The investigation was prompted by reports of stolen dogs, complaints about
sales of sick puppies that died and horrific conditions on the property.
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.
The bill would prevent
buyers of sick puppies from recovering high veterinary costs and prohibits Georgia's cities and towns from passing their own laws to keep puppies that are cruelly bred out of their pet stores.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is bolstering its campaign against puppy mills by showing
photos of sick puppies and harsh kennel conditions taken by the federal agency that licenses commercial breeders.
Dr. Conrad took stool from healthy dogs, screened it by culturing microbes to check for certain bacteria, then liquified the stool and injected it into the
intestines of sick puppies with a rectal tube.
As soon as we heard from the
owners of the sick puppies, we immediately contacted every other puppy owner to tell them to check with their veterinarian for advice on whether to have an additional inoculation.
A Breeder's ears are wondrous things, sometimes red (from being talked about) or strangely shaped (from being pressed against a phone receiver), often deaf to criticism, yet always fine - tuned to the
whimper of a sick puppy.
In November, representatives from The Humane Society of the United States and Baltimore - based ReLove Animals, Inc. testified to prevent the
return of the sick puppy to the owner of Genesis Pets, located in Capitol Heights, Md..
The New York state attorney general's office is suing a pet store chain, saying it sold dozens or hundreds of puppies without required veterinary exams and failed to reimburse medical expenses to
buyers of sick puppies.