Mouse Thrown Into Fire Sets Home Ablaze

January 9, 2006

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FORT SUMNER, N.M. (AP) -- A mouse got its revenge against a homeowner who tried

to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to

the man's house and set it on fire.

Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner said he caught the mouse inside his house and

wanted to get rid of it.

" I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was

on fire and ran back at the house, " Mares said from a motel room Saturday.

Village Fire Chief Juan Chavez said the burning mouse ran to just beneath a

window, and the flames spread up from there and throughout the house.

No was hurt inside, but the home and everything in it was destroyed.

Unseasonably dry and windy conditions have charred more than 53,000 acres and

destroyed 10 homes in southeastern New Mexico in recent weeks.

" I've seen numerous house fires, " village Fire Department Capt. Jim Lyssy said,

" but nothing as unique as this one. "

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C. David Coats Quotes

Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife by the millions in order to

protect his domestic animals and their feed.

Then he kills domestic animals by the billions (9 billion in the U.S. alone in

1996) and eats them.

This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all these animals leads

to degenerative -- and fatal -- health conditions like heart disease, stroke,

kidney disease, and

cancer.

So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these

diseases.

Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and

malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic

animals.

Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who

kills so easily and so violently, and once a year sends out cards praying for

" Peace on Earth. "

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