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G.E. shareholders' meeting slammed with protests
By: Bill O'ReillyApril 28, 2011
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Salt Lake Tribune: General Electric Co.'s iconic slogan "GE brings good things to life" didn't seem to hold up too well at the company's annual meeting Wednesday in Salt Lake City that was attended by 268 shareholders - unless criticism is a good thing.

Even before the 10 a.m. gathering convened, protesters from the left and right of the political spectrum converged outside the Salt Palace to criticize the company and Chairman Jeffrey Immelt, while also voicing support for two shareholder resolutions to be presented at the event.

A handful of protesters from PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - showed up to support the group's resolution, which called on GE and GE Healthcare to disclose information about their use of animals in testing.

"We want GE to come clean about their use of animal testing, and we want them to stop if it isn't ethical," said Colleen Hatfield, a PETA member from Salt Lake City. "We believe that some of their practices are so cruel that they've been banned in other countries."
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