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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
Five animals die needlessly because someone can't control their brat.
They should have made the brat's parents pay for the euthanization and replacement of the animals. This is totally ridiculous. Nine years old is old enough to know better. -L. ***paste*** http://www.twincities.com/mld/twinci...s/15199813.htm The five meerkats euthanized Thursday at the Minnesota Zoo tested negative this morning for rabies, two days after one of them bit a child who reached into their exhibit. One of the animals bit a 9-year-old girl who had reached over a Plexiglas barrier in an attempt to pet them. The bite broke the girl's skin but did not result in a major injury, zoo officials said. As a precaution, however, all five meerkats on display were destroyed to be tested for rabies. "It is our policy, always, to err on the side of safety," said Sue Gergen, communications director for the zoo in Apple Valley. Gergen said there was no way to determine which meerkat had bitten the child, so all had to be destroyed and tested. The child reportedly climbed up on simulated rocks to reach through a small gap between a wall and the top of a Plexiglas window at the exhibit, Gergen said. The area was posted with signs that told visitors to stay off the rocks, she added. Nonetheless, Gergen said the exhibit will be closed and evaluated for public safety before it is reopened. The zoo has another troop of meerkats, including some that were born in its own breeding program. Gergen said the decision to euthanize the five animals was required after the girl declined to undergo a six-shot series of injections for rabies. The child's parents also do not want her treated unless it is necessary, Gergen said. The action also was required by Minnesota Department of Health rules, Gergen added. The girl and her parents were not identified. Meerkats, which are native to arid regions in Africa, are burrowing animals related to the mongoose. Energetic and inquisitive, they were popularized by the hyperactive character Timon in the Disney animated film "The Lion King." The Minnesota Zoo meerkat exhibit opened in 2001 and has been a visitor favorite since among children. "This was a very unfortunate thing, very sad," Gergen said. "I can't remember the last time something like this has happened, and all of us feel bad about it." |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
This has been on the news all week. I wouldnt say I HATE the parents or the
child for it.. but she should have known better.. My DH's Neice would do something like that and she is 12 *ugh* Tori "L." wrote in message ups.com... Five animals die needlessly because someone can't control their brat. They should have made the brat's parents pay for the euthanization and replacement of the animals. This is totally ridiculous. Nine years old is old enough to know better. -L. ***paste*** http://www.twincities.com/mld/twinci...s/15199813.htm The five meerkats euthanized Thursday at the Minnesota Zoo tested negative this morning for rabies, two days after one of them bit a child who reached into their exhibit. One of the animals bit a 9-year-old girl who had reached over a Plexiglas barrier in an attempt to pet them. The bite broke the girl's skin but did not result in a major injury, zoo officials said. As a precaution, however, all five meerkats on display were destroyed to be tested for rabies. "It is our policy, always, to err on the side of safety," said Sue Gergen, communications director for the zoo in Apple Valley. Gergen said there was no way to determine which meerkat had bitten the child, so all had to be destroyed and tested. The child reportedly climbed up on simulated rocks to reach through a small gap between a wall and the top of a Plexiglas window at the exhibit, Gergen said. The area was posted with signs that told visitors to stay off the rocks, she added. Nonetheless, Gergen said the exhibit will be closed and evaluated for public safety before it is reopened. The zoo has another troop of meerkats, including some that were born in its own breeding program. Gergen said the decision to euthanize the five animals was required after the girl declined to undergo a six-shot series of injections for rabies. The child's parents also do not want her treated unless it is necessary, Gergen said. The action also was required by Minnesota Department of Health rules, Gergen added. The girl and her parents were not identified. Meerkats, which are native to arid regions in Africa, are burrowing animals related to the mongoose. Energetic and inquisitive, they were popularized by the hyperactive character Timon in the Disney animated film "The Lion King." The Minnesota Zoo meerkat exhibit opened in 2001 and has been a visitor favorite since among children. "This was a very unfortunate thing, very sad," Gergen said. "I can't remember the last time something like this has happened, and all of us feel bad about it." |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
"Tori M" wrote in message .. . This has been on the news all week. I wouldnt say I HATE the parents or the child for it.. but she should have known better.. My DH's Neice would do something like that and she is 12 *ugh* Just wondering, if she's DH's niece, isn't she also your niece by marriage? |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
-- "L." wrote in message ups.com... Five animals die needlessly because someone can't control their brat. They should have made the brat's parents pay for the euthanization and replacement of the animals. This is totally ridiculous. Nine years old is old enough to know better. -L. ***paste*** snipped I can understand the girl not wanting the series of shots but she should have been MADE to take responsibility for what she did!! Also where were the parents when she was climbing the rocks? It just shows ignorance really does breed ignorance. They should have put the family down rather than the animals. -- Pip My girls : DD1 Jasmine - 5 weeks early - 21 March 02 - Still as small as a peanut but as smart as a whip! DD2 Abby - 8 weeks early - 3 Feb 05 - "Uhhhhh ohhhhhh" is my new favourite phrase, now what other trouble can I find! "Yes you can drive me insane just by talking to me!" |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
Just wondering, if she's DH's niece, isn't she also your niece by marriage? I was just trying to clarify relation.. Jeffs family seems to seperate that way. I think it is goofy but I guess I am used to it now. I actualy claim her based on how much I miss her :P after last time I will need another week. She is a good kid at heart but she just can not contain herself. They can not get a diagnosis that makes sense.. She has the social skills of a 6 year old.. this was determined by a dr.. but then from there they argue it could be a form of autism.. someone said florecent lighting excites her so it could just be that the last time I saw her it was at a hospital with all the lights. I have learned to start over everytime I see her it makes seeing her much more pleasurable. By that I mean even if she was awful and didnt listen and threw a fit and whatever the next time I see her I treat her as if she was normaly good. I dont want her to see me as someone that does not want her arround though she can be a handful. I have been patiently waiting for teen years but if she is so far behind socialy I guess that wont matter The time before that we went swimming with her and she was verry good. I will keep that one with me for a long time.. I always wanted to be the "nice" aunt.. the one they all loved :P Tori |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
Me Myself and I wrote: I can understand the girl not wanting the series of shots but she should have been MADE to take responsibility for what she did!! Also where were the parents when she was climbing the rocks? It just shows ignorance really does breed ignorance. They should have put the family down rather than the animals. Gee Pip, you're more radical than I, LOL!! IMO, they should have MADE her take the rabies shots. Maybe then she'd think twice about doing it again. -L. |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
In article . com,
"L." wrote: Five animals die needlessly because someone can't control their brat. They should have made the brat's parents pay for the euthanization and replacement of the animals. This is totally ridiculous. Nine years old is old enough to know better. If it were my child, she would have had the rabies injections (not that we have rabies here, but you know what I mean!). And the animals were not euthanased, they were put down. Big difference. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
"L." wrote in message oups.com... Me Myself and I wrote: I can understand the girl not wanting the series of shots but she should have been MADE to take responsibility for what she did!! Also where were the parents when she was climbing the rocks? It just shows ignorance really does breed ignorance. They should have put the family down rather than the animals. Gee Pip, you're more radical than I, LOL!! IMO, they should have MADE her take the rabies shots. Maybe then she'd think twice about doing it again. -L. Killing animals so she does not have to have some shots does not make sense to me. |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
"Chookie" wrote in message ... In article . com, "L." wrote: Five animals die needlessly because someone can't control their brat. They should have made the brat's parents pay for the euthanization and replacement of the animals. This is totally ridiculous. Nine years old is old enough to know better. If it were my child, she would have had the rabies injections (not that we have rabies here, but you know what I mean!). And the animals were not euthanased, they were put down. Big difference. Just because I don't know .. what exactly is the difference? Thanks, |
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Prime example of why I hate other parents...
"Chookie" wrote in message ... In article . com, "L." wrote: Five animals die needlessly because someone can't control their brat. They should have made the brat's parents pay for the euthanization and replacement of the animals. This is totally ridiculous. Nine years old is old enough to know better. If it were my child, she would have had the rabies injections (not that we have rabies here, but you know what I mean!). I think there is some risk to the rabies vaccine. I don't know much about them, but I know my stepdad was bitten by a rabid dog while on vacation. When he was there, they started him on the vaccine, just in case. When he got back, the doctors wouldn't continue the vaccine because of the risks (don't know what they were) unless it came back positive that the dog had rabies. Well, the dog died and it was positive for rabies (a relative called us from there to confirm it). So, stepdad got the rest of his shots. |
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