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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.
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Also, I wish I had cut-n-pasted what I wrote to them.  I asked if this "
'manager' had his head up his a.s" 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.

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In rec.pets.cats.health+behav Darmok <cooncat.spam@hotpop.com> wrote:

I think we should wait until Wal-Mart is finished investigating the incident.
In this days of lawsuites over anything and everything they need to be sure
that what is claimed to have happened actually did. Remember Wal-Mart has
a lot of stores and a lot of managers and can't be held responsible when a
single manager does something stupid.

If the story turns out to be true and those involved don't get fired then I
will no longer shop at any of their stores again.

Playing devil's advocate in this one. These guys were just workers and the
original story did say Walmart was outraged by the actions of these
employees. I recommend people write to Walmart to find out what actions they
are taking. If they side with the employees then I'd launch a nationwide
protest.

Also, just curious, why do you feel the need to own such an arsenal of
weaponry?  There must be dozens of situations in youe household which could
result in accidental or non accidental death from that lot.  I could not
sleep at night if I was ware of such items in my house.

Gary.

In rec.pets.cats.health+behav Gary <gary@garywhittle.co.uk> wrote:

They shot the cat with a pellet gun. I don't know about the UK a pellet
gun is considered a toy for children.

You are indeed correct on the name calling. I just thought there may have
been a level in which we would not go to. I guess it's different strokes for
different folks. You are what you are I guess. No hard feelings. Just
observing and commenting.

Wal-Mart did do the right thing for sure. I was misguided in your recent
post in regards to the name calling. Sorry about that. I could not help but
think that way since it followed a slew of posts by two people in
particular. Never-the-less, I stand corrected.

I love kitties too and it just took me back when I read that article. I was
brought up in a place where the highest in command is ultimatly responsible
regardless if it from the action of others. Being the owner of a company, I
can tell you that if even the janitor or secretary did something like this,
I would (without any issue) take responsibility for my company. I know Sam
Walton did not come back from the dead and hire these three morons, but
Wal-Mart (in my opinion) should pay dearly in the courts along with the
three morons. When an emplyee is clocked in, they become part of the company
whether they are fired later or not. Back when I ws in the Air Force up
until now, I strongly beleive in the proper chain of command with ultimate
responsibility. As an example(although it is extreme) take Abu Grhaib prison
in Iraq. Who paid the price? Yes, the jerkoffs who abused the prisoners, but
so did the Army and ultimatly we, the United States did as we should have.
'nuff said from me. Time to go get cat food ;)