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December 21, 2006
Think of the Animals
This story makes me crazy, and not in a good way.
BENTON, Louisiana (AP) -- A woman jailed after four of her infant daughter's toes were gnawed off says the family's pet ferret did it, not their pit bull pup as police had said.I've got a solution to your dilemma, folks.But her husband blames the dog, a city official said.
"The way the bite marks were on her foot, the ferret being out of its cage, I knew it wasn't the dog," Mary Hansche told KTBS-TV on Tuesday...
...The husband had blamed the dog and told police the ferret had been in its cage all night, Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale said Wednesday.
The charges wouldn't change regardless of which pet was involved, Natale said, because the baby "was injured by an animal while in the custody of the parents."
Put both animals to sleep. Pit bulls and ferrets are annoying.
What drives me crazy about this story is that both parties seem more interested in defending their pets than in the fact that one of those animals chewed their daughter's toes off. If I suspected a dog was about to bite my child without provocation, I'd handle the situation in a way that would annoy your average PETA member.
If these parents are so concerned about getting their daughter back, they'd get rid of the animals and make their home a safer place for their child.
Posted by slublog at December 21, 2006 08:32 AM
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Actually, they seem the type who might want to trade their daughter for more pets.
Posted by: Old Coot at December 21, 2006 10:22 AM
Umm, where were they? I'm sure a baby getting her toes chewed off would not be giggling.
Posted by: Jason at December 22, 2006 03:21 PM
Fact is, the pit bull puppy was less than 8 weeks old, and not even ready yet to wean from its mother. How/why did they get the dog that young? I'm also wondering how in the heck you would not hear your baby screaming. Unbelievable.
Posted by: Think About It at December 23, 2006 12:19 AM