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Puppies dumped
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1/24/2006 6:00 PM
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Police in Genesee County are looking for suspects who appeared to have dumped several puppies from a moving car.
Three labs were found by a passing motorist on West Bergen Road Monday. Five more puppies were brought in Tuesday. Although they don't look like there were all from the same litter, they were also discovered in the same area.
All the puppies are being treated for parasites and will be put up for adoption in the coming days
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Abandoned puppies are sick
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1/25/2006 6:00 PM
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Two of the 7 puppies that were left abandoned alongside a road in Genesee County have died.
A motorist discovered the puppies on Monday in Bergen. Authorities say the remaining lab pups are in poor health and are being cared for by vets at a local animal hospital.
The Genesee County Animal Shelter says it has seen an outpouring of support for the puppies, and are no longer accepting applications to adopt them. However, the shelter is accepting donations of money to help pay for the puppies' veterinary care.
You can send your donation to the Genesee County Animal Shelter's "Volunteers For Animals." The address is PO Box 1621 in Batavia, NY. The zip code is 14021.
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New information on Parvo puppies
1/31/2006 5:00 PM
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A new development in the dumped puppies of Genesee County, the investigation has tracked the Parvo infected puppies to a rescue operation in Rochester.
18 more puppies have been removed from the care of Warren Thomas, a Rochester resident who operates the Happy Pups Rescue Group. 2 of those puppies have tested positive for Parvo and officials tell us the 7 puppies found in Bergen came from Happy Pups.
It seems Thomas had handed them off knowing they were sick, but not knowing they'd be abandoned.
"If the owners of these puppies had done the responsible thing and turned them over to the shelter, those animals would have received proper medical care. Checked over by a vet, any concerns could be addressed and the animal would be spayed and neutered before it leaves the shelter and not add to the pet Parvo population problem," says Richard Gerbasi of Lollypop Farm.
Mr. Thomas has not responded to our request for an interview. We'll have more on this story tonight on News 8 Now at 6.
Happy Pups claims to be a rescue - they buy litters from people with 'accidental' litters, and tell them to call them 'if' they have another litter. Hmmm... have a little of 10 puppies, make an easy $250. I wonder if people will keep haveing 'accidental' litters? He pays for each puppy, then sells them for $100. He claims that all of the pups are vaccinated when he sells them. He has no contracts, no guarentees, no foster homes, no spay and neuter policies. Sound like a rescue to you?
Please, feel free to email news8now and inform them of the difference between a rescue and puppy peddler. The shelter they are in is called Lollypop Farm. They were very nice when I called them today to find out details about this.
Classified Ads for Happy Pups - this is representative of what is listed weekly. litter after litter after litter of puppies.
BORDER Collie/Lab mix Pups: $100 PD# 371 703-1223 http://www.happypups21.org
First ran on: 01/27/2006
JACK RUSSELL/BEAGLE MIX PUPS:
$100. PD# 371 703-1223 http://www.happypups21.org
First ran on: 01/26/2006
this would be a 'rescue' with a Pet Dealer license?? how interesting.
Contact info is on their webpage.