This page deals with Puppy Mills both in the USA and other countries .
I get these type letters all the time .But for you to see it is to believe the people in this world that think because you are a breeder you will actually sell their puppies .
I have gotten letters from Diva Pet and other online breeder networks to join their 'club' and sell my puppies ...NO WAY !!
Yes ,I advertise but not with types like that and I tell them so .I have no use for Brokers at all .
But this ,well...this type letter comes from puppy mills that think they can get you to sell their puppies because you are a breeder and have a reputable name ...My reply is NO !
This is the latest letter and from Mexico
"Hi I am Armando Garcia Vet I am selling puppies like maltipool or other
breeds with warranty of parvovirus, distemper worms, to low prices I am
from
Mexico but I sending my puppies other people in USA example XXXX kennels ..
(note from Mrs Kitelinger ...When we get emails like the above one ,the first thing we do is report to all local ,state and Federal law enforcement agencies the content ,we forward these type emails to them and our attorney and others that it could be of interest to .The x'd out kennel name out of the area Of Dona Texas is known by bravenet.com and by all of the Authorities listed above .If any Law enformanent agency ever needs to verify the Kennel above for any reason in case somthing happened to me or my family ,please contact Bravenet.com for the name . Thanks )
Here is an article that I found about "Mexico and Puppies " PLEASE BE AWARE that even though this is on the border region ,these puppies are being shipped all over the USA ...Please !!! Please be careful !!
Smugglers Selling Sick Puppies From Mexico
By ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press Writer
SAN DIEGO - Smugglers are buying puppies at rock-bottom prices in Mexico
and selling them in the United States for up to $1,000, often to owners
who later discover the canines are too sick or too young to survive on
their own, authorities said.
The Border Puppy Task Force - a group of 18 animal control and health
agencies and animal protection groups - said Tuesday a two-week
operation at San Diego's two border crossings confirmed what they long
suspected: Mexico is a breeding ground for unscrupulous puppy peddlers.
Member of the Border Puppy Task Force, Capt. Aaron Reyes holds a seized
puppy as he answers a question during a news conference held at the San
Ysidro Port of Entry along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, Tuesday,
Dec. 20, 2005. According to U.S. officials thousands of underage puppies
are brought into the U.S. for re-sale via the border crossing stations
annually. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
"It's a profit-driven practice, it's a disturbing practice," said Capt.
Aaron Reyes, director of operations at the Southeast Area Animal Control
Authority in Los Angeles County.
From Dec. 5 through Sunday, agents at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa
border crossings ordered vehicles carrying anything with "feathers,
fleas, fur or fangs" to a separate area for more thorough inspections,
Reyes said.
The searches turned up 362 puppies under 3 months old, 155 between 3 and
6 months and 1,061 adult dogs. Canines were found in trunks and under
seats.
It's unclear exactly how many of those dogs were smuggled - it's legal
to ferry dogs if they are declared at the border and they have rabies
shots and health records - but Reyes said the "vast majority" of those
under 3 months were probably contraband. About half the puppies between
3 and 6 months old were likely smuggled, he said.
The puppies - typically small breeds like poodles and Chihuahuas - are
believed to be purchased in Mexico for between $50 and $150, then sold
at street corners, parking lots and flea markets in Southern California
for between $300 and $1,000 each.
On Nov. 15, federal agents searching a Honda CR-V at the Otay Mesa
crossing found 16 undeclared puppies in three cages that were covered by
blankets and boxes of laundry detergent. The suspect, a Mexican woman
with an animal cruelty record, allegedly told investigators she needed
the money and had lots of orders to fill.
The Border Puppy Task Force formed last year after a spate of complaints
from brokenhearted owners who reported their dogs were turning sick and
often dying. They were getting socked with thousands of dollars in
veterinarian bills. Common diseases include distemper, rabies,
parvovirus and ringworm.
No arrests were made during the inspections at the San Diego border
crossings. Authorities described the operation as a "census" to measure
how many dogs were being smuggled across the border.
"We confirmed there is a problem," Reyes said. "We're not going to sit
on our hands and let these puppies be brought over in the condition that
they are, and to be sold sick, and to end up dying."