AR-News: (Taiwan) Animal rights activists threaten to boycott firm over pet poisonings

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The China Post


2004/6/15
Amber Wang, The China Post 



Some animal rights advocates are threatening to boycott Effem Foods unless 
the company president delivers a formal apology for poisoning pets with 
contaminated products within two weeks. 
Shen Rong-cheng, secretary-general of Care Animals and Protecting the Earth 
Organization (CAPEO), also vowed to stage a protest outside the Taiwan office 
of Effem Foods, the maker of Pedigree dog food and Whiskas cat food. 
Shen said some pet owners, upset at the company's handling of compensation 
claims, have already started to boycott Pedigree and Whiskas products. 
"It's about the attitude. Some pet owners got the impression that the company 
isn't sincere in resolving the problem and just wants to pay some money to 
get it over with," she said. 
Shen rejected the case-by-case standards adopted by the company in deciding 
the amount of compensation and demanded a group negotiation with the presence 
of animal rights advocates in order to reach "reasonable settlements."

full story:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?ID=49768&GRP=B 

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