Re: [pyrnet] Pet stores/outcome?

["Amy Bailey" <newbailey@attbi.com>]

Jess & Sam,

Ultimately it's the fact that there even were dead puppies that is the shame
and problem.  This is an instance where the law needs to be changed to deal
with the real offfense - animal neglect and abuse because it makes a better
business outcome than care and treatment, but at least they were punished
for something.

My former brother in law was an attorney in New Jersey and told us a bizarre
story about a client being prosecuted for animal abuse for shooting a
squirrel in his house with a shotgun.  He claimed the squirrel was a menace
so he shot it in the family room.  I can't imagine how much damage there was
both to the house and the psyche of his children by such an action (or the
consequences of keeping a loaded weapon in the house) but the Humane Society
brought suit against him for abuse and won.

Amy


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jessica @ DaVor" <woods@davor.com>
To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Pet stores/outcome?


> Amy,
>
> The laws vary with the area in which you live.  In Philly you're
technically
> not allowed to bury your dead pets in the backyard--they're supposed to be
> cremated.  I dunno what the law regarding roadkill is, but I do know that
> the Department of Streets has a separate truck that routinely goes out and
> collects them.
>
> I would say, however, that with the quantity involved in the pet store's
> case, that would also cause concern.  One dead puppy is not as much of a
> health violation as 7...
>
> Jess & Sam
> Levittown PA
> woods@davor.com
>
>
> on 7/24/02 09:23, Amy Bailey at newbailey@attbi.com wrote:
>
> > Barb,
> >
> > Out of curiosity, how were they supposed to dispose of the bodies?
> >
> > Last summer, a cat was hit by a car in front of my house.  When I
discovered
> > it, it had been dead for several hours.  I called the animal control
officer
> > to see if anyone had reported a missing cat and to say that I had found
this
> > one.  It appeared to have been well taken care of, but no ID and it was
a
> > mostly black cat out at night.   He told me to put in my trash bag.
Since
> > trash day was a few days away, I kept it seperately in case the owner
turned
> > up and had other plans.  Unfortunately, trash day arrived before the
owner
> > (who neither the animal control officer nor I ever did hear from) and I
did
> > put it out.
> >
> > When I made my holiday donation to the SPCA, it was included on my
memorium
> > list.
> >
> > Amy
>
>
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