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Old December 30th 04, 08:19 PM
Jim Vandenberger
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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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Old December 30th 04, 09:29 PM
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If the courts don't deal with them correctly, someone out there will.

"Jim Vandenberger" wrote in message
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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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Old December 30th 04, 09:40 PM
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"Erik" wrote in message
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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????
--
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Old December 30th 04, 11:31 PM
blkcatgal
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Just one more reason why I will not shop at Wal-Mart.

S.

"Jim Vandenberger" wrote in message
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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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Old December 31st 04, 12:35 AM
buick
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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
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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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Old December 31st 04, 12:39 AM
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Mathew Kagis wrote:
"Erik" wrote in message
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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


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lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at
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Old December 31st 04, 01:09 AM
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Mathew Kagis wrote:

"Erik" wrote in message
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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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Old December 31st 04, 04:37 AM
Erik
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You mean one of these Andersons???

http://www.whitepages.com/search/Fin...p=&state_id=IN

"buick" wrote in message
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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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Old December 31st 04, 01:36 PM
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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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Old December 31st 04, 02:07 PM
Magic Mood Jeep©
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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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