Posted on 07/23/2004 7:16:30 AM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar
Pets Stores Stop Sales Of Mailman Shaped Dog Treats
TORONTO (Reuters) - Dogs chomping on mail carrier-shaped treats is no laughing matter for Canada Post.
The unamused Canadian postal service -- whose carriers endure more than their share of real dog bites -- convinced Pet Valu Inc. stores to stop carrying Bark Bars, dog biscuits that come shaped like cats and letter carriers.
"This is not in any way, shape, or form funny for us, and to make light of that ... I don't see that as funny at all, not even in the least," said John Caines, Canada Post's national media relations manager.
The pet store chain, which has 292 outlets in Canada, agreed to withdraw the treats after it received a letter from Canada Post saying that employees were concerned about the risks mail carriers face from dogs and unhappy with having dog biscuits shaped in their likeness.
Earlier this summer, a letter carrier from Chatham in southwestern Ontario broke both her wrists and had part of her ear ripped off when she was attacked by two pitbull-like dogs.
Caines said that in the first six months of 2004 there were 160 dog attacks on mail carriers across Canada.
I brought some People crackers for my dog with a mailman included and as smart as my dog is she didn't recognize the cracker as a mailman
Just one more sign of what a screwed up country Canada is.
i gave my doggy some nabisco crackers and then he went on a rampage against my neighbor's doublewide
Don't laugh. This is considered protecting national security in Canada.
In next week's Canadian news:
Canadian goldfish advocates demand end of cheese flavored "Goldfish" cracker sales.
LOL! What are they afraid of?!? Are they worried that dogs will become trained to look out for, and want to bite "real" people that are an inch tall!?!? LOL
Aren't you aware of PETAC?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal Crackers?
At least the Osama-shaped urinal cakes are still available...
Do these rubes actually believe that the dogs recognize the "mailman" shape?? Do they really think that this will cut down on dog bites??
No, they don't. It's just a gesture of their control over the populace.
Have you seen any dog biscuits shaped like Canada?
Lighten up, John. Why don't you just have someone bake you some dog-shaped cookies? I'm sure the dogs won't mind.
Come to think of it, there may be no such thing as a "liberal dog." A dog that dumb would not make it through puppy-hood.
I am not sure which is more ridiculous that the actually think that dog is going to attack a mailman after seeing these treats...or wait.... it is all ridiculous!
Canada.... America's Red headed stepchild of a neighbor!
yeah now were talking ehhhh?....what's next.... "Michael Moore for Prime Minister"
Once a dog acquires a taste for mailmen (cookies), it must be put dowm.
Whenever a piece of PC, bubble-headed dreck like this happens north of the border, it should be labeled (CANADA), right in the headline. That way, we would all know that it is safe to ignore it.
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