Conference misery::feline

    Is Scott being interviewed by Michael Crasney?  Who's program will he
    be on.  I am an avid KGO listener.  Got to hear Joan Wastlhuber
    interviewed by Senator Quentin Kopp the other night.  The topic...The
    San Mateo County breeding ban.  Joan held her own, but the interviewer
    and the callers were mostly biased against her.
    
    Jo

    
    Jo, yes it is Michael Crasney.  
    
    

    Did anybody listen?  There were a few interesting calls.  One product
    that he mentioned (presently available only through vet. office) is
    called Cat Scan - a powder that can be sprinkled on the litter to
    determine the ph and protein levels.  Said it should be
    available in pet stores soon..
    
    Giudi

    
    The reason that Crasney was so tough on Joan during her interview
    was quite obvious to me after listening to last nights broadcast
    with Scott.  Crasney does not like cats.  I found him offensive
    in most cases.  After responses from Scott to callers questions
    about cats Crasney consistently made remakes that I felt were
    inappropriate.  He made light of several situations (mourning, cats
    with no teeth), made a joke about at home-altering (by Scott's tone
    of voice in his repsonse, at first I think he thought Crasney was 
    serious.)  
    
    Crasney is definately to the extreme right and made a comment
    about receiving an award from the PHS.  He also tried to drag Scott
    into it by saying that he was pleased to see a letter that was
    published supporting the activities of PETA signed by "a" Scott Anderson.
    Scott indicated that he was not the author of the letter and one 
    could have missed the denouncement because of Crasney's constant
    monopoly of the conversation. His constant babbling (he obviously
    thinks he is an expert) caused confusion at times with Scott's 
    understanding of the caller's question. I am looking forward to
    discussing the broadcast with Scott.
    
    Meanwhile--Who IS this Michael Crasney?
    
    
     
    
    
    

    
    .3  At the Tails & No Tales show we raffled off a container of Fussy
        Cat litter.  It sounds like it basically does the same thing as 
        the Cat Scan. The litter changes color indicating if there is a 
        problem.
    
    
    

    Actually, Joan was interviewed by Senator Quentin Kopp on his Sunday
    night program.  When I had talked to Joan on Saturday night (when we
    were looking for possible replacement judges) she mentioned that she
    would be interviewed on Sunday night and was going to spend the day
    preparing.  She knew that the interview would be biased.
    
    I didn't get to hear the program.  I ended up on the phone most of the
    night answering calls from folks that picked up my card at the show and
    were calling for kittens.  I can't believe the number of cards I went
    through at T&NT, or the number of calls I have gotten since!
    
    Jo

    Marlene:
    
    I got the same impressions.  The "the do it at home" altering comment
    drew a more than the normal "pause" in Scott's voice and Cransey's run
    of the mouth started to get to me.  His comment about seeing "Scott's"
    name on a letter to PETA/from PETA - I almost fell off the bed - and he
    kept referring to Scott as an Animal Activist. (just remembered that I
    saw the name of "a" Scott Anderson on some literature regarding the
    inhumane treatment of livestock - the veal situation I think it was)
    but it wasn't our Scott.
    
    We'll be in to see Scott at the end of the for Stitch's check up and
    I'm looking forward to discussing as well. 
    
    I can't remember who Scott used to do the show with before this Crasney
    person - it used to be on Sunday mornings - I'll have to ask.
    
    Giudi

    Sunday mornings are Bernie Ward.  
    
    Jo

    Leigh Rodgers has the 9:00 am to noon program during the week and he
    often has a vet come on the show.  But, it is the same vet each time
    (I don't care for this vet).  Leigh seems to be an animal lover.
    
    Jo