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Wal-Mart employees shoot cat
They have been charged with felony animal cruelty after they followed a manager's orders to kill a stray cat.
Two Wal-Mart employees have been charged with felony animal cruelty after police said they followed a manager's orders to shoot and kill a stray cat.
The men, both assistant managers at the store, told police the manager ordered them to get rid of the animal that was living in a storage trailer behind their store.
Christopher Anderson, 29, and Jeffrey Hardin, 21, repeatedly shot the cat with a pellet gun from the store until it died the following day, a sheriff's report said.
Wal-Mart conducted an investigation and fired three employees involved in the cat killing. The company did not name the employees who were fired.
"We were sickened by this cruelty," said Kevin D. Miller, regional vice president for the Arkansas-based retailer. The company plans to donate $10,000 to split between the Vanderburgh County and Warrick County Humane Societies in Indiana.
