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Oh how I hate reading these things, but will I stop doing so - NO! I really
need to cancel my CNN "alert" for the keyword "cat". Although it sometimes
brings up nice little stories that I enjoy, it too often brings up stuff
like this (at least thie sickos were fired and charged with federal animal
cruelty):

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/30/ca....ap/index.html

Hugs,

CatNipped

Yet another reason for me to avoid Wal-Mart

On 2004-12-30, penned:
Yet another reason for me to avoid Wal-Mart

There are plenty of reasons to avoid Wal-Mart, but this isn't one of them.
It's not like they had a directive from the CEO to do this. These were
individual dumbasses, and Wal-Mart has suspended them without pay while
investigating the situation.

--
monique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH
with an attitude!

CatNipped wrote:
Oh how I hate reading these things, but will I stop doing so - NO! I
really need to cancel my CNN "alert" for the keyword "cat". Although
it sometimes brings up nice little stories that I enjoy, it too often
brings up stuff like this (at least thie sickos were fired and
charged with federal animal cruelty):

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/30/ca....ap/index.html

Hugs,

CatNipped


I did a bit of searching, and found an online "store feedback form" for
Wal-Mart... I suggest as many people as possible fill one out & click
submit, to they will learn that "we are not amused" by this happening

http://www.walmartstores.com/wmstore...OnlineForm.jsp

I live in IN, and am currently ashamed of us for this.... I am a licensed
gun owner, and it is very tempting to hop in the car & take a drive down to
Evansville to fine these *THREE* 'managers' responsible and see how they
like being shot at....

--?
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lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at
nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
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http://www.theindychannel.com/news/4...212312004&ts=H


Wal-Mart Fires 3 Workers After Cat Killed
Police: Two Followed Manager's Orders To Shoot Animal
POSTED: 6:52 am EST December 30, 2004
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Two Wal-Mart employees have been charged with felony
animal cruelty after police said they followed a manager's orders to shoot
and kill a stray cat.

The men, both assistant managers at the store, were arrested and released
after a court appearance Wednesday. Christopher Anderson, 29, and Jeffrey
Hardin, 21, told police the store's manager ordered them to get rid of the
animal that was living in a storage trailer behind their store.
Anderson and Hardin repeatedly shot the cat with a pellet gun from the store
until it died the following day, a Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department
report said.
"We were sickened by this cruelty," Kevin D. Miller, regional vice president
for the Arkansas-based retailer, said in a news release Thursday.
"After an internal investigation, we terminated the three associates we know
to be involved," the release said. The company did not name the employees
who were fired.
The company also plans to donate $10,000 to split between the Vanderburgh
County and Warrick County Humane Societies in Indiana, the release said.
A truck driver who reported the incident said he saw store employees placing
what he believed to be a dead animal in shrink wrap a day after he heard
workers joking about shooting the cat.
Store manager Darrel Weitzel told police he had told some of his employees
to get a gun and get rid of the cat after attempts to coax it from the
trailer failed, according to a police report.
Anderson and Hardin were scheduled for a hearing next Tuesday.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.



CatNipped wrote:
Oh how I hate reading these things, but will I stop doing so - NO! I
really need to cancel my CNN "alert" for the keyword "cat". Although
it sometimes brings up nice little stories that I enjoy, it too often
brings up stuff like this (at least thie sickos were fired and
charged with federal animal cruelty):

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/30/ca....ap/index.html

Hugs,

CatNipped



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former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at
nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

Interesting. I called the store this morning ((812)473-1815) and
someone claiming to be an assistant manager said these guys would be in
later today.

wrote:
Interesting. I called the store this morning ((812)473-1815) and
someone claiming to be an assistant manager said these guys would be
in later today.

And we all know 'assistant managers' of large stores are kept totally in the
loop

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
wrote:
Interesting. I called the store this morning ((812)473-1815) and
someone claiming to be an assistant manager said these guys would be
in later today.

And we all know 'assistant managers' of large stores are kept totally
in the loop

Jill

Exactly what I was thinking - they were probably looking at the printed
schedule, and even if the person answering the phone *were* aware that the
culprits had been fired, was probably under orders to not speak to anyone
about it - to let the 'spokesperson' of the store/company handle that.

--?
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lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at
nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
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$10,000 is a drop in the bucket for Walmart If they wanted to make a
statement, they should have done more than that. Or, as amends 10 thousand a
YEAR would be more useful as a statement that they do not endorse this sort
of thing. I avoid the store as much as possible simply because I think they
are a blight for the local retailer, but what irritates me most is the front
they put up of such total benevolence while systematically destroying small
business.

"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
...
$10,000 is a drop in the bucket for Walmart If they wanted to make a
statement, they should have done more than that. Or, as amends 10 thousand
a
YEAR would be more useful as a statement that they do not endorse this
sort
of thing. I avoid the store as much as possible simply because I think
they
are a blight for the local retailer, but what irritates me most is the
front
they put up of such total benevolence while systematically destroying
small
business.

I found it significant that the two men who did what they were told were
fired and charged, while apparently the manager who told them to do it gets
off scott free.

Joy