Speed Bump by Dave Coverly
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Court: Menu Foods harassed pet owners
Just when you think Menu Food's has reached rock bottom, they grab themselves a chisel and break through to another, deeper sewer.
From USA Today via Dogster (don't ask).
Read the entire, sordid story.
From USA Today via Dogster (don't ask).
Court: Menu Foods harassed pet ownersThe pet food company that recalled 60 million cans of contaminated dog and cat food repeatedly made harassing phone calls to pet owners who had lawyers and said they didn't want to talk, even after a judge ordered the firm to leave them alone, court records show.Lawyers from six firms representing clients who claim their pets were harmed by Menu's pet food asked a federal judge in New Jersey Wednesday to stop Menu from "bullying" people who had called the company since the recall was announced March 16, according to their court filing.
U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman in Camden, N.J., agreed with the plaintiffs, describing the calls as "aggressive," according to a transcript of the hearing obtained by USA TODAY.
"It's one thing for two people to sit down at the table and voluntarily agree to settle their case. It's another thing to harass people on weekends through automated phone calls," Hillman said to Edward Ruff of Pretzel & Stouffer, Menu's lawyer.
Read the entire, sordid story.
Friday, May 18, 2007
60 Abandoned Cats Need Help!
Anyone out there in the Cincinnati, OH, area? If you are, and have room & time to foster a kittie or three, shelters out there have a bunch of kitties that need help. Apparently, Pet Alliance, Save Our Strays, and Silver Bells Rescue stumbled into a house full of abandoned kitties.
Some sub-human got evicted, and just walked away without even telling anyone there were sixty kitties in the house. More information here and here.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007
It's strange how time flies when you're checking recall notices.
Hi. This is the Food Source.
I did not realize how long it had been since we had posted. I've spent most of my on-line time checking food recall notices and reading dozens of other cat blogs. With luck someone will be able to post something related to the clowder later this week.
In the mean time, a picture from a glorious site I found recently. Enjoy.
I did not realize how long it had been since we had posted. I've spent most of my on-line time checking food recall notices and reading dozens of other cat blogs. With luck someone will be able to post something related to the clowder later this week.
In the mean time, a picture from a glorious site I found recently. Enjoy.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Menu Foods -- The Victims
UPDATE: Per a post on the Pet Food Recall Photo Gallery, this image was created by a member of the Menu foods Recall Group. Tee-shirts and related apparel are available at CafePress.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Cat For Sale
For Sale, Cheap. Large White Tom Cat.
About 12 Years Old. Spoiled Rotten.
Free or Best Offer. Will deliver.
Relax. I'm not actually selling Radcliff, although I might consider any offers.
I don't know if he was upset because of the thunderstorms, or he was just bored, or what. But he woke me up about every half hour all night long. I would rub his head a bit, try to cuddle with him, and he would let me go back to sleep for a while.
Just to rub it in, now he's asleep on my bed.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Allie
The Food Source is spending all his time calling Iowa Telecom trying to find out why downloading web pages is so unreliable, and reading blogs whenever things are working for a moment.
I spend most of the day lying on the computer table, so I decided to introduce myself.
Long ago, in a galaxy far far away (New Jersey, 1998), I was sitting in a cage in Petsmart. I was tired of that life. So when the guy who became my Food Source started looking in the window, I decided I was going home with him.
So I stared at him, thinking "take me home", "take me home", "take me home". I don't think he got it.
He kept checking out other kitties. I kept staring at him, thinking "take me home".
Eventually, it started to work. He started talking to me, and opened my cage. I hopped out of his arms, and dashed under the row of cages.
Hey, I was thinking "take me home", not "touch me".
Eventually he came back and put me in a little mobile cage, and took me home. The bad news is he took one of the other cats, too. A big, pushy white tom cat that insists on being the center of attention all the time.
But I eat well and regularly, the litter box is usually clean, and there are lots of places to sleep in the sun, so it's a tolerable life.
Sleeping on Mom's bed
OK, what do you want?
I spend most of the day lying on the computer table, so I decided to introduce myself.
Long ago, in a galaxy far far away (New Jersey, 1998), I was sitting in a cage in Petsmart. I was tired of that life. So when the guy who became my Food Source started looking in the window, I decided I was going home with him.
So I stared at him, thinking "take me home", "take me home", "take me home". I don't think he got it.
He kept checking out other kitties. I kept staring at him, thinking "take me home".
Eventually, it started to work. He started talking to me, and opened my cage. I hopped out of his arms, and dashed under the row of cages.
Hey, I was thinking "take me home", not "touch me".
Eventually he came back and put me in a little mobile cage, and took me home. The bad news is he took one of the other cats, too. A big, pushy white tom cat that insists on being the center of attention all the time.
But I eat well and regularly, the litter box is usually clean, and there are lots of places to sleep in the sun, so it's a tolerable life.
Sleeping in her favorite box
Sleeping on Mom's bed
OK, what do you want?
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