Petland Employee Fired for Animal Cruelty

This story is disturbing, so be forewarned.

A Petland employee in Akron, Ohio, has been let go from her job at the nationwide pet store chain after allegedly drowning a pair of rabbits in a back room of the store, and then posting the pictures to her Facebook.

Elizabeth Carlisle is shown in the picture holding up two wet, dead rabbits with a big smile plastered on her face. Who took the picture? Her manager, of course. Carlisle wrote in her Facebook:

“[T]he manager took the pic for me. [S]he reminded me that there were people outside as [I] was swearing at them to just hurry up and die but then she was so kind as to take this picture.”

After being questioned by a friend, the charming Carlisle posted that the reason they killed the rabbits was because they had been allowed to “attack and eat each other” while in the store’s care.

Petland confirmed the reports in a press release and closed down the Akron store indefinitely (WARNING: news story has an image of Carlisle holding up the dead rabbits) after all the animals were removed and Carlisle was fired:

“Petland is saddened and outraged at this gross violation of Petland’s animal care standards. It is Petland’s understanding that the employee was instructed to contact the store’s consulting veterinarian, and instead, defied the orders and store policy and acted on her own. She was immediately dismissed and the case is now being handled by local law enforcement.”

Carlisle is currently facing animal cruelty charges and will appear in Akron Municipal Court on August 17th.

Petland has also been under fire for years over accusations that their puppies come from puppy mills.

[image: flickr]