{"id":451548,"date":"2025-12-16T19:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/451548\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:29:10","slug":"woman-kicked-by-camel-and-hurt-during-christmas-performance-at-houston-area-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/451548\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman kicked by camel and hurt during Christmas performance at Houston-area church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Creating a realistic Christmas nativity scene can be risky business, as everyone in a crowded Houston-area church learned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A woman was injured after being kicked by a camel during a Christmas performance at Champion Forest Baptist Church. Video was shared on Facebook by our partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1270282794910055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1270282794910055\">Grizzy\u2019s Hood News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">This happened during a holiday presentation that featured live animals, including camels.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In the video, you see the camel kick the woman with its hind left leg as it was led down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Emergency responders took the woman to a hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThis could\u2019ve been very deadly y\u2019all,\u201d Grizzy said in a comment on the Facebook post.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">An update confirmed that the woman was treated for her injuries has since been released from the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Camels can kick at speeds up to 40 mph, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/27503-camels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/27503-camels.html\">livescience.com<\/a>. They also spit when they get annoyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Church officials have not publicly commented on the incident.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p><b>About Grizzy\u2019s Hood News<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Grizzy\u2019s Hood News is a Houston-based independent news outlet known for its raw, real-time reporting and strong community connection. Founded by Griselda Castillo, the platform has built a loyal following by covering stories from the ground up \u2014 often from the very streets where they happen. Through live updates, social storytelling, and direct engagement with Houstonians, Grizzy\u2019s Hood News amplifies local voices and shines a light on stories that matter to everyday people across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Creating a realistic Christmas nativity scene can be risky business, as everyone in a crowded Houston-area church learned.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":451549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[3425,207335,207336,207337,44679,30573,4345,50,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-451548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-animals","9":"tag-camel","10":"tag-champion-forest","11":"tag-champion-forest-baptist-church","12":"tag-christmas","13":"tag-church","14":"tag-houston","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115730904774173002","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}