[vetvetdoug]

I deal with this everyday. A trip to this area and a visit to any First Monday will easily validate what I observe. Any reporting to the ASPCA or the HS of the US is met with stonewalling and a blind eye. Nobody cares about this area...not enough news and publicity to cover it. APHIS also ignores the region...the central location and inspecting authorities are 5 hours drive from here.

I see more dog poisonings in one month than most veterinarians see in a lifetime. There just isn't any enforcement. There have been MSM articles about what goes on here but they go off the radar easily. I have been in practice over 24 years here and I know of what I speak.

[brytlea]

We had a huge flea market near where I used to live (East TX) that had a first Monday. Lots of people I knew bought sick puppies from there. I always shook my head and asked them what they were thinking, and they always said something like, "But it was so cute and it looked healthy, and I felt sorry for it, and it was a good deal..."
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