Viral news: Cat banned from Tesco Express in Norwich has pet-lovers calling for a boycott of the business

Little Pumpkin

There have been so many cases recently where businesses are going out of their way to ban cats who come on their property. Little Pumpkin is probably the most famous cat in the world after Tesco Express in Thorpe Marriott, Norwich banned the cat. This could prove bad for business for Tesco since pet-loving …

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PETA makes suspended Verizon worker ‘Hero to Animals Award’ recipient

Maurice German

Do you remember the Philadelphia Verizon employee, Maurice German, who used the company’s cherry picker to rescue a cat stuck atop a telephone pole for 15 hours? Elisa wrote about him. Well, his employer wasn’t happy with what he did because he did something outside of his contract of employment using company equipment. They …

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Big Business needs to be socially responsible. Pet food manufacturers are one example.

Big Business needs to be socially responsible. Pet food manufacturers are one example

Here are some examples of social irresponsibility by companies or industries. Microsoft: The recent worldwide viral malware infecting millions of computers using Windows operating systems, mainly XP, can in part be blamed on Microsoft’s desire to constantly ‘upgrade’ their operating systems to force people to buy more but the downside is that they make …

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PetSmart to acquire Chewy.com for $3.35 billion

Merger of pet products companies

Nnnooooo!!! This is the overwhelming response as word spread via social media on April 18 when PetSmart, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chewy, Inc., the online pet retailer with amazing discount prices. It appears PetSmart has a strategy and combining the new companies will create a better company …

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America’s largest pet food manufacturer is also largest owner of veterinary hospitals

Mars dominates the pet scene in America. They have just bought a chain of veterinary hospitals to make them the largest owner of animal hospitals/clinics in the USA. Mars now own Banfield and VCA veterinary clinics/hospitals. Mars also manufacturers a large range of pet foods brands: Cesar, Eukanuba, Iams, Natura, Pedgigree, Royal Canin, Sheba, …

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