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Please LEVY a MAXIMUM FINE against Nestle-Purina for their blatant disregard of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) when their negligence boiled a cat alive. This behavior must NOT be tolerated and MUST be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Group files complaint against
Nestle/Purina after cat killed in cleaning device
By Stephanie Baumer,
KMOV.com, September 6, 2017
A watchdog group is calling for the maximum penalty to be sought against
Nestle/Purina after a cat died while inside an enclosure, saying the car was
“horrifically boiled alive” at the laboratory.
According to the Ohio-based national watchdog dog “Stop Animal Exploitation
Now!” (SAEN), in a federal report from the Department of Agriculture
inspection of Aug. 8, 2017, a large gray cat was negligently killed when it
went through a boiling hot cage washer.
“The cat, which was dark gray, went unnoticed by the staff when the cats
were placed back in the open room,” read a portion of the inspection report
cited by SAEN. “The large, dark gray holding/transport device was then sent
to the enclosure wash. Upon completion of the cleaning cycle, the cat was
found deceased in the enclosure.”
SAEN filed an official complaint with the USDA in which they called for the
maximum penalty of $10,000 per infraction/per animal.
The inspection report from the USDA states that after the incident, the
facility "acted promptly and appropriately" and "conducted an immediate
investigation and implemented immediate changes to their animal enclosure
and room cleaning procedures." The report also states that certain standard
operating procedures were modified to ensure it would not happen again.
On Wednesday, Nestle Purina released the following statement:
We are deeply saddened that this unfortunate accident occurred. We are pet
owners too and we care for all our pets. Their welfare is our top priority.
We self-reported the situation to the United States Department of
Agriculture and took immediate steps to ensure our procedures eliminated
future potential for this type of accident. This included updating our
process and re-training all employees.
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