[HairOfTheDog]

The truck was owned by the Hunte Corp. of Goodman, Mo., a major puppy supplier for pet stores mill.

Poor things.

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[brytlea]

Exactly.
Very sad story.
susie

[stlnative]

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS!!!

http://www.petstorecruelty.org/Hunte%20Corp.htm

Did you buy a sick pet store puppy? Are the words "Hunte Corp." on your puppy's papers? If so, you may want to join a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT against Hunte Corp

Above: These photos of the Hunte truck were taken on Pickett Road in Fairfax City, Virginia, just after the truck delivered approximately 45 puppies to the Fairfax City Petland. The part that contains the puppies has no windows. The truck has Missouri license plates and delivers puppies weekly.

The Hunte Corporation is currently the largest puppy broker in the U.S. It is based in Goodman, Missouri. It buys puppies from puppy mills in several Midwestern states and then sells them to pet stores all over the country, including many Petlands. Breeders either drop the puppies off at the Hunte building or a Hunte truck goes out to pick them up. The puppies are checked over by Hunte employees. The breeders expect to receive a certain price from Hunte depending on the breed of dog, but if Hunte decides the puppies are not very healthy, they may offer the breeder less money. The breeders usually accept the lower price, as they have no use for the puppies.

~SNIP~ more at link!

[potlatch]

Oooo, I don't like sad puppy stories.