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Internet-Ordered Pups Are Frequently Imported, Diseased

ABC News   |   December 17, 2007 07:46 AM

Read More: Dognapper, Human Society, Imported Dogs, Imported Pet Food, Imported Pets, Man's Best Friend, Pets, Puppies, Breaking Business News
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Americans were outraged earlier this year when imported pet food made hundreds of pets sick. But what if you found out that thousands of puppies are imported from Eastern Europe, South America and Mexico, and they're already sick when they get here?

Man's best friend is also big business. Cameras caught a dognapper in Southern California stealing 22 puppies from a pet store. He did it because the dogs were worth about $30,000.

The Humane Society of the United States helped rescue close to 900 dogs from a Virginia puppy mill. The breeder was unlicensed and agreed to surrender them, losing about half a million dollars in revenue.

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What kind of idiot orders a puppy online, anyway? If you don't go to the kennel to see for yourself what the condition of the dogs is, what the parents are like, and which puppy from a litter appeals to you the most, you don't deserve a puppy in the first place. And puppies are not toys. They are living, loving creatures. This is the sickest thing I've read in a while. This is a great example of idiots causing their own problems. ANYONE who would ORDER a living thing like it's a pair of shoes is too ignorant to contemplate.

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