Day: October 14, 2010

SuperShoot from Rodeo Houston

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO™ announceS new super Shootout for 2011 — Oct. 13, 2010 — Houston — For Immediate Release — The RodeoHouston™ Super Shootout: North America’s Champions, is a ground-breaking new event for 2011. “This is the biggest change in the sport of rodeo in recent history,” said Skip Wagner, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo president. “This will be the first time that a rodeo championship has featured all of the champions from the top 10 rodeos in North America. This change benefits the rodeo athletes as well as the rodeo spectators.” Scheduled for Sunday,

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Suit alleges tracking chip caused cancer in cat

A woman in Cambridge is suing two companies that make implantable radio tracking chips for pets, claiming that her cat developed cancer after receiving one of the implants. Andrea Rutherford filed her lawsuit in Cambridge District Court earlier this month, naming Merck & Co. of New Jersey, distributor of the HomeAgain pet-tracking product, and Digital Angel Inc., the Minnesota company that made the chip. The suit claimed that the two companies violated an implied warranty that the HomeAgain product was safe, and sought “reasonable compensatory damages and interest.’’ Read more…

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