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To: LindyBill who wrote (93068)	12/31/2004 7:16:13 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793939

What have we come to? They make a Federal case out of getting rid of a stray cat? If they had trapped it and turned it over to the pound, they would have killed it. This PC is too much for me. Wal-Mart Workers Accused of Shooting Cat EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Two Wal-Mart employees who police say followed a manager's orders to shoot and kill a stray cat have been charged with federal animal cruelty. 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. 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 Jan. 4.

To: LindyBill who wrote (93068)	12/31/2004 7:24:31 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793939

I heard they gathered up all the street people and had them vote using the city hall as their address. of course it is legal was a comment.