Animal Rights Activists 'behind farm arson attack'

October 2009

A 72 year old man in England, Keith Stephens, writes an article for the Farmer magazine about culling badgers. Of course, the animal rights people located there are not too happy with it. How do they respond?? Did they write in a rebuttal perhaps, try and persuade the man that he had his facts wrong?? No way. Animal rights proceeded to burn his barn down, pour battery acid over his 3 cars and took down yards of fencing and uproot the fence posts. Then offensive slogans were spray-painted across the doors of a barn.(before they burned it down) The damage estimate is at 60 thousand dollars over a one year period. Animal rights harassed this elderly couple for a year.

Real nice message animal rights is leaving to the world. Do as we demand or you will pay the price. It kind of reminds me of the way Hitler used to operate.

Mr Stephens has run 20-acre Acorn Farm, with 100 sheep, for 50 years. He lives there with wife Pat age 70.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/6336712/Animal-rights-activists-behind-farm-arson-attack.html

PETA Protesting KFC

PETA has been protesting Kentucky Fried Chicken ( KFC) for close to 7 years. In PETA'S own words-- "PETA has been pressuring fast-food chain KFC to stop the worst abuses of chickens, like scalding birds to death, slitting their throats while they're still conscious, and drugging and breeding them to grow so large that they cripple beneath their own weight." While the propandga about KFC is very well done, how does all this protesting show in the bottom line of KFC. How much has PETA affected the business and profits of KFC after 7 years?

The answer might surprise you. KFC's business has never been better. Profits and sales are way up and in fact much better then the company predicted. PETA'S 7 years of protesting appears to have no effect what-so-ever on their business.

Yum Brands' profit jumps 18%, beats forecasts

"LOUISVILLE (AP) — Chain restaurant operator Yum Brands (YUM) said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter profit climbed 18%, thanks in part to robust business in China.

The company that owns Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut earned $334 million, or 69 cents a share, for the period that ended Sept. 5. That compares with a profit of $282 million, or 58 cents a share, during the same period last year.

Yum, which operates nearly 3,300 restaurants in mainland China, said sales in the country rose 10%. That excludes a 1-percentage-point benefit of foreign currency conversions.

Excluding one-time items, the company's quarterly profit amounted to 70 cents a share.

Revenue for the quarter fell 2% to $2.78 billion, down from $2.84 billion last year.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected Yum to earn 58 cents a share, excluding one-time items, on revenue of $2.79 billion.

Officials at the Louisville-based company said they were boosting their full-year profit forecast, thanks to the stronger-than-expected performance in China. The company now expects to earn $2.14 a share for the year. That's up from its previous forecast of $2.10 a share.

Yum operates more than 36,000 restaurants in 110 countries.

Its shares climbed 39 cents to $35.25 in after-hours trading Tuesday after closing at $34.86 during regular trading."

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2009-10-06-yum-brands_N.htm?csp=34

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Hot Car Kills Dog of SPCA CEO

Robin Star left her blind dog in her hot car for four hours while she went to work as chief executive officer of the Richmond SPCA.

http://www.examiner.com/x-16781-Tallahassee-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Animal-rights-CEO-accidently-leaves-dog-in-car-kills-it

Yes, Robin Starr should be held to a higher standard. However, in no way does the accidental death of her family pet strengthen her position as CEO of the Richmond SPCA; on the contrary, I am not even sure she should remain in that position. Robin Starr should lose her job, because she did something most of us would be prosecuted for. It took 7 days for her to come up with this story for damage control. If not it will just hurt the SPCA’s reputation even more than she already has. I do not see how she could possibly keep her position without losing many loyal volunteers, and donors. Practice what you preach and TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for what you did. She has proven by her own actions that she would not show such understanding had this exact incident happened to me.

Is this story by Citizen newspaper untrue? Citizen recounted a story of a K9 officer charged with neglect when the Air Conditioning failed in his cruiser. Robin Starr pressured the DA to bring charges. The officer was charged and the judge found him not-guilty because of mechanical failure. Of course the officer didn't kill his dog on purpose but Robin Starr wanted him to pay anyway.

Robin Starr and or her husband are guilty of animal cruelty!...They should be charged under the Animal Care and Protection Act as well as conspiracy for hold back the truth for seven days. She is trying to use her husband to take the blame and cover for her so she can keep her well paying AR job. Under Virginia Law you are responsible for what happens in your vehicle. If anyone else had done this and the animal died, the person or persons would have been arrested….My vote would be to fire her from her nice cushion job and the Commonwealth Attorney bring forth the charges so she can have the judge fine and sentence her. Found below are two similar incidences.

Heat kills Labrador retriever left in car on Bainbridge

"Bainbridge Island police report that a woman inadvertently left her dog, a black Lab named "Bear," in her car for a couple of hours on Thursday.

When she found the animal, it was dead.

The woman returned home at 11 a.m. but forgot the dog was in car. She began looking for the animal in the car several hours later.

Police say the car's windows were apparently closed. Investigators determined that outside temperatures ranged from 70.02 to 80 degrees but could have reached from 110 to 120 degrees inside the vehicle.

The case will be forwarded to prosecutors for possible charges."

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/177095.asp

Heatwave kills unsheltered dog August 26, 2009

Gold Coast dog owners whose Rhodesian ridgeback died after being tied to the clothes line in searing heat this week are likely to face charges.

The RSPCA received a complaint about the treatment of the dog after its death on Monday from heat stress at a residence near Hope Island.

The couple are likely to be charged under the Animal Care and Protection Act.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/heatwave-kills-unsheltered-dog-20090826-eysw.html

Up date- The Robin Starr incident has now gone national with 389 news articles. Richmond Animal Care and Control is investigating the death of a pet belonging to the head of the Richmond SPCA. "At this time, charges are not forthcoming for Robin Starr," and added the case is under investigation."

Now, I do realize that this was an accident but if it was me that did it, I would be talking to a lawyer right about now.