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Mario was 18 months old - he was rushed to emergency room. Mario was admitted to the emergency room at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara from St. John’s Hospital in critical condition and unconscious; bruising on face, cheek area, under chin, corner of mouth & right ear; a fracture of the right wrist. CAT scan showed subdural hematoma (bleeding causing pressure on brain.) Doctor said the injuries were non-accidental. Surgery performed to relieve pressure on the brain. He also had a broken wrist that occurred 6-10 days before the head injury - also non-accidental. He was placed on life support & not expected to live. Gaudalupe spent a mere 6 months in the county jail. When she was released, she went back to Mexico. Mario was placed in foster home in the care of a nurse who had experience with post-op brain surgery patients. He thrived for over 2½ years. Foster mom taught Mario how to walk, talk & feel safe, even though he continued to have night terrors about his mother. It was during a Christmas party when 3 social workers arrived - unannounced. Driving in a county vehicle, they removed Mario from his safe haven & drove him to Tijuana, Mexico. Even though Mario’s mother had an outstanding felony warrant for her arrest that was featured in the Ventura County Star newspaper three weeks earlier, they still walked little 4-year-old Mario across the border & handed him to his abuser. Why hasn't social workers & judges been held accountable? What about his safety?

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Contributed by: Jane LeMond-Alvarez on 8/23/2007

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This was taken in my front yard.
This was taken in my front yard.
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Contributed by: Jane LeMond-Alvarez on 8/23/2007

For the past few months, I have noticed increased sightings of coyotes in my neighborhood about 7:30 a.m. I live one block from DelNorte Elementary School and school is starting next week. I am worried about the young school children walking to school. Even though coyotes are skirmish around people, they are still wild animals and hungry animals. You just never know.

Before school let out last summer, I actually drove my car between a coyote and school children before the Oxnard Police Department responded and forced the coyote back into the riverbed off Ventura Road. I have also noticed more "missing" flyers of dogs and cats on the mailboxes. They were all small animals - tasty treats for a hungry coyote. I remember a coyote attacking a 3 year old in my brother's neighborhood in Mission Viejo, Ca. some years ago. Luckily, the child only suffered small cuts to her head by the time the father ran it off.

I do realize that the coyote is hungry and looking for food, however, we must take precautions to protect our children and pets. I have many photos of a neighbor who lives behind me feeding pigeons. I have documented up to 50 pigeons on my rooftop in the a.m. and p.m. just waiting for her to feed them. Even though I have asked her to stop, she refuses. I have contacted code enforcement with the hopes she will stop. Not only is this an unhealthy environment - it may very well be attracting the coyotes. Please do not feed the wild animals - it will only cause harm to them when they become a nusience.

Please educate your children about the dangers in approaching a wild animal. It is only a matter of time before a child gets injured if these animals are forced into our communities looking for food.

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