[proud American in Canada]

Seriously, I'm saying a prayer for this child of really, really foolish parents.

Foolish, indeed. Stupid. Negligent, the list goes on.

From the story, it looks like the father/parents cared more for the bat then for their son.

What were they planning to do with the bat, bring him to the vet?

Personally, I would have "disposed" of the bat and made sure my children were safe. Kind of like in "Old Yeller" when Travis does what he knows has to be done.

My Dad had to go through rabies shots after he was bitten by a stray dog in Chicago in the '40s. He said they were painful but they saved his life.

Prayers for that little boy.

[Mark17]

My Dad had to go through rabies shots after he was bitten by a stray dog in Chicago in the '40s. He said they were painful but they saved his life.

I have gone through it twice since 2013. It was 4 shots. I am not sure, but I heard they used to give the shots in the stomach area, and it was a bunch of shots. I got 4 shots in my arm. It wasn’t any worse than any other shot I ever got. Shots in the dental chair were worse than the rabies shots.

[editor-surveyor]

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You’re assuming that the shots saved his life, but there is no way of knowing that (and I think it is morelikely that there simply was no infection).

Fortunately he lived, so there is no point in persuing it further.