Dog-Lovers Lambast Internet Puppy Pusher

[The Straight Story]

dozen irate dog lovers claim Florida-based Purebred Breeders and its owner Jason M. Halberg are "the largest volume seller of puppies over the Internet in the country," and make "a tremendous profit" from "the marketing and sale of sick puppies from substandard breeders to consumers in Florida and across the nation."

They claim Halberg and Purebred Breeders, based in Cooper City, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, "sell approximately 1,200 to 1,400 puppies every month to customers throughout the United States, including Florida, and Canada, at a mark-up of approximately 100 to 200 percent per puppy. On information and belief, PBB is the largest volume seller of puppies over the Internet in the country."

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"Defendants regularly sell dogs from breeders who are known to have a history of violating federal and state animal welfare laws, and, on information and belief, continue to do business with breeders who have sold numerous sick puppies to PBB customers. Defendants broker puppies from whatever breeders they can find, without proper screening and without ensuring the puppies are healthy or responsibly bred and raised. In short, despite their assurances to the contrary, defendants do indeed sell puppies from puppy mills across the country, and cannot ensure that a customer's puppy will arrive 'happy and healthy.

"The conditions at these breeding facilities are often unsanitary and overcrowded, and the dogs are frequently not provided with adequate veterinary care, food, water, exercise or mental stimulation and socialization, as these all involve money and staff time. As a result of these conditions and a disregard for proper canine husbandry practices, puppies whelped at these sub-standard facilities are highly prone to debilitating and life threatening conditions, such as parvovirus, distemper, congenital and hereditary conditions, giardia, kennel cough, pneumonia, heart disease, and intestinal parasites - many of the conditions suffered by the dogs purchased by the plaintiffs. ...


http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/11/22/41642.htm

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