Posted on February 19 at 6:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Excuse me. I should have written Dr Charles Brockett.

And it is frustrating that the state veterinary society is doing nothing about the horrible puppy mills in this state that are getting worse all the time!

There are terrible disease and health problems with the puppy mill/pet store puppies, yet little is being done to regulate the mills and monitor their practices. Not to mention, deal with the terrible cruelty at these breeding mills.

There is complaint after complaint about these commercial pet store puppies, yet the state vet society doesn't respond and doesn't do anything about it.

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Posted on February 19 at 6:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

A puppy that I purchased from a NY breeder had two sets of innoculations and yet still came down with parvo.

And that was a private breeder whose dogs never left her property and were born there.

Sometimes it happens. These are living animals, and even when everything is done right it will still sometimes happen.

I will only adopt from a shelter or rescue now for moral reasons (why buy when great animals need homes) but is is terribly unfair to pick on this rescue when breeders and pet stores (and yes! VET CLINICS) have occaisional issues with parvo too.

Yet those breeders and pet stores and vets aren't getting jumped on.

(also as far as the puppy lemon law, most issues with pet store puppies happen after the time period covered. The problems with pet store puppies are HUGE! There is much disease and genetic problems with pet store puppies, and a mountain of unhappy buyers that get ignored. Not to mention the puppy mills that supply the pet stores, some of which are in NY, and are selling sick puppies. Why is Dr. Brockway not doing something about these puppy mills and pet stores?)

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Posted on February 19 at 5:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Parvo is quite common among puppies everywhere (it doesn't usually affect adult dogs.)

Puppies are like kids. Some of them get sick sometimes.

They are living creatures, not toys or objects, and like kids they sometimes get sick.

Parvo has affected puppies at breeders, pet stores, boarding kennels, shelters, pounds, vet hospitals all over this country including this state.

Dr. Charles Brockway has heard of parvo in puppies from all these sources, and yet does not mention that. Why?

Puppies purchased from breeders in this and other states have had parvo. Yet this isn't mentioned.

That seems odd to criticize adoption program when pet stores and breeders have also had issues with parvo.

And Puerto Rico is a part of the U.S. with American-trained veterinarians.

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