[extropy-chat] Dog and his boy

[Patrick Wilken]

What did they do with the dog?

best, patrick


On 26 Sep 2004, at 13:35, Amara Graps wrote:

> Hollywood must surely be eyeing this story...  --Amara
>
> http://www.onlypunjab.com/real/fullstory-newsID-2203.html
>
> Siberian boy 'brought up by dog'
> Publish Date : 9/25/2004 1:23:00 PM
>
> A seven-year-old boy who has been brought up by a dog for the
> past six years has reportedly been found in Siberia.
>
> Police in the Altai autonomous region were on a routine patrol
> in the woods when they spotted the boy in front of an abandoned
> house with the elderly dog.
>
> It is thought the undernourished boy was abandoned by his
> parents and survived by living off the food he shared with the
> dog.
>
> Officers initially thought he was three, but hospital
> examinations subsequently put him at seven, and police say all
> the evidence points to him having been left for six years.
>
> A spokesman said: "He was running about on all fours and
> growling. They thought he was playing at first but the house is
> miles from anywhere and is little more than a ruin, and he was
> really dirty and naked, so they realised something was wrong.
>
> "When they approached he growled and snarled and tried to bite
> them when they tried to pull him away from the old dog."
>
> The boy, who has been named Andrei, does not know how to speak,
> and still smells his food like a dog before eating it.
>
> Medical staff have also failed to persuade him to use a spoon,
> rather than guzzle the food down with his mouth.
>
> It is not known if the dog was a family pet or a stray who found
> the boy.
>
> Police are now searching for his parents, who could be charged
> with abuse, neglect and attempted murder.
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