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Petland Faces Class Action for Selling Unhealthy Puppies

On Monday, March 16, a class action lawsuit was finally filed against Petland Inc., alleging the pet store chain is a distributor of "factory-produced" puppies, and that it conspired to sell unhealthy puppy mill puppies in several states to unknowing consumers. The suit was brought with the help of The Humane Society of the United States.

The suit claims that Petland's marketing of the puppies "violated federal law and numerous state consumer protection laws by misleading thousands of consumers across the country into believing the puppies sold in Petland stores are healthy and come from high-quality breeders." According to interview between the Ohio media outlet the Chilco Gazette, and Jonathan Loworn, vice president and chief counsel for Animal Protection Litigation at The Humane Society of the United States, Petland put profits before the health of the puppies.

"Families often bear the great expense of veterinary treatment for sick and unhealthy dogs, or the terrible anguish of losing a beloved family pet," Lovvorn said. "This industry has been systematically lying to consumers for years about the source of the dogs they sell, and it's long past time for a reckoning."

Members of the class action are seeking a full refund of all the monies they paid for puppies purchased at Petland, and "consequential damages resulting from Defendant's fraudulent conduct, interest thereon and any amount by which Defendants have been unjustly enriched, plus treble damages and any additional relief to which they may be entitled under state consumer protection laws ..."

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Last updated on Mar-18-09