Dallas Nurse Who Survived Ebola To Get Dog Back

[Purveyor]

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas nurse who recovered from Ebola will soon be reunited with her dog, which has been sequestered since his owner became ill.

The King Charles Cavalier spaniel named Bentley is in quarantine at an abandoned Navy base in Dallas.

His owner, Nina Pham, was diagnosed with Ebola earlier this month. She contracted the virus while caring for a Liberian man, Thomas Eric Duncan, who died Oct. 8.

City spokeswoman Sana Syed said Thursday that the dog has tested negative for Ebola and that his 21-day quarantine — the Ebola incubation period — ends Saturday.

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/texas/article/Dallas-nurse-who-survived-Ebola-to-get-dog-back-5859781.php

[KMOD]

1. Yay!

[Fred Sanders]

2. I think it is disrespectful and dehumanizing to call folks "ebola nurse" or " ebola doctor".

They have names, not like ebola governors, puppets are usually nameless, though they can be human.

And who is Ms. Dallas Nurse?

What is wrong with "Nina Pham, ebola survivor nurse from Dallas", same number of words?

[oldandhappy]

4. Yes!!! Thank you

[Faryn Balyncd]

13. Excellent point, Fred. Thanks. The state of our "media" is pathetic in so many ways.

[oldandhappy]

3. Yippee

Dog and human will be so glad for this reunion. Just out of curiosity, who paid for the dog's incarceration? Handlers had to wear total protection gear and that is not cheap.

Anyway, delighted ...

[Thinkingabout]

5. Good for owner and dog, i know the reunion was joyful.

[BuelahWitch]

6. Best news I heard all day!

Happiness and long life to both of them!

[customerserviceguy]

7. So glad for Nina

I hope we get to see her and Bentley reunited on TV or the Internet.

No greater loyalty than a dog and its human companion.

[KMOD]

8. I'm sure she wants her privacy, but I would love to see that too. :)

[LeftyMom]

9. The panic brigade on DU wanted her dog killed.

Let's not forget that. Ignorant, terrified people are DANGEROUS.

[SoapBox]

10. Can you give me a link...

I missed threads from DUers wanting the dog destroyed.

Thanks.

[LeftyMom]

12. Sure.

I'm on a slow connection via my phone at the moment, so you can poke around for more. google "ebola dog site:democraticunderground.com"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025663678

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10025658016

[Skittles]

14. are you referring to the veterinarian?

[TorchTheWitch]

15. looks like referring to bullshit

Can't see anyone in either thread referenced that advocates killing the dog.

A few goobers in the second thread talking about risk possibility but that's it. Apparently, people discussing the fate of the dog = kill the dog brigade just as people discussing Ebola = crazy hair on fire panicking brigade. No one in either thread wanted the dog to be killed.

[Skittles]

16. I thought Kestrel performed an excellent smackdown

yes INDEED

[SoapBox]

11. Good news.

[Cha]

17. Happy for Nina Pham and her doggie!

[TBF]

18. So glad to hear this -

what an ordeal Nina has been through.