Posted on 08/30/2014 7:19:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The San Francisco Giants and 49ers both said Thursday they are "disturbed" by allegations that the CEO of the company that provides concessions to AT&T Park and Levi's Stadium was caught on video kicking and abusing his dog.
Media reports have circulated surveillance video of a man identified as Centerplate CEO Desmond Hague kicking a frightened puppy and choking it with its leash in a Vancouver elevator last month.
The Connecticut-based company handles food and beverage sales at numerous entertainment venues, including for the Giants and 49ers. Its Board of Directors said in a statement that it has censured Hague, putting him on indefinite probation and any future misconduct would mean his termination.
The board is also requiring Hague to donate $100,000 toward the establishment of a foundation in honor of the abused dog, Sade, to protect animals in Vancouver. The board said it plans to donate a portion of its profits to the Sade Foundation.
Hague must also donate 1,000 hours of his time to an organization that protects the health and safety of animals, the company said. He still faces potential criminal charges in Vancouver.
"The company finds Mr. Hague's personal behavior unacceptable and outside the bounds of our high standards and expectations of all of our staff," Centerplate wrote in a statement. "We do not condone nor can we overlook the mistreatment of animals and Mr. Hague's personal misconduct."
The Giants and 49ers both issued statements on the allegations, condemning any abuse of animals.
"While we deplore Mr. Hague's personal actions, it should in no way reflect upon the hundreds of dedicated Centerplate employees who admirably serve our fans at AT&T Park each and every day," the Giants' statement said. The 49ers also said that Hague's actions did not reflect on Centerplate employees working at Levi's Stadium.
Centerplate faced a conflict with its own employees at AT&T Park last year when a union representing concession workers staged a strike claiming workers had not received pay increase for several years. The union finally reached an agreement with Centerplate last month.
George Orwell, you were before your time; well done.
Yes, people should be able to kick a puppy in the privacy of their own elevator.
Thank you Mr. Coriander. Well said but I think we will not see the end of this.
Easy to see where their priorities lie. Hang on Ferguson, help will be with you just as soon as the liberals take care of their dog-image problem over in Californica.
Been noticing a lot of kicking and shooting dogs lately. That’s cause everything’s going to the dogs I guess.
BTW, what ever happened to the idea that dogs used to be a man’s best friend. Oh well, guess I’ll have to get used to the liberal’s version of hope and change.
You think he’s being set up or something?
did Ray Rice and Michael Vick comment on this?
Oh, they’re too busy playing for the NFL
Most honorable Mr. Coriander: the leftists in the press never let anything get away to the their advantage. Late for dinner.........As an addendum—the best spice page on the net: http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/spice_large.html?redirect=2
Could you please explain in plain words what your point is?
So, if a Republican does something bad, we should act like Democrats and pretend it didn’t happen?
Well, I guess Fungi thinks he/she is clever, because it’s a play on, “carraway.” Must have a crush on me or something.
I emailed the Board of Directors that demon has no place in leadership
I will never forgive the NFL for letting that demon Vick return
That is all well and good but criminal charges ~must~ be pressed.
Period.
They cannot buy their way out of this.
If I were king, Vick would have been stripped, smeared with bacon grease from head to toe, and locked in a dog pound over night.
The next day, his miserable remains would have been hosed into the sewer for rats to feast on what the dogs left behind.
can’t argue with that
NFL showed how depraved they re by taking that piece of chit back
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