Another pitbull kills, this time a little girl

[MonkeyShuttle]

Ive owned a lot of different breeds even pits. The only aggressive pit ive ever came in contact with belong to a horrible excuse for a human being im sure that helped. That aside, IMO, its reckless to have small children and own animals with the capablity to doing serious harm. I want a retic pretty bad and will more than likely get one but when i have a child the animal will be relocated to a safe home. I know you cant control everything but you can control what risk you allow yourself to take. ORM anyone

[Expensive hobby]

Ive owned a lot of different breeds even pits. The only aggressive pit ive ever came in contact with belong to a horrible excuse for a human being im sure that helped. That aside, IMO, its reckless to have small children and own animals with the capablity to doing serious harm. I want a retic pretty bad and will more than likely get one but when i have a child the animal will be relocated to a safe home. I know you cant control everything but you can control what risk you allow yourself to take. ORM anyone

Why is having a child and owning a retic not compatible? I have 7 retics, all mainland, most females, and 2 being adults. I also have 3 children. Saying it isn't smart or advisable to have both in the same household implies that you cannot forseeably control the interaction between the two.

Like everything on this planet, we cannot safeguard ourselves from every percievable danger to our lives, but we can however take appropriate measures to limit the chances of any accident from happening. Obviously abstinence from owning a retic would drastically reduce the chances of a retic related accident from occuring. On the same token, I too have virtually eliminated any changes of an accident by putting in place safeguards against let's say for example, my 2 year old daughter coming into contact with any of my snakes capable of dealing any serious damage. Does she handle the BABIES? Absolutely. I want her to be involved in my hobby. However she does not, and will not interact with any snake I have deemed a potential danger to her well being.

For instance my snake room is locked with a keyed lock which only myself and my wife posses a key. On top of that there is a latch lock at the top of the door where the children cannot reach. Inside the room all of the larger snakes are kept in enclosures with locking doors. Even if a snake escapes an enclosure the room is sealed. The Window has been eliminated, the HVAC vent has been eliminated, the attic access door has been locked, and every conceivable access to or from the room has been secured.

Ok so there is a loose snake in the room that can't get out. What then? When I open the door I crack it only enough to peer in to make sure it is clear and safe, my snake hook for the big snakes is kept at the door, and I check to make sure everything is where it should be(the rooms occupants) and then people are allowed to enter.

Virtually everything can be made safe. And virtually everything can kill you. More people die every year in their own showers. I'm all about assessing risk, and mitigating it while being able to keep the things I enjoy. My children, my snakes, and my mustang.

Sorry for the rant. Just had to get that one out there.

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