Posted on 12/20/2006 8:54:01 PM PST by paulat
Mother: Ferret, not pit bull, gnawed off baby's toes
BENTON, La. – The parents of a month-old girl whose toes were gnawed off while they slept apparently disagree about whether the culprit was their ferret or their 6-week-old pit bull.
Mary Hansche, 22, told KTBS-TV on Tuesday that she thinks it was the ferret. "The way the bite marks were on her foot. The ferret being out of its cage. I knew it wasn't the dog," she said.
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"We were told that the puppy had blood on its fur. But when the officers arrived there, the animal did not have blood on its mouth," he said.
Natale said which animal did it won't affect charges against the Hansches, who were booked Dec. 10 on charges of child desertion and criminal negligence and remained jailed Wednesday in lieu of $50,000 bond each.
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Their daughter has been released from the hospital and is in state custody.
The Hansches were asleep on a mattress on the floor and the baby in a carrier next to the mattress when her cries woke them, police have said. They were not tested for alcohol or drugs, since such tests would not be needed to prove the charges, Natale said Wednesday.
Defense attorney Pam Smart said she is waiting for results of a hair analysis to back up the couple's statement that they were not using drugs.
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She also said their bonds are too high for misdemeanors. A bond reduction hearing is scheduled next month.
Both pets were released from quarantine but will remain in the Bossier City animal shelter until the court case is over, Natale said. Either the court or the city may decide their fate, he said.
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That having been said, the safest dog I know of is a lab. I own two. A black lab and a golden lab. The worst they would do to anyone would be to lick them to death.
The usual pit-bill-small-penis-latent-homo-many-gun-owning pit bull owner finally surfaces, threatening a Freeper because he dared to disagree.
I have to give you this, though: It usually takes to post #75 or so.
I ain't your pal, you strike me as one of those SF leather types.
And I ain't scared of you, your dogs or your threats.
How many times do I have to ask people to support the contention that pits are human-aggressive?
They aren't. They can be trained to be so -- as can any dog--, but as far as their genetic makeup...no.
Heh, LOL!
The funny thing is I'm not threatening you, pal, you are threatening my dogs.
P.S. I'm not from CA, I just moved here from TX less than 2 months ago...with my dogs.
Merry Christmas!
If you want to call me out as a troll, do it.
Good luck with that. LOL.
It's a time for peace. Let us agree on that.
Highly unlikely with a ferret present. Try petting a ferret at a pet store, then go to the rodent section, just the scent totaly freaks them out.
No, no, please give me the stats.
Remember, the issue is human-aggressive. Ping me.
Okay, it's over: He's trotted out the "LOL" stuff.
Merry Christmas to all.
Wait, reminds me...
Why does Santa use reindeer to deliver presents? Because the first year he used pit bulls, but they ate a whole bunch of children, so Christmas was sad.
Sorry, couldn't resist it.
Safe travel.
I think we can agree that despite this current dispute, we are on the same side. I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas.
Peace? Someone, like Cindy Sheehan, needs to finally ask the Islamists to give peace a chance, LOL.
I own dogs, I own guns, I don't like pits. I just threw in gun-stuff in my insult-string. I love labs, and have owned them, but the current queen is a female vizsla...LOVELY dog, great hunter, affectionate, etc.
I apologize for my part in disturbing the peace.
My opinions remain the same, but I might have been a little more peaceful and polite, considering the season.
"My opinions remain the same, but I might have been a little more peaceful and polite, considering the season."
Same. And to all a good night.
I could not have put that better. My Labs are great companions.
P.S. they are good around children too.
Heh, Merry Christmas, fellow FReepers. We need to stick together more than ever, even when we piss each other off.
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