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A Texas mother was shot dead outside a PetSmart after confronting a young woman who failed to say 'thank you' when she held the door open for her. Cecilia Simpson, 41, was out shopping with her daughter in Dallas’s Oak Cliff neighborhood on Tuesday when an argument over a woman’s lack of manners exploded into gunfire - leaving the mother dead from multiple bullet wounds. The suspect, 22-year-old Keona Zachyua Hampton, told police she was 'just trying to get Simpson away from her,' according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox 5 News. She was taken into custody at Dallas...

PetSmart is the latest major pet food retailer to say it will stop selling dog and cat treats made in China because of ongoing fears that they are making pets sick. The company plans to have the treats off all of its store shelves by March 2015. "This is something we've been working toward for some time, and feel it's the right thing to do for pets and our customers," said PetSmart spokeswoman Erin Gray. Investigators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration haven't been able to prove that treats made in China are making pets ill. But since 2007,...

Peninsula man sues pet shop after slipping on dog feces NORFOLK By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot © April 1, 2010 Robert Holloway really stepped in it when he went to PetSmart to pick up some bird seed and dog food. According to a lawsuit filed in federal court, Holloway slipped on a pile of dog feces a year ago at a Newport News PetSmart and badly hurt his back. He also struck his head, knocking out four of his false teeth, the suit says. He's suing the chain for $1 million. PetSmart has filed an initial reply stating that the...

Two women wore the bunny costumes. "Our whole body is painted white literally from head to toe. We have on white panties, pasties and we have bunny ears complete with a cottontail and heels," said Meggan Anderson. Meggan Anderson said there's a purpose to the costume. "We hope to accomplish and persuade PetSmart to stop selling rabbits," Anderson said. "There's so many dying in shelters. You know, they're the third most surrendered animals next to dogs and cats. Every bunny that PetSmart sells is one in a shelter that dies." About 11 Peta members carried signs saying "No Bunny Likes...

On March 7, 2005, Mr.and Mrs. Miranda arrived home, in Monroe, Walton Co., with their newborn (4th child) bundle of joy. While they're enjoying and bonding with Lil. Alyssa, their two sons were excited to have finally their baby sister home. In the meantime, anxciously awaiting for three o'clock to come, Alyssa's 6 year old sister can't wait to come meet her baby sister. However, within two hours of Alyssa being home, a worker from DEFACS arrives with the sheriffs, and warrant to remove Alyssa from the home.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A woman who slipped on dog feces and hurt her ankle while she was shopping at a Petsmart store deserves a jury trial, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled Friday. The Boone Circuit Court granted Petsmart a summary judgment in September 2001, and dismissed Vickie Jenkins' claim that store owners were negligent in her fall. Jenkins had testified in the original case that she shopped at the store at least once a week for about six years, and never encountered animal feces or urine on the floor. She told the court that on April 23, 1999, she...