It must be an occupational hazard. As long as I’ve been a Cat Advocate, I’ve encountered the people who respond to humane issues with some variation of it’s only an animal, or it’s just wrong to care so much about a pet, or, in what is supposed to be the real argument crusher, you’re treating [...]
Posts Tagged ‘animal cruelty’
Pets as Slaves
I am shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Dawn Brancheau, a veteran Sea World trainer, by the killer whale I’m sure she thought she knew. My heart goes out to her family and friends. However, in the broader view, I can’t improve on this statement by Jean-Michel Cousteau: Cousteau makes the point [...]
Chemnutra Owners on Probation for Pet Food Contamination
Any further penalty for the husband and wife owners of Chemnutra, the company which knowingly imported contaminated gluten into the United States, and maimed and killed tens of thousands of cats and dogs? Probation and a total of $35,000 in fines, just as a commenter pointed out in this thread from Friday. A last minute [...]
The Pet Food Scandal of 2007: One Woman’s Story
This was sent to me for publishing in response to my attempts to get the word out about about the potential light sentence faced by the defendants in the Pet Food Scandal of 2007. Re: USA vs. ChemNutra /Stephen Miller/Sally Miller Dear Mr. Xxxxx: It is with great difficulty we write to you today. Our [...]
The Melamine Scandal: Sentencing
This is a guest post from FelineDadinFla, who has been following the important story from the beginning. Anyone remember the pet-food recall of 2007?… Anyone lost a pet from that, or had one sick?… Anyone disgusted or angered over it?…. Reasonable estimates are that as many as four or five thousand dogs and cats were [...]
