QuietLion
Jun 26, 00, 9:27 pm
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Public prosecutors are taking KLM Royal
Dutch Airlines to court for grinding up 440 live Chinese squirrels in
an industrial meat-processing machine, officials said Monday. The
airline and two of its employees will face unspecified charges for
mistreating animals, said Tine Zwiers of the Haarlem public
prosecutor's office. KLM decided to slaughter the rodents after they
arrived at Schiphol Airport from China in April 1999 without import
documents or proper cages. The squirrels arrived in Amsterdam en
route to a collector in Athens, Greece. Once discovered, KLM said it
had little choice but to destroy the animals. But the manner of their
disposal shocked the nation and prompted a debate in parliament. KLM
apologized for the death of the squirrels and said it deserved
criticism. http://airlinebiz.com/wire/06262000 (See Full Story!)
Dutch Airlines to court for grinding up 440 live Chinese squirrels in
an industrial meat-processing machine, officials said Monday. The
airline and two of its employees will face unspecified charges for
mistreating animals, said Tine Zwiers of the Haarlem public
prosecutor's office. KLM decided to slaughter the rodents after they
arrived at Schiphol Airport from China in April 1999 without import
documents or proper cages. The squirrels arrived in Amsterdam en
route to a collector in Athens, Greece. Once discovered, KLM said it
had little choice but to destroy the animals. But the manner of their
disposal shocked the nation and prompted a debate in parliament. KLM
apologized for the death of the squirrels and said it deserved
criticism. http://airlinebiz.com/wire/06262000 (See Full Story!)