Dawnwatch: Miami Herald article on Puppy Mills

The Sunday, April 3 Miami Herald (Broward edition) has a front page story
headed "Sick Puppies Have Their Day; 30 Families Claim They Were Sold Dogs
With Afflictions; Broward Lawsuit."

It focuses on "Puppy Palace" and "30 families in Broward and Palm Beach
counties who have filed suit against the stores and owner Judy Norford."

We read:

"West Palm Beach attorney Marcy LaHart, arguing for the plaintiffs, said
many of her clients have spent thousands of dollars on veterinary care to
treat problems that were there from the start. 'Puppy Palace resells
puppy-mill puppies to consumers, knowing that many of the puppies suffer
from congenital defects and/or contagious diseases,' LaHart wrote in her
complaint....LaHart says her clients are seeking more than just restitution
for veterinary bills: They want the stores to close. To spread the word,
LaHart has set up a website, www.stoppuppypalace.com"

You'll find the whole article on line at:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/brow
ard_county/11301616.htm OR http://tinyurl.com/6csmb

It presents a good opportunity for letters to the editor against purchasing
dogs, and in favor of adoption. A good resource on puppy mills and their
link to pet stores is www.stoppuppymills.com. And PETA has a good fact sheet
covering companion animal overpopulation issues at:
http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=29

The Miami Herald takes letters at:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/contact_us/feedback_np1/

Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn

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