Stupid or Evil?

[Dave20046]

:scratch:
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/article.aspx?cp-documentid=147989549&ocid=hotmail
People never cease to amaze me...

[timwilky]

Oh come on, it was a 4 year old trying to wash his pet dog that was covered in muck.

add another option ->delightfully innocent

[Dave20046]

oops I read his age as 24 somehow!

Very probably innocent/naively curious - thread closed!

[Dave20046]

Or that. poll time :lol:?

[gruntygiggles]

Hmmmmm, I'm sincerely hoping that the parents are breeding, otherwise what the hell is a one week old puppy doing being taken for a walk in the garden.

I agree, an innocent and thanks to the good outcome quite cute story really. Kids have such a funny sense of logic!

[Dave20046]

yep much cuter than than the 24 year old neanderthal that I invisaged dunking the poor thing down the toilet!

[gruntygiggles]

haha, when it comes to kids and dogs....this just goes to show, you shouldn't only not leave them unsupervised for the childs safety....lol

[G]

The big questin for me is why was a 4year old allowed to touch an extremely delicate 1 week old puppy.

4 year olds are not well known for being the most delicate when handling things.

[gruntygiggles]

The big questin for me is why was a 4year old allowed to touch an extremely delicate 1 week old puppy.

4 year olds are not well known for being the most delicate when handling things.

Yup....that's why I mentioned it in my first post. A one week old pup should not be away from mum. I think the article has this wrong. A one week old pup wouldn't be able to go for a walk in the garden unless it was being carried. Still, the RSPCA were involved, so I'm sure they'll have addressed this!

[ophic]

It's the old adage... never assume malice when stupidity will suffice.

Poor little doggy. So glad they got him out though - how many parents would have just given up? Once something's been flushed you just assume its gone.

[Jamiebridges123]

It's evil but I don't think he like meant to...

[Samurai Penguin]

Why have the RSPCA not removed the puppy to a more suitable home (one in which responsibility for looking after the puppy is not delegated to a 4 your old)?

[madness]

I think it's a case of people 'not thinking'. I've got to agree that it was stupid of the parents to leave a puppy that young alone with a 4 year old. I'm sure that the kid didn't know it was doing wrong. Why was the puppy not with it's mother and the rest of the litter though?

[Paws]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Belgium-Teenager-Kimberley-Vlaeminck-Sues-Over-Faces-Full-Of-Tattoos/Video/200906315310464 puppy seems to be doing ok