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We were very excited to see a female English Bulldog for sale as we have been looking for another one to help entertain our eldest bulldog, Winston. The Bulldog was being sold for $4200, which included a 3 year warranty for medical expenses. First year was fully covered, and then each subsequent year it was a percentage which was covered. We were approached by the owner who seemed very *** to say the least.

We purchased the puppy and named her Ruby. She was an adorable bulldog and very affectionate from the beginning. Petlandโ€™s owner, Jeff Koury, sold us Ruby even though she was coughing, had nasal discharge and was sent home with us on antibiotics. The Health Examination, which is required by the state to be conducted by a licensed Veterinarian prior to us purchasing Ruby, did not indicate that she was sick (the health exam indicated NO COUGH). Petland did submit to us a subsequent health examination that was conducted by their staff which indicated she had nasal discharge and was being sent home with medication. Note, the staff at Petland are not licensed Veterinarians!

Two days after we purchased her we realized that she was getting worse so we took her to our Veterinarian at Bansfiend Pet Hospital in Cranberry, Pennsylvania who suggested that we get additional x-rays because they felt she may have pneumonia. We called Petland and the owner suggested that we give he a stronger antibiotic, Azithromycin, to combat her illness. This did not work and 5 days after we brought her home we had to rush her to the hospital because she stopped breathing. Again we contacted Petland and they told us to bring her back for a full refund. When we asked what would happen to her they said it was not our business. We elected to treat her at the hospital because we felt that the owner would kill her. Pennsylvania Puppy Lemon Law states that if the dog presents a life threatening illness that the buyer has 2 options; either return the dog for a full refund or receive reimbursement of medical bills up to the cost of the puppy if we chose to treat them. Again we spent $4200 plus tax ($4800) so we thought if we spent this much on treating her she should get better and we would be reimbursed for our medicalexpenses.

Four days later we had to put Ruby down and our medical expenses exceeded $6000. Petland only reimbursed us for the $4200 and did not offer to replace the puppy. So essentially we purchased a puppy from Petland in Robinson for $6200, that never lived longer than 10 days after we brought her home! ?Please do not support this company. I would hate for them to do this to someone else.

Monetary Loss: $6200.

Location: Cranberry, Pennsylvania

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Hi,

My name is Hannah Hawks and I am a student journalist at the University of Iowa. I am working on a story about Puppy Mills and Petland's corrupt affiliation with them.

I read your post and I was wondering if I could set up a quick phone interview about your experience buying your puppy from Petland and the vet visits that followed. I'm so sorry to hear about your English bulldog Ruby. I personally love bulldogs so your story really struck me.

I would like to get this story out there so we can stop Petland from abusing animals and ripping-off costumers.

Thanks so much,

Hannah Hawks

hannah-hawks@***.edu

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So sad. Please people, STOP PATRONIZING BREEDERS!!

And yes, you are right; if a pet is less than perfect breeders WILL and DO kill them! I know I used to work in the field. They will all tell you they never kill pets, but they all do. It's a business, people.

If a dog costs them money, it's no good to them. Please get all pets from shelters only!!!

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