That suit was dismissed without prejudice earlier this summer because a judge ruled it needed to just focus on stores that actually
sold sick puppies.
Today, The Puppy Mill Project's 2 1/2 years of investigating paid off when Furry Babies, Inc. was sued in LaSalle County Circuit Court claiming that the store
sold sick puppies from puppy mills to unsuspecting consumers in violation of state consumer protection laws.
The lawsuit alleges that the chain
sold sick puppies from puppy mills to unsuspecting customers in violation of consumer protection laws.
CHICAGO — A group of consumers filed a lawsuit in LaSalle County Circuit Court against the Chicago pet store chain Furry Babies, Inc., claiming that the store
sold sick puppies from puppy mills to unsuspecting consumers in violation of state consumer...
The study revealed which stores import puppies from other states, how many and which ones have
sold sick puppies.
In a memorandum supporting the bill, the ASPCA noted several instances of not - for - profit shelters in New York being accused of wrongdoing, including Friends of Freddie Pet Rescue on Long Island, the target of a state Attorney General probe and a class - action lawsuit accusing it of
selling sick puppies.
Hunte is also charged with breach of implied and express warranties of merchantability for
selling sick puppies.
Sellers who are banned from one flea market for
selling sick puppies can simply move on to another — after all, a flea market motto is «Anyone can sell!»
Another pet store with numerous lawsuits pending against them for
selling sick puppy mill puppies is: The WIZARD of CLAWS Stores.
With mounting evidence, Michigan dog advocates from the Puppy Mill Awareness Meetup have been calling on the store to stop supporting puppy mills and start supporting rescues.Protests began after Channel 7 exposed this store in October 2009 for
selling a sick puppy.
Pet stores DO
sell sick puppies.
Good news for consumers and dogs: an Illinois court has ruled that a lawsuit alleging that a Chicago - area pet store chain that
sold sick puppy mill puppies can proceed to trial, rejecting the pet store's second attempt to have the case dismissed.
On tonight's episode of Rogue Traders (BBC1 8 pm), Matt Allwright and Dan Penteado investigate pet shops and dog breeders
selling sick puppies.
I am certain that no one wants to
sell a sick puppy or kitten to a consumer, and I have witnessed, firsthand, retailers refusing to sell a pet to a customer that they deemed unworthy of caring for the animal.
Not exact matches
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...
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.
But testing so far has shown that bacteria samples isolated from the stool of
puppies sold through a Petland store in Florida were closely related to bacteria from the stool of a
sick person in Ohio.
«The retail pet industry has a system - wide problem that begins with cruel
puppy mills, continues with the way they ship baby animals across the country in cramped quarters, and ends with consumers often being
sold sick animals at an inflated price,» John Goodwin said.
Supplies: How to find a store that does not
sell live animals Filing complaints: What to do if you purchased a
sick puppy
Posh
Puppy was unable to refute to the facts that they sold sick dogs and that their dogs were supplied by cruel and inhumane puppy mills, once it hit the Los Angeles Times KTLA, NBC and CBS
Puppy was unable to refute to the facts that they
sold sick dogs and that their dogs were supplied by cruel and inhumane
puppy mills, once it hit the Los Angeles Times KTLA, NBC and CBS
puppy mills, once it hit the Los Angeles Times KTLA, NBC and CBS News.
If the
puppies being
sold are from
puppy mills, which often turn out
sick animals, and the sellers are losing money because of this, the
puppy mill faces losing the business, which means less profit, which makes
selling puppies less attractive, which makes everyone much happier!
The
puppy was
sold sick, and several of the attending physicans have written letters for the class action lawsuit against Petland, Hunte, and hopefully The Slivko's that own the Petland Monroeville store.
When the
puppies are
sold, they often are stuffed into crowded trucks and hauled thousands of miles, sometimes getting
sick from the trip itself, arriving in bad shape and unable to bounce back from illness or parasites.
Using idyllic photographs and deceptive language to depict their facilities as beautiful fields in the country and their
puppies as healthy and behaviorally sound, mass breeders marketed,
sold, and shipped
puppies — many of them
sick and traumatized from their bad beginnings — to consumers around the country.
I would like to find the individuals who gathered testimony from responsible breeders that would never
sell to pet stores, and identified people who purchased a
sick puppy from an AZ pet store.
I saw an ad in my local paper for Yorkie
puppies and found myself in the home of a lady who was
selling a litter for her
sick sister or so she said.
The Oklahoma breeder who originally
sold Moxon was named in a lawsuit brought by another local pet owner whose
puppy was
sick.
Unlike all the consumers that are lining up to file class action suits against pet stores that have
sold them
sick and dying
puppies for over $ 1000.
The stress and activity of a pet store can exasperate the animal giving the illness a hold (or spreading to other
puppies — that are
sold without it being realized that they're
sick) and that can be deadly left untreated (as was often the case.)
We try to answer any Questions you may have, and look forward to hearing from you.We have a great reputation and
sell most of our
puppies and birds from the word of mouth.We have been finding wonderful homes for our
sick friend Tom and his wife Linda for years.Their dogs are their kids and some even sleep with them at night.They only have 7 adult AKC registered dogs and none are in cages, some are spayed..
Protect Consumers:
Sick puppies sold by
puppy mills typically can cost their new owners hundreds or even thousands of dollars in veterinary care, if they live long enough to be
sold.
She never told him the poop was normal until after he ate the canned food letting the vet think she was
sold a
sick puppy.Then refused treatment from the vet and tried to say it was
sick when she got the
puppy and called the police then animal control.She wanted either her money back or another
puppy.
The laws limit pet stores to
selling animals from shelters, humane societies and rescue groups, with the goal of getting rid of
puppy mills that churn out
sick animals.
For every
sick puppy found at a pet store, THOUSANDS of perfectly healthy
puppies are
sold.
While in the U.S., Peter and I, joined by the amazing Victoria Stilwell, participated in a rescue from an Amish
puppy farm and rescued a very
sick German Shepherd and cockerpoo breeding bitch whose pups were
sold via third parties, later named Victoria and Pippa respectively.
Every day I hear about a
puppy / kitten mill being closed down and the horrible conditions the animals were found in or I hear about yet another pet store
selling sick kittens and
puppies.
Pet stores
sell puppy mill
puppies, rabbits and all sorts of animals and I am glad it is no banned - I am
sick of the way animals are treated - Too bad they needed to be told not to
sell animals SO many animal s are euthanized at shelters (for space!)
Federal law does not regulate breeders who
sell puppies directly to the public, though state cruelty and neglect laws usually require adequate food, water, shelter, and veterinary care for
sick animals.
Ritter, in a rambling phone chat in which she name - checks the Lord and cites him for her decision to adopt 22 kids, some with special needs, denies to me that she
sold sick dogs, just the «occasional»
puppy with worms.
Tammy Kautzer was a notorious
puppy miller in Clark County who was the subject of a 2007 undercover investigation by WTMJ - TV that caught her
selling a
sick 4 - week - old
puppy.
This last regulation was introduced with the aim to help prevent the tragedies resulting from unsuspecting pet owners being
sold sick and dying
puppies by unethical dog brokers, but it applies equally to cats as well.
A
sick puppy won't survive a long haul, and pet shops don't take homely dogs, so both end up getting
sold at dog auctions and become breeders of the next generation of dogs.
The
puppies are often
sold to pet stores when they're
sick and too young to be away from their mothers.
Myth # 2: Pet stores
sell sick dogs from «
puppy mills».
Many
puppies sold at pet shops carry genetic and hereditary defects and some are so
sick that vet bills quickly run into the thousands of dollars.
A severe outbreak of the highly contagious and often fatal distemper virus was reportedly discovered at the Oberlin, Kan., facility after
sick puppies from the facility were
sold to customers of at least two Wyoming pet stores.
That is who this law targets. It is an important tool in the fight against
puppy mills. It is ridiculous for anyone to say this bill targets responsible breeders — if you are responsible then you won't knowingly
sell a
sick, diseased or disabled dog without dislosing that to the purchaser.
A group of consumers filed suit in the Randolph County Circuit Court against notorious Missouri
puppy mill S & S Family
Puppies for selling consumers sick and dying p
Puppies for
selling consumers
sick and dying
puppiespuppies.
The Furry Babies at this location
sold a
puppy sick with Parvo back in June.
Though the Pet Protection Act of 2015, which is what the new bill amends, was meant to attack the problem of pet stores
selling sick animals, and protect buyers as well, survivors of kitten and
puppy mills were still being
sold in stores.