Little Jake Jermy was attacked by a fox as he reached for a ball near a den under a playgroup's building. Staff of The Dorethy Stringer Playgroup in Brighton had been aware of the fact that a fox was living nearby, but experts told them not to worry. The outcome was that poor little three-year-old Jake was attacked by the fox. He has injuries all over his body, except for the head. Jake's parents stated that they are relieved that his injuries were not likely to leave any permanent marks. This was an unfortunate event, and they are not blaiming the fox. The school wishes Jake a speedy recovery, but staff members point out that they only followed the expert's advice on this matter. The nursery will remain closed until they can garuantee a save place for the children and staff.
I think both the parents and the staff members made powerful statements. I do not think it was the intention of the animal to attack or harm a child. The fox just does not know better. The statements that the parents made are accurate and very reasonable, because they only care about the well-being of their child. In my opinion, the nursery handled this problem very well, because they are working on creating a save environment for their children and their staff. The decision that the staff made to listen to the expert was totally logical and not irresponsible at all, it was just an unfortunate event.
I agree with Romy. The parents are indeed being very reasonable. No animal goes out thinking that they would like to bite a human child today. The fox was probably just scared and acted defensively. Luckily the little boy was not too badly hurt, and he will recover completely. That is a relief.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of the above. Creatures do not have the intent to hurt or kill somebody because they want to, they do it in order to defend themselves. I think the parents and the experts were thinking rationally by not blaiming the fox for the injuries. I do think this could be prevented. Maybe it is a good idea to replace the fox in its natural habitat, the forest, so that it can no longer hurt somebody.
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