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ER nurses can understand the frustrations of dealing with children placed in harms way by the adults who are supposed to be the caregivers. This doesn't tell the whole story. I read the original more detailed story. The parents were asleep, the child was asleep in a car seat on the floor. They awoke to the baby crying. SEVERAL of the child toes had been chewed off. I'm sure this baby didn't wait until after several toes were chewed off and THEN start crying. Doesn't add up. Now they are defending the dog. :banghead:

Mom says ferret, not dog, gnawed off baby's toes

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A case when the child has more sense than the parent.

Boy, 12, refuses to get in car with mom

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Do you think Mom understands now about proper diet, about carrying some food and drink with her when she and babe are out?

I guess I don't quite understand your anger. Frustration, amazement, yeah, but anger has me somewhat puzzled. Education is the key and trying to make sure Mom has some resources for companionship and supportive friendships/family ties outside the ER. She sounds either inexperienced, depressed, dumb, or mentally slow, poor, lazy, a poor planner, or heaven knows what else. I think a visit from a home care worker or social worker might be very beneficial.

I can hardly understand it either Trudy. I always got my infants the Gerber corn chips on the baby food aisle. They keep them right next to the teething biscuits.

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From CNN.com

BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (AP) -- A couple whose baby's toes were gnawed off by a family pet will accept a deal from the prosecutor and plead guilty to improper child supervision, their attorney said.

Under the agreement, Mary and Christopher Hansche would plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of improper supervision of their child, perform community service, attend parenting classes and give up their pets -- a pit bull puppy and a ferret.

The charge carries up to six months in jail and a $250 fine.

They will remain jailed until the January 3 hearing and a judge will decide if they do more jail time after that, as well as who gets custody of the baby girl.

Public defender Pam Smart told KTBS-TV she met with the Hansches on Friday and they agreed to plead guilty in the case.

The Hansches were arrested December 7 after they woke up and saw that one of their pets had gnawed off four of their month-old daughter's toes. The couple had been asleep on a mattress on the floor with the infant in a carrier next to them.

Mary Hansche, 22, said the ferret did it. Police said Christopher Hansche, 26, thought the dog was responsible.

The animals will be offered for adoption rather than be euthanized, Bossier Parish District Attorney Schuyler Marvin told the news station.

Marvin said he believes there were enough mitigating circumstances in the case to offer a plea agreement, with conditions. "I certainly don't think they had the intent to cause harm to their child," Marvin told KTBS. "A lapse in judgment, I think, is what happened."

The baby was released from the hospital this week; she and her 2-year-old brother are now in the care of a grandparent.

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There are lots of people who just should NOT breed. Ever. Then there are those who should only breed under the strictest supervision.

I wrote a paper as a freshman in college arguing that men and women should not be allowed to procreate until they had met certain criteria. However there are too many liberals bleeding hearts who think everyone should be allowed to do what ever makes them happy for that kind of program to be initiated.

I HATE to see the very young old and helpless mistreated, but it happens everyday and there is often little that can be done about it.

The differing stories make me wonder if the parents were even at home when this happened. Just makes me sick that some people can spit out babies without any idea how to take care of them while others live their whole lives trying to have one and cant.

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Grammy, more likely scenario is that HE likes the puppy, She likes the ferret.

Frustration and amazement are okay the first time around. But after mom has been told (and SHOWN by the bad result) that feeding corn chips to a toothless infant is not a good idea and she does it AGAIN, anger makes quite a bit of sense. Yes, someone needs to take a further look into the circumstances, but giving a baby such inadequate care is just plain wrong, regardless of the contributing factors.

Reasons are not excuses. This baby still needs decent care and protection from stupidity.

Of course she does. I can understand anger for a moment. But anger as the overriding emotion is not helpful. As I said before, education is the key. That and a good tubal ligation.

There are lots of people who just should NOT breed. Ever. Then there are those who should only breed under the strictest supervision.

I wrote a paper as a freshman in college arguing that men and women should not be allowed to procreate until they had met certain criteria. However there are too many liberals bleeding hearts who think everyone should be allowed to do what ever makes them happy for that kind of program to be initiated.

I HATE to see the very young old and helpless mistreated, but it happens everyday and there is often little that can be done about it.

Whimsie, who's watching the watchers?

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Whimsie, who's watching the watchers?

Good Question. Have you ever read A Brave New World?

Seriously. Our society as a whole would be better off with a LOT of education in a lot of places.

But then again, it is the same old story: Not enough hands to do the work. And Profit is always more important than doing the Right thing.

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I can hardly understand it either Trudy. I always got my infants the Gerber corn chips on the baby food aisle. They keep them right next to the teething biscuits.

:lol2: :lol2: me too!

these stories are ridiculous, an 8 y/o child knows better than to treat a baby like this

the sad thing about this is that they [the authorities] have given the baby and 2y/o sibling to the grandmother who raised one of these brain missing parents..they should have been placed for adoption where their chances of being returned to families would have been erased

Irregardless of which pet did this, I have some questions.

What was the baby doing on the floor in a car seat all night?

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There are times when a baby would sleep in a car seat in the parents room. When the baby has a cold or has reflux are a couple of reasons. This doesn't defend the fact an animal attacked this baby. Thats horrible!

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There are times when a baby would sleep in a car seat in the parents room. When the baby has a cold or has reflux are a couple of reasons. This doesn't defend the fact an animal attacked this baby. Thats horrible!

I would put the baby, in the car seat, IN the crib, but not on the floor. Not unless I was awake and watching.

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