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Search results for "Wizard of Claws" ...

  • Puppy Heartbreak

    The website for South-Flordia's Wizard of Claws was known for selling dogs to celebrities along with many other customers, claiming its dogs to be of the best quality. But the dogs people received were very sick and unhealthy, some even dying. Some of the dogs were traced back to the "puppy mills" of the Midwest, where animals are poorly bred under even worse conditions

    Tags: Wizard of Claws; puppy mill; pet store; dog; puppy; animal cruelty; breed

    By Jeff Burnside; Scott Zamost; Pedro Canico; Robert Hernandez; Ed Garcia

    WTVJ-TV (Miami)

    2006