The story is unfolding quickly as more customers have come forward with
complaints of sick puppies since the first cases of distemper were reported last month.
Not exact matches
Oklahoma continued to welcome the unlicensed dealers, and cruelty
complaints to state agencies and humane organizations to report the purchase
of a
sick or dying
puppy skyrocketed.
The investigation was prompted by reports
of stolen dogs,
complaints about sales
of sick puppies that died and horrific conditions on the property.
Then, according to the
Complaint, Hunte agreed to retrieve the
sick puppies but said the veterinary bills were too high and would only reimburse a fraction
of these costs.
We know this from years
of experience receiving
complaints from consumers who purchased
sick puppies from pet stores.
The Humane Society
of the United States released a report summarizing nearly 2,500
complaints received between 2007 and 2011 from consumers who reported purchasing
sick or dying
puppies believed to be from
puppy mills.
Complaints involved people buying
sick puppies,
puppies that had died shortly after purchase and vet feess not reimbursed by the sellter and lack
of promised registration papers.
I should also note that we receive hundreds
of complaints each year about
sick puppies sold by pet stores.