Does your state have a puppy lemon law and if not , do you think that they should?

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http://www.malteseonly.com/lemon.html

Answer 1

Not necessarily. If you put less research into a puppy than you do a used car, you deserve what you get. I wish people would start taking personal responsibility for their actions instead of wanting the government to bale them out of their problems that result from their own stupid decisions.

There was a woman (Florida, I believe) that sold a recued pup for $20, thinking the people would care better for it if she charged them a little. The puppy ended up getting sick and the person that 'sold' it ended up having to pay several thousand in Vet bills. Is that fair???

Buying a puppy is not like buying an inanimate object like a car or a refrigerator. Things can go wrong, even in well bred puppies, and those things are NOT always the breeders fault, sometimes it is because of what the new owners do/don't do with the pup.

Why people will spend hours researching used cars before buying one, but will buy a living PUPPY with no apparent thought at all is beyond me. With a car, they are all concerned about warranties and contracts, with a puppy, they don't even ASK! Live and learn, we don't need yet MORE laws to protect people from themselves!

I will take a dog back at any age, with a refund depending on the situation. THAT is why people should research!

Answer 2

There are two places I shop New Hampshire and Masschusetts.

I live in Massachusetts and they have a sort of a law for the protection of dogs, but it applies mostly to Pet Shops than backyard breeders and repubtable breeders.

New Hampshire probably does not have many laws in place for backyard breeders, reputable breeders, or pet shops.

However if you sign a contract with a breeder and have it done the right way then that can hold up in court depending how well you fight the case. If you adopt from a shelter they have things in place to where if there's a problem you can bring back the dog and exchange or whatnot, but you are given such a short time in either case.

I think when you adopt/purchase or obtain any animal there are risk involved as to birthing a child. No living animal/creature/hu,am is a 100% risk free health wise on any living creature and there's always a chance that there will be a birth defect, accidents, or health issues down the road.

Purchasing/Adopting an animal is a lifestyle change. If a person researched the animal, talked to the right people, and did the necessary procedures upon purchasing it and found out that the dog that they have purchased has a health defect or genetic problems then I don't know.

As for enforcing a better lemon law in Massachusetts and enforcing one in New Hampshire. I really have not thought about it nor reserached it so at this time I have no comment.

Answer 3

I'm in Ca where we do have some laws that apply to breeders who have sold more than 2 litters or 50 dogs. But, they are not enforced. My own dog is one of those who was probably bred by a hobbyist or backyard breeder. She was born with one eye, a cleft palate and a host of hip, chest and other deformities. In our area, you can simply leave an unwanted dog, no questions asked, in cages anonymously after hours at the pound. Mine was left at only 4 weeks old because the breeder knew no one would purchase any other dog from the litter after seeing my little precious. Moreover, it allieviated them from any future financial responsibility. Puppy lemon laws are only as good as the enforcement and in our state that is really hard because anyone can become a backyard breeder.

Answer 4

Yes, Florida does have a "Puppy Lemon Law".

Eskie: they probably don't seem to be enforcing them, because some people that end up in a situation with a breeder they've gotten a poor quality pup or sickly pup from think it is a hopeless battle and toss it aside. If more people would stand up and get their day in court maybe some of these BYB would think twice about misleading potential families about their so called "quality pups".

Answer 5

We are in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana and we do not have a lemon law but I do believe any reputable rescue or breeder will do what is right. We often get sick and injured puppies in rescue and all of our pets go out with thirty days of free pet insurance. This is actually something any pet listed on petfinders gets. Petfinders is a godsend to rescues.

Answer 6

I am not sure if my state has one or not. If it does I doubt it covers reputable or private breeders, and I would not buy a puppy from a pet store so it would not matter to me anyway. I think all states should have some sort of law, but I think it should be made to cover private breeders as well.

Answer 7

How about your rights as a broking service? i understand someone who took an abandoned puppy and offered it for $20 (she concept the puppy might want to signify more effective in the experience that they had to pay something for it). some months later the puppy were given ill and she or he ended up paying a pair thousand funds for its Vet care, and they were given to save the puppy. Lemon regulations are all high-quality and good, to a level. yet once that puppy leaves the breeders living house, she has NO administration over what they do or do not do with it. I breed coach canines, and position doggies VERY intently. yet even as the puppy procuring public places a lot less concept into procuring a puppy than they do a refrigerator, IMO they get what they deserve. a mess of information on line about the thanks to purchase a puppy, if in common words the puppy procuring public might want to be bothered to easily analyze. If i purchase a clean settee, and it falls aside after some months, might want to there should be a regulation to guard me adverse to my own stupid judgements? NO, I in basic terms discovered a lesson and could do it otherwise next time. shouldn't human beings positioned as a lot concept into procuring a puppy that they do an equipment? If someone buys a puppy out of a field in a carpark, properly DUH, what might want to they anticipate. i'm ill of yet more effective regulations to guard human beings from themselves. Heaven forbid someone might want to easily imagine! That stated, I provide refunds on doggies if it would not workout for any reason. yet I confident would not be more than satisfied if I had to pay some thousand funds for vet look after a $500 puppy and then additionally they save the puppy, highly even as that is for something that THEY did/did not do.

Answer 8

No my state does not have one . I wish they did cause alot of people get stuck with dogs that are either sick or have genetic defects and end up paying thousands in medical and vet bills . I think it is awfull . I have always been lucky though . I have always done my research though too. Well I hope i helped . good luck.

Answer 9

I guess not because I don't know what this is!