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Wal-Mart Workers Accused of Shooting Cat
Wal-Mart Workers Accused of Shooting Cat
2 Wal-Mart Employees in Indiana Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty for Shooting Stray Cat The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2004 - 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 Supercenter, 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. All managers potentially involved in the incident have been suspended without pay pending an internal investigation and could be fired, said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sharon Weber. "We were outraged when we learned of this incident. This kind of action is completely inconsistent with the way we do business," she 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. |
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If the courts don't deal with them correctly, someone out there will.
"Jim Vandenberger" wrote in message ... Wal-Mart Workers Accused of Shooting Cat 2 Wal-Mart Employees in Indiana Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty for Shooting Stray Cat The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2004 - 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 Supercenter, 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. All managers potentially involved in the incident have been suspended without pay pending an internal investigation and could be fired, said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sharon Weber. "We were outraged when we learned of this incident. This kind of action is completely inconsistent with the way we do business," she 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. |
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"Erik" wrote in message news:jAZAd.11783$Q%4.63@fed1read06... 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. If the courts don't deal with them correctly, someone out there will. ..... I'll voulunteer.... Might have trouble getting my Katana over the US border. Anyone on the American side able to lend me a sword???? -- Mathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas |
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Just one more reason why I will not shop at Wal-Mart.
S. "Jim Vandenberger" wrote in message ... Wal-Mart Workers Accused of Shooting Cat 2 Wal-Mart Employees in Indiana Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty for Shooting Stray Cat The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2004 - 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 Supercenter, 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. All managers potentially involved in the incident have been suspended without pay pending an internal investigation and could be fired, said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sharon Weber. "We were outraged when we learned of this incident. This kind of action is completely inconsistent with the way we do business," she 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. |
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If you'd like to speak your mind, look up Christopher Andersons phone number
at whitepages.com. "Jim Vandenberger" wrote in message ... Wal-Mart Workers Accused of Shooting Cat 2 Wal-Mart Employees in Indiana Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty for Shooting Stray Cat The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2004 - 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 Supercenter, 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. All managers potentially involved in the incident have been suspended without pay pending an internal investigation and could be fired, said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sharon Weber. "We were outraged when we learned of this incident. This kind of action is completely inconsistent with the way we do business," she 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. |
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Mathew Kagis wrote:
"Erik" wrote in message news:jAZAd.11783$Q%4.63@fed1read06... 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. If the courts don't deal with them correctly, someone out there will. .... I'll voulunteer.... Might have trouble getting my Katana over the US border. Anyone on the American side able to lend me a sword???? -- Mathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas We have 2 machettis, a couple of axes/hatchets & a chainsaw out in the garage.... plus a shotgun and 4 (legal - both hubby & I are licensed) handguns in the house - - and we live in IN.... it's VERY tempting, not only the 2 brainless 'assistant managers' that did the deed, but for the 'store manager' that ordered it done. 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 --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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Mathew Kagis wrote:
"Erik" wrote in message news:jAZAd.11783$Q%4.63@fed1read06... 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. If the courts don't deal with them correctly, someone out there will. .... I'll voulunteer.... Might have trouble getting my Katana over the US border. Anyone on the American side able to lend me a sword???? Need some company? At the very least, they should get exactly what they did to that poor cat done to them! Then again, so should the store manager who told them to do it in the first place. |
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You mean one of these Andersons???
http://www.whitepages.com/search/Fin...p=&state_id=IN "buick" wrote in message ... If you'd like to speak your mind, look up Christopher Andersons phone number at whitepages.com. "Jim Vandenberger" wrote in message ... Wal-Mart Workers Accused of Shooting Cat 2 Wal-Mart Employees in Indiana Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty for Shooting Stray Cat The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2004 - 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 Supercenter, 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. All managers potentially involved in the incident have been suspended without pay pending an internal investigation and could be fired, said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sharon Weber. "We were outraged when we learned of this incident. This kind of action is completely inconsistent with the way we do business," she 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. |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:39:31 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
wrote: 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 Just fired off a complaint ... if their britches aren't smoldering when they finish reading it, I'd be surprised. I am totally outraged at this. Wal-Mart was to begin construction of a store in my home town this upcoming year (2005). I may lead a protest against it. |
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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. ------------ Also, I wish I had cut-n-pasted what I wrote to them. I asked if this " 'manager' had his head up his ass" and wheter or not he had heard of Animal Control, Humane Society, ASPCA, etc., and wished the same treatment to them that they gave the cat. Darmok wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:39:31 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote: 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 Just fired off a complaint ... if their britches aren't smoldering when they finish reading it, I'd be surprised. I am totally outraged at this. Wal-Mart was to begin construction of a store in my home town this upcoming year (2005). I may lead a protest against it. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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