You can see some old injuries on his back leg ^ |
Once I got home I was checking my facebook and my friend sent me an ad from CL for a guy selling a husky puppy at 3 weeks old near us. He listed his cell and home number. I texted his cell, and explained my concern for puppies being adopted out that young, and why they need to stay with their mom and littermates. He said the parents are attacking the puppies. Ok, so you hand raise or get help from a rescue! You don't sell them!!! I ended it there (and had a trainer friend call too but they hung up on her) and I called a rescue foundation in that area and they said they'd take care of it. I also sent an email to the staff at the shelter to see what could be done.. I googled his land line so got an address I'd given to both of them. Shelter got back to me and said the rescue had no legal authority so tell them not to go or tip off the guy, they would send an officer from the shelter up there. So I called back and told them that. Whew! Now it's wait and see. If you sell puppies less than 8 weeks old in California, you face a fine of $250. Per puppy. Gonna try to sell puppies that young? I'll send Animal Control to your house! It is severely detrimental to the puppies to be separated so young. Of course sometimes there are special circumstances, but again you will then hand raise the puppies and/or seek outside help such as from a rescue to make sure they are being well socialized and can develop as normally as possible. You. Do. Not. Sell. Them.
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