[CF#5]

Not sure what to make of this... I like that petstupid is going to end up losing a ton of money over it, most likely in a settlement before it goes to trial. But I don't like hamsters and other small animals being labeled as disease carriers. Anyone who receives a transplant has to know there are risks involved. It's messing with nature in a way that was never intended by whoever designed the life (and death) forces of this planet. Things will inevitably get screwed up in some cases, and that's just a fact of modern western medicine. Ultimately, this will probably get settled for significantly less than whatever amount is being sought, because the plaintiff will have one hell of a hard time proving the hamster actually caused the disease. Another question is why petstupid is being sued, but the doctors and medical facility responsible for the transplant weren't mentioned as co-defendants. Seems to me this is a publicity stunt, and while I tend to think the plaintiff is simply a golddigger looking for as much press as possible, I can't say I know her exact intentions. Any bad press for petstupid and petco can't be too terrible.