I don't believe it!
ok....maybe I do....
Posted on 03/06/2010 8:10:27 AM PST by NautiNurse
VENICE -- An rabid otter emerged from the brush and attacked a 96-year-old man early this morning, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reported.
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A witness found him on the ground...He was covered in blood, waving for his life and trying to shake off the otter when North Port resident and truck driver Raymond Duval spotted him at about 4:10 a.m. Friday.
That was bad enough, but what scared him even more, he said, was the fact that his arrival didn’t faze the otter.
“The otter never moved,” Duval said. “He just kept chewing on the man.
“All I heard was ‘Get this off me, get this off me.’ ”
Duval flagged down another driver and called 911. Christopher Janssen stopped to help and was also bitten by the otter, according a report from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
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When a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the call, the otter was still alive. It was shot three times, according to the report.
Best part of the story:
Venice resident Diana Garcia, who often walks in that area, said the otter’s death is a tragedy.She said that she has seen a family of otters — parents and three babies — running from a creek to a pond. The area is dotted with three large lakes, single family homes and wild spaces, she said.
News of the otter’s death devastated her.
“How much damage could a poor otter have done?” she said. “At 4 a.m., (Denton) could have had any kind of animal come after him. Why wasn’t he in bed like the rest of us? When and where are these animals going to live?”
96 year old Mr. Denton is recovering from multiple deep lacerations, and looking forward to a long series of rabies vaccinations.
I can not believe the heartlessness and stupidity of some people. The very idea of putting an animal over a human is beyond me.
What an idiot!
Rats defending their own?
Princess Diana Garcia dictates what time of day we should walk and sleep to accommodate rabid otters. Rock on, Diana!
I never blame an animal either. They’re animals doing what animals do but this woman is an idiot. In fact, she raises the bar of idiocy.
If animal rights lady really cares about animal's rights, she should move back into an urban center where she keeps her human footprint where it won't do harm.
Other what?
“Venice resident Diana Garcia, who often walks in that area, said the otter’s death is a tragedy.”
Brain dead liberal!
An Otthim is a male.
Otthit is indistinct and vague.
She must have moved there from CA.
Great point!
“The otter never moved,” Duval said. “He just kept chewing on the man.
“All I heard was ‘Get this off me, get this off me.’ ”
This is always a bad sign.
I don't believe it!
ok....maybe I do....
Venice on the west coast of the east coast.
What part of rabid does this woman not understand? How would she be reacting if this rabid otter bit her or one of her children? Rabid animals see no distinction between 4am or 4 pm.
Otthit it.
“If animal rights lady really cares about animal’s rights, she should move back into an urban center where she keeps her human footprint where it won’t do harm.”
Better yet, the stupid %$#@@ should offer herself up as food for the otter.
I doubt the otter would take her up on the offer, however.
MLHARRISFL wrote on 03/05/2010 04:28:41 PM: What was this guy doing to the otter to cause it to attack him? Everyone is down on the otter. It could have been defending itself. Witnesses? I don't know about their impartiality. Since they joined in together to attack the otter they are probably anti-otter. How likely is it that three humans will all be on the street at 4:23 AM? Were they hunting otters? It's still dark at that time. Did this guy wake up the otter from a sound sleep by tromping around in the street? Right, put the otter down both verbally and physically. Peta should look seriously into this cruelty and abuse of our Florida otters. This guy was probably a snow bird to boot!
Someone should look into why this guy is so stupid, government schools at work my guess. Can you believe this idiot??
Your right about animals. And if they are rabid, they are extremely dangers to people as well as other animals.
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