Consumerist
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poor taste
Personalized Jerseys Available For Michael Vick's Canine Fans, If He Has Any
In what we wish were an oversight by NFLSHOP.com, you can purchase a Philadelphia Eagles jersey for your dog...customized with Michael Vick's name and number. The New York Daily News ordered one yesterday, and the NFL has no intention to block customers from buying canine jerseys with VIck's name. Should they? More » -
pet stores
Petland Employees Drowned Rabbits, Posted Photos on Facebook
We've written about pet store chain Petland before, due to their documented use of puppy mills and snarky response to groups that protested said use of puppy mills. Now PETA claims to have found photos on a Petland employee's Facebook page that show her grinning while holding up the wet, lifeless bodies of two rabbits she had just drowned. More » -
infomercials
Snuggie For Dogs Strains Human-Canine Relations Nationwide
When you wrap yourself in a Snuggie on a cold evening, does your dog stare up at you with sad, wistful eyes? Even when you're not holding a bowl of popcorn? It's time for you to acknowledge that your dog is jealous of your Snuggie.
Fortunately, there is now a solution to this problem. Meet the Snuggie for Dogs. Yes, there's a video. More »
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Petland
Petland Uses Puppy Mills
Jane Weaver of MSNBC writes:
After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions at puppy mills around the country.
While puppy mills aren't illegal, they're also not places where dogs are treated as anything more than merchandise—and the Humane Society says that the 21 Petland stores they investigated mislead buyers on where the dogs actually come from.
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comcast
Three Comcast Contract Workers Arrested For Torturing, Spray-Painting Kitten
Three Comcast contract workers were arrested when a witness discovered that a kitten had been spray-painted and nearly kicked to death, ABC 4 in West Valley, Utah reports. Jesus Villalovos was arrested for animal cruelty and obstruction of justice and 2 other men were cited with class B misdemeanors. The men were working in the area as contractors for Comcast around the time of the incident. Details, inside... More » -
animal cruelty
Like Horses? Don't Ride NYC Carriages
The next time you visit the Big Apple, you might want to steer clear of those romantic carriage rides through Central Park if you're an animal lover. According to WCBS TV, "A New York City report says the horses that take passengers on carriage rides in Central Park and around Manhattan work without enough water, shade or veterinary exams." The report, the first of its kind by the city, was prompted after a carriage horse collapsed and died last summer in front of onlookers. More »
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