hers, I have to say that euthanasia is much easier than working through the issues.
This is an OWNED dog and the OWNER should STEP UP and take care of things properly, giving the dog an evaluation and then making a decision is the only FAIR thing to do IMHO.