Wednesday, July 12, 2006Why you shouldn't buy from a pet store
Dog buyers beware
Metro stores sell stock from breeders cited for violations
BY STEVE NEAVLING
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
The moment she laid eyes on them, Jennifer Moodie fell in love.
But a day after she paid $900 for two Yorkshire terrier pups at a Utica pet shop, one went into seizures. The pup, named Jasper, spent the next four days attached to IVs at a vet's office and died in Moodie's arms within two hours of coming home.
"His blood-sugar was so low that he had brain damage," said Moodie, 25, of Northville.
Moodie sued Utica Pet Supply, where she bought the dogs, and received her money back for Jasper in an out-of-court settlement.
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Metro stores sell stock from breeders cited for violations
BY STEVE NEAVLING
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
The moment she laid eyes on them, Jennifer Moodie fell in love.
But a day after she paid $900 for two Yorkshire terrier pups at a Utica pet shop, one went into seizures. The pup, named Jasper, spent the next four days attached to IVs at a vet's office and died in Moodie's arms within two hours of coming home.
"His blood-sugar was so low that he had brain damage," said Moodie, 25, of Northville.
Moodie sued Utica Pet Supply, where she bought the dogs, and received her money back for Jasper in an out-of-court settlement.
Read more...
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