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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Video: Rescue Dog's Reaction When Dropped Off at Babysitter's vs. Picked Up After a Few Days
Sometimes, paw parents have no other choice but to drop off their dogs at daycare. Although the pets and their humans look sad as they bid farewell, their enthusiastic reunion makes it all worth it. In one such instance, an Instagram video shows a rescue dog, Cactus, seems anxious when his owner drops him off at a babysitter's place. However, his reaction changes when the pet parent comes to pick him up after a few days. Instagram video captures the moment rescue dog reunites with owner after a few days at babysitter's In an Instagram video, an owner captures his rescue dog Cactus's different reactions when he is dropped off at a babysitter's and when he reunites with his paw parent. Named Mike Brown, the owner states in the caption that it has always been difficult to leave the dog under his babysitter's care. Brown claims that Cactus always seems 'bummed when we say goodbye.' The rescue dog babysitter video begins with the owner giving the fur baby his favorite toy. He seems to be whining and looking anxious as he is separating from his dad for a while. Brown comforts him, saying that he is in 'good hands.' Further, the man captures the moment when he reunites with his pup. Cactus seems excited to see Brown as he hops a little bit and tap dances on his tiny feet. He tries to show his happiness and longing, trying to smile and adorably snarl at the same time. Explaining about the video in detail in the caption, Brown mentions that Cactus becomes sad initially but adjusts quickly to the new environment. 'Sometimes I swear he forgets about me until we're reunited. That moment is absolutely priceless,' he adds. Viewers on Instagram enjoyed the video and showered their love for the pooch in the comments. A user said, 'His happy little toe beans dance, cactus is the goodest boy too,' while another wrote, 'His smile-snarl of excitement gets me everytime!.' Many praised his 'crunchy smile' and pitied the rescue puppy as he missed his dad. Meanwhile, the Instagram video has garnered over 10K likes at the time of writing. The post Video: Rescue Dog's Reaction When Dropped Off at Babysitter's vs. Picked Up After a Few Days appeared first on DogTime. Solve the daily Crossword
The Sun
6 hours ago
- The Sun
Nursery ‘paedo', 26, who ‘gave child STD' prompted cops to advise 2,000 kids to get tested ‘after campaign of abuse'
A CHILD from a daycare centre where an alleged paedo is accused of carrying out dozens of sex attacks has reportedly contracted an STD. Joshua Dale Brown, 26, has been charged with raping and abusing eight children aged from five months to two years old in a horror case that has rocked Australia. 2 The child educator worked across 23 daycare centres in Victoria, sparking fears that he spread sexually transmitted diseases to the young children. The parents of some 2,000 children have been urged by state authorities to test their kids for infections in the wake of his arrest. Sources told Daily Mail Australia one child who attended one of the Melbourne daycare centres where Brown was employed has now tested positive for gonorrhoea. While the Victorian government denied the claim, the Department of Health refused to reject the report. A spokesman said: "Test results we've received to date as part of this investigation reaffirm that the risk is low." Tests are ongoing after the mass panic sparked by Brown's arrest on July 1. Cops did not reveal if Brown himself had tested positive for an STI but said the manner of the alleged abuse means children should get checked. The alleged attacker worked at 23 centres over eight years from January 2017 to May 2025. Police say he carried out the abuse on eight children between April 2022 and January 2023. He is expected to be hit with further charges beyond the 73 he currently faces for sexually penetrating children, sexual activity in the presence of a child and contaminating food. 2 He has also been charged with producing and transmitting child abuse material, and sexually touching a child under 16. Brown appeared in court yesterday and will return in February after the magistrate approved a police request for an extension. Horrified parents have questioned how Brown passed screening to work with children. While he had a valid Working with Children Check, he was allegedly reported to state authorities two years ago for his behaviour, though it was unrelated to sexual misconduct. In response, childcare operator G8 Education said they would accelerate the rollout of security cameras across 400 centres. Brown was arrested after cops started investigating another man, Michael Simon Wilson, for the alleged rape of a teenage boy in a nearby area. Detectives examining Wilson's devices found material linking him to Brown and the two men are known to each other, sources told ABC. Wilson has been hit with 45 charges including rape, bestiality and possessing child abuse material. The pair are yet to enter a plea and it is unclear how they know each other. However they have appeared together in a photo shared online by Brown's partner. Brown has employed top barrister Rishi Nathwani KC to his defence, who is trying to have his client's charge sheets withheld from the media. But Magistrate Donna Bakos told him they are already a matter of public record. Cops say the majority of Brown's offences took place at the Creative Gardens Early Learning Centre in Point Cook.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Mom Gets an Email From Son's Daycare and the Subject Line Made Her Heart Drop
An email from her toddler's daycare made one California mom freeze with panic — if only for a moment. The subject line read: 'Isaiah is blue.' Had they tried calling and she somehow missed it? 'It definitely caught me off guard,' Lizeth Alvarado, 29, tells And understandably so. Medically speaking, becoming discolored can be a sign of a serious problem. With trembling hands, Alvarado opened the message and burst into laughter. She discovered that her 2-year-old son, Isaiah, had gotten a little too creative during craft time. Drawn especially to the blue paint, he ended up covered in it from head to toe. 'The teachers wiped off what they could using baby wipes,' the note explained. Attached was a photo of Isaiah standing on a table in his diaper, completely and unmistakably blue. "I should have known," Alvarado says. "He's always getting into stuff. I'll get emails about how Isaiah is totally soaked because he dunked into the water table. He's a very spontaneous, wild little explorer." Alvarado shared the story on TikTok, where countless parents responded, saying they would have been beside themselves if they'd received a similar update from their child's school. "I bet that email made your heart drop in the beginning. I know the music didn't help for me in this video. Thank God it had a happy ending." "girl I got scared reading the first sentence but I'm glad he's just blue." "The subject of the email took me out LMAOO." 'Isaiah is blue' and 'Yeah he's blue 💙' is FRYING MEEEEE. Sending me to the UPPER ROOM do you understand." Alvarado says she would have been even more alarmed if Isaiah's daycare hadn't been so good about communication, and she adds that she trusts them fully. "He loves being there, too," she says. "Maybe a little too much. When I go to pick him, he's like running away from me!" This article was originally published on Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Child is diagnosed with sexually transmitted disease after hundreds of toddlers had to be tested over links to alleged daycare monster - as cops prepare to lay even more charges against him
A child who attended a daycare centre where a worker was subsequently charged with more than 70 child sex offences has been infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Sources close to the investigation into childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown, 26, have revealed to Daily Mail Australia that a young child has since been diagnosed with gonorrhoea. It is a disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the genitals, rectum, and throat. In both males and females, infection is known to cause intense pain when urinating and is typically treated with antibiotics. It is understood the child attended one of the Point Cook daycare facilities in Melbourne's west where Brown had been employed. Brown worked at a total of 23 childcare centres over an eight-year period between January 2017 and May 2025. The parents of 2,000 children have been urged by authorities to have them tested for infectious diseases after Brown's alleged offending was revealed on July 1. Victorian Department of Health and Victoria Police refused to comment this week, but reiterated that they believe few children are at risk of being infected. 'Our Chief Health Officer last week stated: "…test results we've received to date as part of this investigation reaffirm that the risk is low",' a health department spokesman told Daily Mail Australia. 'This advice remains unchanged. We are unable to comment on an individual's private health information.' On Tuesday, Brown fronted the Melbourne Magistrates' Court where the court heard Victorian detectives still face a mammoth task to finalise their case against the alleged child molester. Brown has engaged top Melbourne barrister Rishi Nathwani KC to head his defence. In attempting to have his client's charge sheets withheld from the media, Mr Nathwani revealed the case against his client remained very much 'in flux'. An affidavit supplied by detectives to the court said the investigation was incomplete and needed more time to compile the final brief of evidence against Brown. 'Your honour has had the benefit of the affidavit which indicates that the police are working very hard,' Mr Nathwani said. 'There's quite a lot for them to get through and as a consequence your honour sees there's discussion there about potential further charges and I would say potential amendments, changes etc going forward (to the brief). 'So at this stage it's entirely premature, given how serious this is, and it could prejudice any future proceedings. 'I ask your honour to resist it, not grant it at this stage and revisit it once we have the full brief of evidence when matters are properly known and I anticipate a different summary, with more detail and potentially different charges.' Mr Nathwani also referred to a suppression order granted for the Erin Patterson trial, who was found guilty of multiple murders just weeks ago. 'It's the same sort of situation,' he said. 'It says material that could influence a jury - if this matter gets to a jury - the court should in these rare circumstances intervene.' While no formal application for a suppression order was made, the informal application to hide the charges from the public was opposed by the media on the grounds the court had a mandate to open justice. Magistrate Donna Bakos agreed, telling Mr Nathwani the charges were a matter of public record. 'They're filed and ordinarily the press are granted access to charge sheets ... unless there is good reason, obviously, not to,' she said. Ms Bakos granted the media access to the charge sheets, which are expected to be emailed to news outlets sometime on Tuesday afternoon. The magistrate further allowed the prosecution to delay filing its final brief of evidence until December, with the next court date set for February next year. Co-accused Michael Simon Wilson, 36, who also faces charges related to child abuse material, will reappear in court in November. While the pair are known to each other, according to court documents, it remains unclear how Wilson is linked to Brown. It is understood Wilson's alleged offending is not connected to childcare facilities or any of the children alleged to be victims in the other case. Brown, from Point Cook, southwest of Melbourne, is facing charges including the sexual penetration of a child, producing child abuse material and recklessly contaminating goods to cause alarm or anxiety. The alleged offending happened during his time at Creative Garden Early Learning Centre Point Cook, where he worked between October 2021 and February 2024. In December 2021, Brown's partner posted a photo of the pair which featured the alleged paedophile grinning with pink and blue dyed hair. Pictures also emerged of a tattooed Brown interacting with children at one of the 20 daycare centres where he worked. Police are also investigating allegations of other offending at a childcare centre in Essendon. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said she was 'sickened by these allegations of abuse'. Liberal Shadow Minister for Education in Victoria Jess Wilson has criticised the State Government's plan to conduct a rapid review into the childcare sector. Victorian Children's Commissioner told the ABC the Brown case would not be part of that investigation. 'I think it's deeply troubling,' Ms Wilson told Melbourne's 3AW radio station. Ms Wilson said the case must be included to understand broader systemic failures. Brown has remained in custody since his arrest in mid-May. His Point Cook home was raided by police shortly after an investigation was launched earlier that same month. He was not known to police before his arrest and had a valid Working With Children Check, which has since been cancelled.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Wife who employed her sex offender husband at daycare centre is SACKED
The director of a daycare who employed her sex offender husband as the centre's maintenance man for almost a decade has been sacked. Andrew William Vassel, 45, was last week fined $2,000 for failing to tell authorities about his employment at a daycare in southeast Queensland. Vassel had worked at the Beenleigh Montessori Early Learning Centre in Logan since he was hired by his wife as a gardener and maintenance man in 2018. He also dressed up as the centre's Christmas Santa, though Vassel has since claimed he doesn't recall the incident. Vassel's wife, 46-year-old Amanda Louise Vassel, was fired as the centre's director after her husband's criminal record came to light. The registered sex offender served eight months behind bars after he was found guilty of two child sex abuse offences in 2007. Following his release, he was subject to a reporting order for 15 years, which ended in 2023. However, police in June received a tip that Vassel had been working at the Beenleigh centre without reporting the employment to authorities. Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting Vassel offended against children at the centre. Andrew William Vassel was fined $2,000 after failing to tell authorities about his employment at Beenleigh Montessori Early Learning Centre. He is pictured here as the daycare Santa He fronted Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Thursday and was fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to two charges of breaching reporting obligations. Vassel claimed he didn't think he needed to report his work in a childcare centre to police as he only worked outside opening hours. Mrs Vassel was also charged with two breaches of child protection laws. She is set to face Beenleigh Magistrates Court on August 19. The daycare owners last week said they had contacted all parents and staff to 'sincerely apologise for any angst this may have caused'. 'I was horrified to learn of his criminal history prior to his engagement at the Beenleigh centre,' the statement read. The owner confirmed they knew Vassel did not have a Working With Children Check, also known as a Blue Card, but believed he had no contact with the children. It's understood at least one parent has withdrawn their two children from the centre, which cares for roughly 50 kids. One disturbed mother said she felt 'beyond sick' that a predator had been employed by the facility. 'I hope they shut this place down and revoke any licensing or ability for her and her husband to ever set foot around children again,' she wrote online. A Queensland Department of Education spokesman said the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (ECRA) would investigate the incident. 'Approved providers and nominated supervisors have clear responsibilities under the legislation regarding who may and may not be at the service premises when care is being provided to children,' he said. 'Where steps are inadequate to ensure the health and safety of children, the ECRA does not hesitate to take robust and appropriate action, including prohibition and prosecution. 'Information about prohibition action cannot be published under the Education and Care Services National Law.
