August 2008 - Tulsa police report a two months old baby died, allegedly due to neglect by the 17-year-old mother who has a history of drug abuse. Linzy Earles’s baby was “eaten alive” by a black Labrador puppy after having been left unattended in a baby swing for about two hours. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene.

The mother was asleep in her bedroom and initial reports indicate that the baby's grandmother was also asleep on the other side of the home.  Police are trying to determine if the mother was under the influence of alcohol or narcotics when she left the baby unattended.

The tragedy here is that the baby was left with a mother who the affidavit indicates was recently on juvenile probation for drug charges.  Police records confirm having been called to that home three times previously since May 2007.  

The dog will be blamed by PETA and every other rabid organization pushing for anti-animal legislation instead of stronger laws to protect CHILDREN and enforce drug laws. This is a story all dog lovers hope will go away but which will surely be manipulated by the AR groups.

Our sympathies go out to the baby’s family members and to the local child protection authorities who failed so miserably.