Family's pet ferret eats fingers of baby boy
"Hopefully people will take a general look at this and see what's the lesson." That is safety advice for pet owners with children from Police Chief Aaron Ambrose, of Grain Valley, MO, after a family's pet ferret ate seven of their infant son's fingers.
A mother and exotic pet owner was awakened in the early morning hours of January, 10 by screams from her four-month old son. She rushed to his bedside only to discover the tragic damage that her pet ferret had inflicted upon the boy. "(The ferret) jumped into the (bassinet) that the baby was sleeping in and ate seven of its fingers." Ambrose told CNN. The infant child, who was spared only two thumbs and one partial pinkie finger according to Ambrose.
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But yeah, that's awful. He should be able to get a double hand transplant when he stops growing though.
Still at least the ferret didn't eat the baby face
The ferret is not to blame here, the stupidity of the parents is.