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Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA
Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA PETA is encouraging officials in Virginia to investigate a local pet store that is allegedly falsely advertising and selling animals from “puppy mills" for exorbitant fees. This week, PETA sent a formal complaint to the City of Chesapeake Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Hamel urging him to investigate Family Pet Care, for “what appear to be clear violations of Virginia’s deceptive advertising law.” The organization is claiming that the store obtains dogs from purported puppy mills, despite alleging on its website that it does not engage in such practices. According to the complaint, one …

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