“Number of pets in Bedford animal hoarding case reaches 103 - Lynchburg News and Advance” plus 2 more |
- Number of pets in Bedford animal hoarding case reaches 103 - Lynchburg News and Advance
- Woman, pets die in Kansas City fire - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Cepia sues Build-A-Bear, alleging $646,000 in unpaid Zhu Zhu Pets bills - Birmingham Business Journal
| Number of pets in Bedford animal hoarding case reaches 103 - Lynchburg News and Advance Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT The number of pets involved in a Bedford County animal hoarding case has reached 103. Most of the animals were found living inside a home in the Thaxton community. Investigators said late Tuesday afternoon that charges are pending against the owner. Veterinarians at Angels of Assisi declined to comment on the overall condition of the animals. In general terms, vets said they worry about skin disease and respiratory illness in hoarding cases. The amount of ammonia measured inside the home was more than 200 parts per million. Occupational Health and Safety Administration regulations require respirators to be worn if ammonia levels reach over 50 parts per million. Investigators confirmed they've been getting calls from neighbors in the area with missing pets, five so far. Angels of Assisi has not had to put any of the 103 animals down.
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| Woman, pets die in Kansas City fire - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:45 AM PDT A woman and two of her pets died in a house fire in Kansas City. Chief fire marshal Floyd Peoples says the fire was reported about 1 a.m. Monday. He says when crews arrived at the house, they found a woman in her 50s with severe burns. She was taken to an area hospital, where she later died. Firefighters were able to rescue two of the woman's four animals. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire damaged the exterior wall to the home next door, but Peoples says damage to that home was not significant. Posted in Metro, Missouri on Monday, September 27, 2010 7:16 am Updated: 8:00 am. | Tags: This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:39 PM PDT Toymaker Cepia LLC has fired the latest salvo in a dispute with retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop. Cepia brought suit for $646,366 against Build-A-Bear Sept. 16 in St. Louis County Circuit Court, alleging Build-A-Bear either underpaid or had not paid at all six invoices from Cepia between Nov. 12, 2009, and Jan. 27. The dispute between the two St. Louis companies — publicly traded Build-A-Bear Workshop, headed by founder, CEO and major shareholder Maxine Clark, and privately held Cepia, led by owner and CEO Russell Hornsby — came out in the open at the end of July. Build-A-Bear President John Haugh said in an investor conference call July 29 that the company was ending its partnership with Cepia because the retailer's roll-out of Zhu Zhu Pets, a series of robotic hamster toys, did not meet Build-A-Bear's expectations. Build-A-Bear, which allows customers to make their own stuffed animals, reported an $8.5 million loss for its second quarter during that call. Hornsby issued his own statement the next day, saying the sales performance of Zhu Zhu Pets at Build-A-Bear Workshop is unrelated to the overall health of the Zhu Zhu Pets brand and is more a reflection of issues at Build-A-Bear. "We are disappointed they chose to link their financial performance with Zhu Zhu Pets," Hornsby's statement said in part. He was also quoted saying Cepia had cut off deliveries to Build-A-Bear as part of a pay dispute. As a private company, Cepia does not release its financial data. Last year, a toy industry analyst estimated Cepia would reach $70 million in sales, primarily based on sales of its popular, electronic hamsters, which Toys R Us named one of the hot toys of the 2009 holiday season. Zhu Zhu Pets also sell at large retailers, including Walmart and Target. A company source said Cepia was on track to reach sales this year of $600 million. Stephen D'Aunoy of the Thompson Coburn law firm filed the suit for Cepia. The document alleges Build-A-Bear received six invoices totaling $4.95 million from Cepia but made only partial payments on two of them and paid nothing on four others. Jill Saunders, a spokeswoman for Build-A-Bear, said in a statement her company is "disappointed that Cepia LLC chose to pursue a lawsuit rather than attempt to resolve this dispute through discussion. We remain open to resolving this matter informally and, in fact, we have attempted to do so. However, if Cepia insists on litigating, we will defend this lawsuit vigorously." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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