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South Beach Pizza Company Owner Allegedly Orders Employees to Destroy Baby Opossum With Bleach
Via Petition Hub: Dany Pena, 35, now former head chef at South Beach Pizza Company in Santa Cruz claims that he came into work Saturday to find two employees of the company standing next to a garbage can with a baby opossum inside.
The employees were ordered by the owner of the restaurant to destroy the baby opossum by poring bleach on it.
The head chef freaked out and tried to wash the animal off, and when that didn't work he rushed the animal to a nearby animal rescue center. The animal died an hour later.
Pena also quit his job before taking the animal to the rescue center. He stated : "The lack of remorse they had about this act of cruelty led me to quit. None of God's creatures should be treated in this manner."
South Beach Pizza Company representatives have not returned calls requesting comment on this incident.
Please sign the petition and join me in asking the authorities to investigate this case of animal cruelty and punish the owner of the restaurant for ordering his employees to destroy the baby opossum.
Also send a message to the restaurant via e-mail here info [at] southbeachpizzaco.com
Sign petition here:
Punish South Beach Pizza Company Owner For Ordering Employees to Destroy Baby Opossum With Bleach!
http://www.petitionhub.org/Punish-South-Beach-Pizza-Company-Owner-For-Ordering-Employees-to-Destroy-Baby-Opossum-With-Bleach-t-451
The head chef freaked out and tried to wash the animal off, and when that didn't work he rushed the animal to a nearby animal rescue center. The animal died an hour later.
Pena also quit his job before taking the animal to the rescue center. He stated : "The lack of remorse they had about this act of cruelty led me to quit. None of God's creatures should be treated in this manner."
South Beach Pizza Company representatives have not returned calls requesting comment on this incident.
Please sign the petition and join me in asking the authorities to investigate this case of animal cruelty and punish the owner of the restaurant for ordering his employees to destroy the baby opossum.
Also send a message to the restaurant via e-mail here info [at] southbeachpizzaco.com
Sign petition here:
Punish South Beach Pizza Company Owner For Ordering Employees to Destroy Baby Opossum With Bleach!
http://www.petitionhub.org/Punish-South-Beach-Pizza-Company-Owner-For-Ordering-Employees-to-Destroy-Baby-Opossum-With-Bleach-t-451
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This story is not true.
I worked here and I can assure you that the manager of South Beach is capable of being this abusive. He treats his employees like trash
Since DA Bob Lee is an elected official, organize a campaign to force to him to initiate an Animal Services investigation, then prosecute this man.
The pizza company owner faces up to a year or more in state prison although he deserves much more.
http://www.spcamc.org/about/animal-welfare-policy/animal-welfare-laws/
The pizza company owner faces up to a year or more in state prison although he deserves much more.
http://www.spcamc.org/about/animal-welfare-policy/animal-welfare-laws/
What evidence do you have that this story is untrue? Do you know the owners, Andrew & Sharon Bruno?
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