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Post by rarnold18 on Jan 11, 2011 19:56:53 GMT -5
I know that when my middle child had a bad accident (its a long story and things have been changed fixed since this happened if you want to know more you can pm me) back in 2007 and was life flighted to the areas childrens hospital I had to submit to a drug test before the sheriff could allow me to even see Mason....While in the waiting room waiting for the PICU staff to stabilize him I was greeted and interviewed by a sherrif department child endangerment/protective officer... the accident happened at around 2pm, lifeflight to Arnold Palmer about an hour later, it took me about and hour to get to the hospital from our local hospital with a stop at home to get Mason's blanket, bear, diapers, shoes (I wasnt wearing any at the time) tend to the dogs and grab my phone charger. It was another 4 hours before I could pee...needless to say I was clean of course (if not I would of been arrested right then and there and the rest of the family was in Maine on a ski trip) and even after Mason was discharged from the hospital that sheriff officer came to the house and inspected it 2 times before they would clear me of any wrong doing. She interviewed neighbors, employers, family, friends, my husband employer and labor crew, she even went to the elementary school my oldest went to and interviewed his teachers past and present and the office staff there...
I'm thinking that they may have done the same thing to this childs parents, drug tested them while they were at the hospital...but then again they have had multiple police visits and have had a past dog removed due to neglect....
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Post by mjohn143 on Jan 11, 2011 20:40:04 GMT -5
Omg this makes me so mad. Yea I feel bad for the baby, but def worse for the ferret and other animals. That is purely torture and honestly makes me sick to my stomach. From what I read this family seems like pure trash and will hopefully be punished for it. I have a hard time believing a ferret would even eat 7 fingers while a baby is screaming. This whole thing seems like complete bullsh*t and there are a million and one things I would like to say and do to these people. How idiotic are these imbreds to not realize dog attacks are far worse on children and adults... plus cats birds hamsters and anything else. These 'parents' do not need to keep their children, it is common sense not to leave a baby alone with any animal. It would be a good idea to post links for other news stories involving 'attacks' on children from other pets so maybe these close minded people will learn to think before they speak.
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Post by goingpostal on Jan 11, 2011 22:25:01 GMT -5
. These 'parents' do not need to keep their children, it is common sense not to leave a baby alone with any animal. It would be a good idea to post links for other news stories involving 'attacks' on children from other pets so maybe these close minded people will learn to think before they speak. Why trash other pets when in every case, it's the parents fault? Plain and simple, people do not want to take the blame, if their kid wandered off and froze to death, or fell in a pool and drowned, who's at fault? And yet every time a pet causes injury to a child, it's the pets fault and big outcry from the public to ban millions of animals for a few irresponsible owners. I own pit bulls and when you own a "dangerous" breed you get this crap on a daily basis. Might as well be walking a tiger down the street for the looks you get and god forbid you tell someone they sleep with you. I'll have to let my male pit bull know he was right about those super dangerous ferrets though, he's always feared them.  |
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Post by bluemoose on Jan 11, 2011 22:27:59 GMT -5
I don't think she meant it to rag on other pets. Just that most people have cats and/or dogs and they don't consider them dangerous animals even though they attack hundreds of people every year. But when there's one of the rare attacks involving a ferret, people call for them to be banned. I know pits get a similar rap but just dealing with dogs in general people don't think they should be banned despite the huge numbers of dog attacks.
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Post by sherik on Jan 11, 2011 22:52:01 GMT -5
I just don't believe it. I can't see a ferret eating 7 fingers off a baby. I know ferrets can bite hard, but hard enough to break the bone in a hand 7 times. I would think he would have to be chewing on the kid for hours. Anyway I just don't buy it. The truth will come out, and karma will get those stupid parents.
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Post by goingpostal on Jan 11, 2011 23:09:05 GMT -5
I don't think she meant it to rag on other pets. Just that most people have cats and/or dogs and they don't consider them dangerous animals even though they attack hundreds of people every year. But when there's one of the rare attacks involving a ferret, people call for them to be banned. I know pits get a similar rap but just dealing with dogs in general people don't think they should be banned despite the huge numbers of dog attacks. Oh I know just pointing out other animal attacks isn't going to solve anything. The issue is responsible ownership, just because you bring an animal into your home doesn't make it a furry human, they can cause damage to a child, even small critters like ferrets. That girl in CA? many years back had some pretty severe injuries caused by ferrets to her face. Realistically though pets are a very small risk to kids, especially compared to things like choking, pools, their own parents, etc. Banning is a real risk for pit bull owners btw, Breed Specific Legislation is popping up all over and I would bet the same thing could happen if enough ferret attacks occured, look at the python ban that almost went through mostly because of the toddler killed by one, even though again it was clearly the parents fault. Who keeps a giant python with a history of getting loose in a glass tank with a blanket for a cover, with a baby in the house? My tiny little ball python is housed 10x more securely than that and there's nothing in this house he's a threat to. But again, easier to blame the animal than the human responsible for it. |
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Post by bluemoose on Jan 11, 2011 23:20:10 GMT -5
Banning is a real risk for pit bull owners btw, Breed Specific Legislation is popping up all over Oh I know it is. I actually wrote and presented a speech on BSL for my public speaking class. The list of areas where pits are banned grows constantly and groups like PETA just help it along. And yes, the parents are at fault when their family pet attacks their child. No pet should ever be left unattended with a young child for the safety of the child and the pet. |
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Post by Kerit on Jan 11, 2011 23:25:06 GMT -5
I just don't believe it. I can't see a ferret eating 7 fingers off a baby. I know ferrets can bite hard, but hard enough to break the bone in a hand 7 times. I would think he would have to be chewing on the kid for hours. Anyway I just don't buy it. The truth will come out, and karma will get those stupid parents. That was my thought, instantly. COULD a ferret remove a child's fingers? Yes, I would say (just like a cat or dog could). WOULD a ferret do that? A ferret that was certainly accustomed to eating kibble? Keep going back and biting off fingers? I could see biting a child, but trying to eat one? It's insane. Those poor kids. At least it seems that people aren't totally buying the parents' story, and maybe something will be done for the children. |
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Post by rarnold18 on Jan 11, 2011 23:40:58 GMT -5
No seems to be beliving the parents, and I wonder if drug tests were taken at the hospital by the sheriff or PD to see if the parents were under the influence of anything. DCF and some type of rescue or animal control has been involved with this family in the past 6 months and there was a rescue trying to get the ferret a week ago, the parents had stated that it had nipped at one time or another and that they were going to bring the vets and have it's teeth removed  Sophie Ann is my worst biter and she intentionally looks for hands, feet, legs, arms, ears, etc to bit, and she grabs on hard and shakes and d@mn it hurts but I couldn't see her chomping away and eating at a person... (she and her cagemate Velma show signs of abuse and were severely negelected) poor baby and poor ferret....prayers are being said tonight for both of them... |
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Post by rarnold18 on Jan 11, 2011 23:45:19 GMT -5
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Post by bluemoose on Jan 11, 2011 23:51:40 GMT -5
Lol I looked at that too and thought the same thing. It's supposed to make the ferret look vicious but I just think it's cute The way it's eyes are closed is a pretty big give away that it's yawning. |
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Post by vkp23 on Jan 11, 2011 23:59:47 GMT -5
I freakin' HATE PETA! I 100% don't buy it was totally the ferret, IF the ferret at all. Like I said, I think the parents caused what ever happened (like I mentioned about the person suggesting the baby had been left in the car) and then blamed it on the ferret. What vet in their right mind would remove a ferrets teeth for any reason other than a medical need for it? Some idiot on one of the news forums actually said there was no way the mother was asleep and that she HAD to have gotten the baby real quick after the "attack" happened because ferrets are vicious super fast eaters, and had it been any long the baby would be missing one arm too. What!? REALLY!? You have GOT to be kidding me! Any idiot who believes that needs some serious help and education.
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Post by vkp23 on Jan 12, 2011 0:01:31 GMT -5
OMG I saw that one two and thought the SAME thing! Man the media does a good job when they want to d**n something. |
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Post by bluemoose on Jan 12, 2011 0:06:58 GMT -5
I just don't believe it. I can't see a ferret eating 7 fingers off a baby. I know ferrets can bite hard, but hard enough to break the bone in a hand 7 times. I would think he would have to be chewing on the kid for hours. Anyway I just don't buy it. The truth will come out, and karma will get those stupid parents. That was my thought, instantly. COULD a ferret remove a child's fingers? Yes, I would say (just like a cat or dog could). WOULD a ferret do that? A ferret that was certainly accustomed to eating kibble? Keep going back and biting off fingers? I could see biting a child, but trying to eat one? It's insane. Those poor kids. At least it seems that people aren't totally buying the parents' story, and maybe something will be done for the children. The only way I could see a ferret tearing off fingers was if it had been horribly abused and saw human hands as a danger. Even if it was starving, ferrets raised on kibble don't naturally eat meat (as everyone who's tried to switch a kibble imprinted ferret to raw can attest). It may have even been suffering brain damage if the abuse was severe enough. But as others have stated, I'm not convinced the ferret actually did anything at all. Are the parents claiming the ferret actually ate the fingers or just chewed them off? It would be easy enough to prove if it actually ate them assuming the police got the body. And if it chewed them off and left them, they should be able to look at the severed fingers and determine if they were taken off by the ferret. |
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Post by rarnold18 on Jan 12, 2011 0:14:54 GMT -5
I'm sure I'll get tons of fan mail over this on some of the other boards I frequent....ugh.... I really hate uneducated people sometimes....
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