Thank you for posting this important, eye-opening article. But I have to differ about "soft-hearted Americans." In my view, they are either fools or greedy jerks. What kind of person spends that kind of money buying a dog in a parking lot and expects it to be purebred and healthy? Rescue a dog from the shelter or a rescue group or buy from a reputable breeder.
You're welcome. Sometimes by including a human interest angle in a story, a reporter winds up losing or obscuring the real point of his or her own article. Fair enough to comment on the featured woman's stupidity, and I do think the point someone made that if people like her didn't supply a market for the pups, the smuggling might stop.
As for me, I'm interested in learning more about the proposed legislation.