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I wonder if this is the cancer boy they were talking about.
http://www.ksat.com/news/14413827/detail.html
AMARILLO -- A miniature horse given to a boy with brain cancer by the Make-A-Wish Foundation was killed by a pair of pit bulls who were found roaming in his yard, authorities said.
The 31-inch tall horse, Anniversary, was donated by the foundation to 3-year-old Christian Vasquez in late August.
Christian, who was diagnosed in January with a malignant form of brain cancer, received a pull cart, a blanket, a halter and a bridle set from the foundation on Saturday, said Jelaine Workman, executive director for the foundation's Amarillo chapter.
Two days later, Anniversary was found dead on his property in Pampa by Christian's father, Raul Vasquez.
The father was nearly attacked by the dogs but managed to climb a tree and call 911 on his cell phone.
One of the dogs was captured by authorities and remains in custody at the Pampa animal pound, while the other escaped and remained on the loose, Gray County Sheriff Don Copeland said.
"I was scared to death," said Raul Vasquez, 41. "They killed Anniversary, and I thought they would kill me too."
It was unclear how the dogs entered the property, which is surrounded by a 4 1/2-foot-high fence.
Workman said the foundation won't be able to supply a second horse but was getting calls from residents who wanted to donate money for a new one.
Anniversary cost $1,300, and the foundation included free feed, training and veterinary care for a year in its gift.
"This horse was beautiful," Workman said. "It just makes me angry that people allow their dogs to run on the loose
I wonder if this is the cancer boy they were talking about.
Fine I'll admit it. I created this thread for this story for the sole purpose of making a Kids in the Hall Brain Candy reference.
Goddamnit
delete this thread
Where is Michael Vick when you need him? friggin dogs tore my ass to pieces
ok i know it's not funny, i think it's really ed up and those dogs should be put down; but that last comment made me laugh.
on a serious note though, i feel bad for the kid, but that poor horse...can you imagine how long it suffered before it died? i also don't care for the term "cancerboy", a close member of my family died of cancer, i think that term is offensive. i wonder how many "gangstas" will laugh and think that those dogs are "bad ass".
Ya know midge, i like you.
But you stepped way over the in line with "cancer boy"
Try having your grandmother have breast cancer, your grandfather die of stomach cancer, your aunt have breast cancer, and a close friend from school die from brain cancer.
Then we will see how you think cancer is so in funny.
And for that you deserve five, maybe six extra faith scale points.
Cancer boy was the term used in the headline on cnn.com. That's what made me think of Cancerboy from Kids in the Hall.
And there are 5 people in my family that have died of cancer. If you can't laugh at the most ed up things in life then what's the point of going on?
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