Years ago, I was looking to get another dog. I found a breeder by looking through a number of pet magazines (before the internet). I called them, but the lack of transparency was concerning. A couple of years later, they were busted as a major puppy mill. Hundreds of dogs were seized, many were in horrible shape and many had to be put down. A scam.
That experience was one of the motivations that eventually led me to get involved in animal welfare.
There are still scams today. A King County woman has lost nearly $5,000 to scammers who claimed to have found her missing cat.
A friend encountered such a scam out out Utah a couple of years ago when looking to get a special purebred cat as a pet.
Do you homework. You must personally inspect any breeder or rescue and not make a purchase or adoption sight unseen.
Plan accordingly.
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