Parents Sleep As Pup Chews Off Baby's Toes

[kittycats_delight]

actually a pitbull isn't a mean dog its all on how there raised

I don't think everyone is trying to say the dog will get a bum rap because it is a pittie. Not that pitties are mean dogs. Beside no dog at 6 weeks old is mean. The puppy was just being a puppy IF that is really what happened. BUT I do NOT believe for 1 microsecond this story happened as the socalled parents said. Some is mighty strange in this situation.

Weinsrubber I pay to god you can help this baby before some other idiot hands him a death sentence just for being a pittie.

[cyber-sibes]

How the hell could the parents not notice something was wrong?? you gonna tell me that a baby isnt going to scream, its head off as a dog is chewing on its foot??? I mean come on, how long was that kid screaming before the parents paid any attention!!! There is no way those parents were in the same room, and if they were they had to have been drugged out of there minds not to hear that babys blood curdling screams!!!!

My thoughts exactly! Poor puppy, this probably won't turn out well for him. I can just hear it "...now that he's tasted human flesh..." I think I'll add him to my prayer list. (and the baby girl of course)

[elizabethann]

If you go to CNN.COM, they are doing a story on the little puppy and how people are trying to adopt it. He's all curled up in a ball sleeping - very cute.

The video was smack dab in the middle of the page...cnn.com.

[ramanth]

Thanks for the heads up! What a sweet little pup. I hope they decide to give the pup a break and find him a new home.

Although I must say I didn't care for the accusatory mention that the public seems more concerned about the puppy than the child. The child will at least be placed with family or in foster care and properly cared for. The puppy may not get that chance because of the stigmata the media puts on it's breed, so it's only sensible to focus on the puppy vs. the baby.

[mike001]

I must be behind on news, I never heard this before. I wonder if the parents should have the baby and the pup removed.

[elizabethann]

Thanks for the heads up! What a sweet little pup. I hope they decide to give the pup a break and find him a new home.

Although I must say I didn't care for the accusatory mention that the public seems more concerned about the puppy than the child. The child will at least be placed with family or in foster care and properly cared for. The puppy may not get that chance because of the stigmata the media puts on it's breed, so it's only sensible to focus on the puppy vs. the baby.

I didn't like that mention either.

[junescrater716]

Stupid parents. People like that shouldn't have kids.

[Sevaede]

http://www.ktbs.com/news/local/4931876.html

Why don't people feel sorry for the baby?! People DO feel sorry for the baby! But the baby is not going to be PUT TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF SOMEONE ELSES NEGLIGENCE AND ABUSE.

[finn's mom]

I read the article linked above, and, I can understand the confusion and even the irritation on their part as to why they're getting so much more of an outpour for the dog and not for the child. It's not so much that the baby won't be put to sleep, but, the puppy might...I think it's more that this child isn't with family, now (despite how dysfunctional his parents are, they're still his family), and, the future of the child is uncertain. I'm sure he'll be fine, and probably not even be emotionally traumatized by the situation of being injured in such a fashion and removed from his home...But I'm sure he will have physical problems missing that many digits. I don't know much about it, but, I would think it would cause balance problems, and, I don't know how much they can do to fix that. And, I'm trying to put myself in the shoes of the people getting the mail about this situation and the people taking the calls as well...as much as I love animals and would be proud of the outpour of concern for the dog...I think I might be a little embarassed that the outpour of concern for a human child isn't at least equal to it. That's just my two cents. I'm pleased to see so many people concerned for the puppy, but, I'm a little surprised that there doesn't seem to be much concern for the baby. You can actually voice your concern for both. (And, I am not pointing out anyone specific by saying "you", I'm just referring to people in general.)

[junescrater716]

Instead of putting the puppy to sleep why don't they to the parents. Dumb people. If the PARENTS had been watching THEIR KID the kid would still have it's toes and the puppy might still have it's life. I hate people like that who just float through life without a care in the world.

[cyber-sibes]

I don't see why the officials are having such a hard time understanding this - it's pretty safe to assume the baby will be cared for, loved, and have a full life. Since the fate of the child is pretty secure, people are expressing concern for the uncertain fate of the puppy. It's too young to have intentionally "mauled" someone- for cripes' sake, it's only 2 weeks older than the infant! But it may well be killed for this. I'm sure there are many many people praying for the little girl's recovery too. They just don't feel it's urgent to intervene to plead for her life, as do those asking about the puppy.
Is that really so hard to understand?

[Twisterdog]

I can see both sides of this ... the people who feel it's importanat to voice their concern for the life of the puppy, and the people who feel it's sad that the puppy seems to be getting more attention than that of the child. I'm not saying anyone is "right" or anyone is "wrong" in the matter, just that I can see both sides.

It is indeed a terrible tragedy that the puppy may be put to sleep for this. Of course, it would be far better simply to re-home the puppy into an anonymous, good home and let it go at that. Of course it's not the puppy's fault, and it should be punished in no way for this.

OTOH, I do not necesarily think it is as cut and dried with the baby as some may think it is. As anyone who is at all familar with the social services system knows, there are far, far more children needing foster care than there are foster families available. The road from negligent home to foster home (almost always more than one), to hopefully adoptive family is a long road, riddled with red tape, court hearings, legal loopholes, and heart-wrenching problems for the children involved. Of course the baby is in no fear of losing his life, but his life is by means going to be easy. Not to mention the fact that he will have a physical handicap for the rest of his life. No one knows, of course, at this point how severe it will be or what can be done to alleviate some of it, but I don't think there is any doubt that losing toes is going to be a physical problem. Toes are actually crucial for balance, although most of us don't ever think it about it that way.

I would imagine the social workers who spend their long days seeing all types of abuse and neglect of children are especially focused on children ... just as people who spent their days dealing with animals are especially focused on animals. I think it is neither wrong for one to be more vocal about the puppy or the baby ... both are innocent victims.

[lizbud]

Did anyone listen to the guy in the video explain that their animal
shelter has a practice of NOT adopting out any pit bull animals. So the
people calling about adoption won't be given a chance to adopt this puppy.

They don't adopt out pit bulls is the nice (?) way of saying the pup will
be put down. All this hurt & sadness because of two stupid people.

[Sevaede]

It is still the differences between losing one life and there being no risk at all for the other. That's why people are focusing on it.

[finn's mom]

I guess I just don't see how there's no risk at all to the baby. Either way, though, I've voiced my concern for both baby and puppy. Both are victims. (And, that is all I'm saying. )