kitten in the window at Macy's - NOT A BAD THING

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Thank you to those who shared this and other additional information. I

apologize to the person who pointed out to me that I was wrong about the

street name I listed.

 

I am very relieved to know that the SPCA is on-site and that this is an

effort to promote adoption of homeless animals.

 

However, I personally do not agree with putting pets in windows like

presents, sometimes leading to, as someone posted, impulse buying of animals

as gifts or for instant gratification without long-term consideration of

life caring for a pet.

 

I would think that cute, life-size photos of animals up for adoption with

information leaflets in the store could do a very good job for the cause

without product-izing pets or traumatizing young animals.

 

Thanks again to those who replied.

Karen

 

 

>Moya Stone <agathasprose

>Karen Witham <karenwitham, ,

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>Re: kitten in the window at Macy's - NOT A BAD THING

>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:45:05 -0800 (PST)

>

>Hello Karen et al -

>

> Please don't jump to conclusions. The animals in the Macy's window

>displays are from the SF SPCA. I volunteer for that event every year and

>the animals are well cared for. They are checked on regularly and those of

>us who volunteer outside the windows monitor the animals and go inside to

>the Macy's SPCA office to let the caretakers know if an animal needs

>something.

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> I was there on Saturday afternoon working and all was fine w/the

>kittens. I stopped by again Saturday night and I did not see anything

>amiss.

>

> Macy's is doing a great thing for homeless pets - do not assume they

>have a " lack of concern. " As of Saturday, 151 cats had been adopted and 10

>dogs and that's just from the window display since Thanksgiving. They

>should be congratulated.

>

> I encourage you to go to Macy's, speak to the SPCA people and see for

>yourself. This is not evil Macy's abusing animals - this is a really good

>thing.

>

> Cheers - Moya

>

>Karen Witham <karenwitham wrote:

> Hello everyone --

>

>My partner told me that he saw a kitten in a window display at Macy's

>(downtown SF) Saturday night -- alone and looking scared as passers-by

>stopped to stare and take photos -- part of some kind of dollhouse exhibit

>on the Sutter Street side.

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>I planned to go over today to try to talk to a manager, but I wanted to

>check with the list to see if anyone else had seen/heard of this and see if

>perhaps we could get an activist or humane society organization involved to

>help? I'm concerned for both the individual kitten as well as the message

>being sent to the public about animals (and Macy's lack of concern for

>them)

>-- as we know but others apparently do not, animals are not decorations or

>objects, but living creatures.

>

>Many thanks -- Karen

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