July 2001 DAIA was contacted by a Florida woman whose two cats had been poisoned to death with antifreeze. When the second cat got sick, she found a bowl of tuna mixed with antifreeze in her neighbor’s yard and called the police. Her neighbor admitted to the police that he had put out the antifreeze intentionally … Read more »
July 2001 An activist alerted PETA that several cats had suffered and/or died after becoming entangled in the batting cages’ netting at Incarnate Word Academy in Corpus Christi, Texas. PETA obtained disturbing video footage of a cat trapped in the mesh, spread-eagled, panting, and clearly in distress, desperately struggling to escape. The footage also showed the … Read more »
April 2001 PETA wrote to the St. John Health System in Detroit, Michigan, after receiving numerous complaints about its use of cats to teach endotracheal intubation (ETI) in pediatric advanced life support (PALS) classes. These classes were optional training for nurses and emergency-room physicians. We informed St. John Health System that there are humane alternatives to … Read more »
April 2001 PETA received a call from a former employee of North Las Vegas’ Parks and Recreation Department, who reported to us that each year, on the opening day of the city’s pools, hundreds of fish were dumped into the pools and children were given plastic bags with which to capture the fish and take them … Read more »
April 2001 After months of local activism and letters from PETA and veterinarians, Shenango Valley animal shelter agreed to discontinue the use of the gas chamber and give injections a “trial run.”
April 2001 Florida residents contacted us in February after hearing a local radio show during which a caller had bragged about killing his dog. The man stated that the dog had bitten his son, who had apparently been kicking her. The caller bragged that after dropping his child at the doctor, he returned to the house … Read more »
April 2001 In January 2001, PETA learned that General Motors (GM) administrators routinely ordered maintenance crews to trap and drown “nuisance” animals, such as raccoons and coyotes, at the Milford Proving Grounds plant in Michigan. We fired off a letter of protest to GM President and CEO G. Richard Wagoner Jr., and in March, GM agreed … Read more »
April 2001 In March, a distraught couple in Speedwell, Tennessee, contacted us after a neighbor viciously attacked their dog, Half Shell. Apparently, the man had cut the beagle’s tether and coaxed her onto his property, where he repeatedly picked the dog up and slammed her to the ground before kicking her and walking away. Half Shell’s … Read more »
April 2001 PETA received a call from a floral manager of a Tops Market, a grocery-store chain with more than 130 stores scattered across the East Coast, about a product she was to begin selling in her store called “Betta Fish Arrangement,” a small vase containing a betta fish and a plant. We immediately sent a … Read more »
April 2001 PETA was inundated with e-mail messages and calls of concern about a product being sold by 1-800-FLOWERS called “Enchanted Tranquil Garden.” Many of the callers told us they had received the product, a vase containing a betta fish and a plant, as a gift and that the fish had arrived dead! We immediately wrote … Read more »
April 2001 A Texas woman contacted us in December after witnessing a horrible act of animal cruelty on her street. Her neighbor’s horse, Jake, had apparently gotten out of his stables and was struck by a car. The severely injured animal was down with internal injuries, broken legs, and a broken back. Jake’s owner stated to … Read more »
January 2001 PETA was inundated with e-mails expressing concern over the inception of an online pet store called “OrderPuppy.com.” The site showed listings for purebred puppies, to be ordered online and shipped anywhere in the country from a notoriously cruel animal dealer in Kansas. The site even provided a virtual shopping cart in which to place … Read more »
January 2001 Tennessee firefighters contacted us in February after one of their own shot and killed a dog who frequently made his home at their station. The chow belonged to a local landscaping company and was a regular presence at the firehouse, where he was known and loved. Apparently, the man lost patience with the dog … Read more »
January 2001 Michigan pro-hunting lobbyists rallied at the State Capitol and convinced the House of Representatives to repeal the state’s ban on dove hunting. These gentle birds have been protected in Michigan for 95 years and have for centuries remained the universal symbol of peace. In response, PETA posted an action alert on the our Web … Read more »
January 2001 A year ago, PETA began receiving complaints about the use of Avitrol to poison pigeons and other birds at Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. After we provided the director of engineering with information on humane alternatives, he said that the hospital would stop poisoning pigeons and implement an effective, long-term pigeon control program. … Read more »
