My husband and I went to Petco this morning to buy some fish for our fish tank (and maybe some treats for my furbabies). In the parking lot, I saw a man with a litter of puppies that he was trying to sell. A family was talking to him while holding and playing with one of the pups and he had the others tucked inside his jacket. I don't know what breed they were. Maybe cockapoos, but they were pretty small...maybe about 6-8 weeks old.
Then as we were leaving Petco, my husband pointed out yet ANOTHER man in the parking lot with MORE puppies.
He also, was talking to a family by their car. He had a tiny chihuahua, another toy breed, a lab, and a pit bull.
I don't know if they are working together or how much they were selling them for, but it appeared they were targeting families that had children with them. Probably selling them as the perfect Holiday "gift".
I feel sorry for the puppies, they look too young to be away from mommy.
Who knows if they are healthy or not. The unsuspecting "customers" may have a heartache on their hands. Hopefully, they have them checked out at the vet...although the men, more than likely, doesn't give any health guarantees and will be long gone.