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04-13-2007, 09:56 AM
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Ouch.. The Taiwanese vet did not use enough tranquilisers when treating the 'poor' croc.. The arm was 'salvaged' and restored, the croc shot.
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04-13-2007, 10:07 AM
Confusedhock: Is this real?
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04-13-2007, 10:22 AM
Christy told me yesterday of the same thing, from another forum. Apparently the arm was put back!
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04-13-2007, 10:25 AM
Yes it's real, I've seen the filmed piece on TV news, the arm is newly attached by a seven hours surgery work...

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04-13-2007, 10:27 AM
Thats pretty incredible surgery, you'd think there was no chance of it working.
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04-13-2007, 11:20 AM
why was the croc shot. i think the croc should have been restored and the vet shot for stupidity
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04-13-2007, 11:52 AM
Quote:why was the croc shot. i think the croc should have been restored and the vet shot for stupidity

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04-13-2007, 12:08 PM
It's upsetting that they would shoot the croc :evil:
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04-13-2007, 12:20 PM
I don't see why it was shot either :evil: It takes a lot to expect it to change a multi-million year notion that meat is good for you :roll:
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04-13-2007, 12:39 PM
Quote:It takes a lot to expect it to change a multi-million year notion that meat is good for you
Do you suppose they had crocodile meat pie?
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04-13-2007, 01:04 PM
Wonder if he got a fortune cookie after biting the vet?
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04-13-2007, 02:24 PM
I read that article...Apparently none of the rounds pierced the croc's hide, so I'm not sure what they shot it with.
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04-13-2007, 04:33 PM
Liquor? Big Grin

Is that hand indeed still holding the syringe?
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04-13-2007, 07:16 PM
Btw, we had a follow-up on the news about the croc. It was not shot dead.

It was shot, but with darts and to make it open its mouth so it would let go of the arm.... Big Grin

It's become VERY popular, now. :lol:
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04-13-2007, 07:32 PM
:lol: where is the article?
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