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.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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All this hurt & sadness because of two stupid people. 
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