Oh how sad but oh so true. I am also in tears after reading this. My first purchased pet was my cocker spaniel Sage.(yes I to was ignorant at one time) I got him from a broker who hid behind a prestegious name. The building was beautiful and well kept but you never saw any dogs. They asked you what type of dog you were intersted in(small,med,large) then take you to a large room and they bring the animals in one at a time for you to see. My poor Sage had kennel cough, ear mites and parvo. Oh boy he spent more time at the vet than he did at home those first few weeks. The broker did pay the vet expenses because I refused to bring him back for another dog. Sage lived for twelve years but he suffered health problems his whole life. heart murmur, hypothyroid, chronic ear problems, and,cherry eye in both eyes.
It breaks my heart to think how my baby lived before he came home with us.