STELLA IS BACK AT THE VET AGAIN
THE VET AGAIN, 18 MONTHS OLD,
STELLA IS BACK AT THE VET AGAIN, 18 MONTHS OLD, AND
SHE'S HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
THIS TIME OWNER B
AND SHE'S HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THIS TIME OWNER BEVERLY GUI
AND SHE'S HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THIS TIME OWNER BEVERLY GUINESS
IS PICKING HER U
THIS TIME OWNER BEVERLY GUINESS IS PICKING HER UP FROM A SURG
THIS TIME OWNER BEVERLY GUINESS IS PICKING HER UP FROM A SURGERY
ON HER KNEE.
THE PUPPY, A GIFT FROM BEVER
ON HER KNEE. THE PUPPY, A GIFT FROM BEVERLY'S
SON.
SON.
SON. >>
SON. >> $
SON. >> $ 1,500 FOR A FRENCH BULLDOG
BUT YOU MAKE U
>> $ 1,500 FOR A FRENCH BULLDOG BUT YOU MAKE UP THAT COST WITH
THE BILLS AFTERWARDS BECAUSE OF
WHERE THEY HAVE COME FROM.
>> Reporter: STELLA IS IMPORTED
FROM EASTERN EUROPE, AMONG THE
THOUSANDS OF DOGS BROUGHT IN TO
BE SOLD, OFTEN ONLINE.
IT'S A LUCRATIVE T
BE SOLD, OFTEN ONLINE. IT'S A LUCRATIVE TRADE WORTH
MILLIONS.
MILLIONS.
MILLIONS. BUT VETERINARY EXPERTS WARN MA
MILLIONS. BUT VETERINARY EXPERTS WARN MANY
COME FROM PUP
BUT VETERINARY EXPERTS WARN MANY COME FROM PUPPY MI
BUT VETERINARY EXPERTS WARN MANY COME FROM PUPPY MILLS AN
BUT VETERINARY EXPERTS WARN MANY COME FROM PUPPY MILLS AND SAY
THAT CAN BRI
COME FROM PUPPY MILLS AND SAY THAT CAN BRIN
COME FROM PUPPY MILLS AND SAY THAT CAN BRING AN ARRAY OF
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
HEALTH CONDITIONS. >> AS SOON AS SHE ARRIVED I KNEW
THAT THINGS WERE NOT RIGHT.
AND THEN YOU SPE
THAT THINGS WERE NOT RIGHT. AND THEN YOU SPEND THE NEXT
$3,000 ON V
AND THEN YOU SPEND THE NEXT $3,000 ON VET BILLS.
SHE HAD G.D.R., AND POSSIBLE
PARASITES AND VIRUS AND
STRUGGLED TO KEEP ANYTHING D
PARASITES AND VIRUS AND STRUGGLED TO KEEP ANYTHING DOWN.
>> Reporter: THIS IS ALL WITHIN
48 HOURS?
48 HOURS?
48 HOURS? >> WITHIN 48 HOURS, YEAH.
BEING SUCH A SMALL PUPPY IT'S
DIFFICULT TO GET T
BEING SUCH A SMALL PUPPY IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET TO THEM.
>> Reporter: AND THE SELLER SAYS
THAT BEVERLY DENI
>> Reporter: AND THE SELLER SAYS THAT BEVERLY DENIED ANY
RESPONSIB
THAT BEVERLY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITY. BEVERLY SAYS THAT BUYERS NEED TO
BE SC
BEVERLY SAYS THAT BUYERS NEED TO BE SCRUPULOUS.
BE SCRUPULOUS. >> I WOULD NEVER, EVER, BUY A
PUPPY U
>> I WOULD NEVER, EVER, BUY A PUPPY UNLESS IT WAS FROM A
CERTIFIED REGISTERED BREEDER.
>> Reporter: SO WHERE TO GO TO
FIND A REGISTERED BREEDER?
WELL, MANY CHEC
FIND A REGISTERED BREEDER? WELL, MANY CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE
OF THE CANADIAN KENNEL CLUB, A
RESOURCE FOR PUPPY BUYERS.
AND LOOK WHOSE WHOSE NAME IS
HERE, IT'S THE WOMAN WHO S
AND LOOK WHOSE WHOSE NAME IS HERE, IT'S THE WOMAN WHO SOLD
STELLA TO THE GUINESS FAMILY.
SHE'S NOT THE ONLY NAME.
THAT
THAT
THAT OTHERS FIND SUSPICIOUS.
>> I HAVE PRINTED OFF TH
OTHERS FIND SUSPICIOUS. >> I HAVE PRINTED OFF THE
BREEDERS ARE FROM THESE OFFICIAL
BREED CLUBS IN C
BREEDERS ARE FROM THESE OFFICIAL BREED CLUBS IN CANADA.
>> Reporter: BRENDA KUOMO-WATSON
FOUNDED THE FRENCH BUL
>> Reporter: BRENDA KUOMO-WATSON FOUNDED THE FRENCH BULLDOG CLUB
OF CANADA AND IS A LONG-TIME
MEMBER OF THE C
OF CANADA AND IS A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN KENNEL
CLUB.
CLUB.
CLUB. SHE'S STUNNED WHAT SHE SEES AS
THE INFILLATION OF THE BREEDER
LIST BY SELLERS WHO MAY IMPORT
PUPPIES OR ARE NOT KNOWN TO HER
TO FOLLOW THE CLUB'S RULES O
PUPPIES OR ARE NOT KNOWN TO HER TO FOLLOW THE CLUB'S RULES ON
BREEDING.
BREEDING.
BREEDING. JUDGE, WE'RE FINDING THAT A LOT
OF THE BREEDERS, PROBABLY CLOSE
TO 76% OF T
OF THE BREEDERS, PROBABLY CLOSE TO 76% OF THE BREED
OF THE BREEDERS, PROBABLY CLOSE TO 76% OF THE BREEDERS ARE
COMMERCIAL BREEDERS, BREEDING
AGAINST THE STANDARD FOR THE
BREED.
BREED.
BREED. >>
BREED. >> Reporter: YOU'RE SAYING THAT
THREE-QUARTERS OF THOSE FRE
>> Reporter: YOU'RE SAYING THAT THREE-QUARTERS OF THOSE FRENCH
BULLDOG BREEDERS AREN'T WHAT Y
THREE-QUARTERS OF THOSE FRENCH BULLDOG BREEDERS AREN'T WHAT YOU
WOULD CONSIDER A LEGITIMATE
BREEDER?
BREEDER?
BREEDER? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY. >> Reporter: WHAT DOES THAT SAY?
>> IT TELLS ME TH
>> Reporter: WHAT DOES THAT SAY? >> IT TELLS ME THAT PEOPLE PAY
FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING
INCLUDED ON THAT LIST.
THAT THEY ARE NOT CHECKIN
INCLUDED ON THAT LIST. THAT THEY ARE NOT CHECKING THE
PUPPY LIST BEFORE T
THAT THEY ARE NOT CHECKING THE PUPPY LIST BEFORE THEY INCLUDE
PEOPLE ON IT.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO? >> YES, I GOT --
>> Reporter: WE CALLED THE
NUMBER ON ANASTASIA'S BUSINESS
CARD AND WE WERE TOLD THAT AT
LEAST SOME OF THEIR DOGS ARE
IMPORTED.
IMPORTED.
IMPORTED. >> WELL, WE DON'T BREED T
IMPORTED. >> WELL, WE DON'T BREED THE
FRENCHIES, WE BREED THE SAMOAS.
>> Repor
FRENCHIES, WE BREED THE SAMOAS. >> Reporter: OKAY.
>> WE DO IMPORT THEM FROM
POLAND.
POLAND.
POLAND. >> Reporter: FROM POLAND?
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> HELLO, HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO! >>
HELLO! >> Reporter: YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
IT NOW BUT THIS LITTLE GUY WAS
ANOTHER VERY SICK IMPORT FROM
ANASTASIA, ON DEATH'S DOOR JUST
HOURS AFTER HIS NEW OWNER P
ANASTASIA, ON DEATH'S DOOR JUST HOURS AFTER HIS NEW OWNER PICKED
HIM UP, IMMEDIATELY COSTING
THOUSANDS IN VET BIL
HIM UP, IMMEDIATELY COSTING THOUSANDS IN VET BILLS.
>> THEN HE STAYED FOR T
THOUSANDS IN VET BILLS. >> THEN HE STAYED FOR THE VET
FOR TWO OR THREE WE
>> THEN HE STAYED FOR THE VET FOR TWO OR THREE WEEK PERIOD
BEFORE WE WENT TO GET HIM.
>> Reporter: TITAN'S OWNER
ARRANGED FOR HIM TO BE TALKEN IN
BY MAUREEN W
ARRANGED FOR HIM TO BE TALKEN IN BY MAUREEN WOOD WHOSE RUNS A
CHIHUAHUA RESCUE ORGINISATIO
BY MAUREEN WOOD WHOSE RUNS A CHIHUAHUA RESCUE ORGINISATION.
>> HE WAS DOWN TO .9 OF A POUND
AT ONE POINT BECAUSE W
>> HE WAS DOWN TO .9 OF A POUND AT ONE POINT BECAUSE WE CO
>> HE WAS DOWN TO .9 OF A POUND AT ONE POINT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T
GET HIM TO EAT OR DRINK.
JUST EVERY NIGHT WE WENT T
GET HIM TO EAT OR DRINK. JUST EVERY NIGHT WE WENT TO BED
THINKING THAT MAYBE HE WON'T
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT. WE'LL DO OUR BEST.
>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO TITAN'S
ORIGINAL OWNER, DISTRAUGHT ABOUT
HER DECISION TO BUY TITAN FROM
ANASTASIA.
ANASTASIA. SHE RELIED ON THE KENNEL CLUB'S
LIST AND B
SHE RELIED ON THE KENNEL CLUB'S LIST AND BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD
VALIDATE HER PURCHASE.
MAUREEN THINKS OF THE CO
VALIDATE HER PURCHASE. MAUREEN THINKS OF THE COUNTRY'S
PREEMINENT DOG ORGINISATION
CANNOT VET ITS PUPPY LI
PREEMINENT DOG ORGINISATION CANNOT VET ITS PUPPY LIST, THEN
THE LIST SHOULDN'T EXIST.
>> THE PUBLIC PERCEIVES THEM TO
BE A REGISTERING, MONITO
>> THE PUBLIC PERCEIVES THEM TO BE A REGISTERING, MONITORING
BOARD.
BOARD.
BOARD. YOU HAVE THE C.K.C.
REGISTRATION, AND IF YOU'RE A
QUALIFIED BREEDER, TO ME THAT
PUTS YOU IN HIGHER ESTEEM THAN
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT.
HIGH
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT. HIGHER STANDARD.
HIGHER STANDARD. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: HI, RICHARD, HOW
ARE YOU?
ARE YOU?
ARE YOU? RICHARD PAQUETTE IS A BREED
HIMSELF AND A C.K.C. BOARD
MEMBER.
MEMBER.
MEMBER. >> THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE A DEGREE
OF CONFIDENCE WHEN DEALING WITH
THE C.K.C. MEMBER BREEDER
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A VERY STRI
THE C.K.C. MEMBER BREEDER BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A VERY STRICT
CODE OF PRACTISE AND CODE OF
ETHICS THAT OUR MEMBER BREEDERS
MUST FOLLOW.
MUST FOLLOW. >> Reporter: IT'S COME TO OUR
ATTENTION THAT A NUMBER OF THOSE
ON THE PUPPY LIST ARE ACTUALLY
IMPORTING PUPPIES.
IMPORTING PUPPIES. DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME,
AND IT IS A PROBLEM AND WE HAVE
HAD SEVERAL REMOVED F
AND IT IS A PROBLEM AND WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REMOVED FROM OUR
LIST.
LIST.
LIST. >>
LIST. >> Reporter: PAQUETTE SAYS THAT
THE LIST IS A RESOURCE, BUT
ULTIMATELY PUTS ONUS ON THE
BUYER TO REGI
ULTIMATELY PUTS ONUS ON THE BUYER TO REGISTER COMPLAINTS.
THE CLUB'S RESPONSE T
BUYER TO REGISTER COMPLAINTS. THE CLUB'S RESPONSE TO TITAN'S
OWNER WHEN RECOUNTING HER HORROR
STORY WITH THEIR MEMBER BREEDER
WAS EVEN MORE DEFI
STORY WITH THEIR MEMBER BREEDER WAS EVEN MORE DEFINITIVE,
WRITING "A COMMON MISCONC
WAS EVEN MORE DEFINITIVE, WRITING "A COMMON MISCONCEPTION
IS THAT BREEDERS ARE IN S
WRITING "A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS THAT BREEDERS ARE IN SOME WAY
LICENSED OR REGIST
IS THAT BREEDERS ARE IN SOME WAY LICENSED OR REGISTERED BY THE
C.K.C.
C.K.C.
C.K.C. THIS SENT THE CASE AND N
C.K.C. THIS SENT THE CASE AND NOT
AGAINST THE CODE OF PRACTISE FOR
P.K.C. MEMBERS TO ACT AS BROKERS
OF DOGS."
OF DOGS."
OF DOGS." WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM, THOSE
PEOPLE WHO ARE LEF
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM, THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE LEFT WITH A SICK
DOG AFTER HAVING GONE TO THE
PUPPY LIST?
PUPPY LIST? >> I FIND T
PUPPY LIST? >> I FIND THAT VERY U
PUPPY LIST? >> I FIND THAT VERY UNFORTU
PUPPY LIST? >> I FIND THAT VERY UNFORTUNATE,
AND OUR HEART GOES OU
>> I FIND THAT VERY UNFORTUNATE, AND OUR HEART GOES OUT TO THEM
BECAUSE NOTHING WORSE THAN
HAVING A SICK PUPPY.
AND I KNOW THA
HAVING A SICK PUPPY. AND I KNOW THAT FOR THE MOST
PART THEY CAN HAVE A DEGREE OF
ASSURANCE THAT THE MAJORITY O
PART THEY CAN HAVE A DEGREE OF ASSURANCE THAT THE MAJORITY OF
THE MEMBERS ON THE CANADI
ASSURANCE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ON THE CANADIAN
KENNEL CLUB PUPPY LIST ARE
REPUTABLE, PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT
THEY DO.
THEY DO.
THEY DO. >> Reporter: WHILE TITAN IS NOW
PLACED IN A NEW HOME, THE WOMAN
WHO SOLD HIM SAY
PLACED IN A NEW HOME, THE WOMAN WHO SOLD HIM SAYS S
PLACED IN A NEW HOME, THE WOMAN WHO SOLD HIM SAYS SHE'S NO
LONGER AFFILIATED WITH THE
BUSINESS THAT SOLD MANY OF THE
LONGER AFFILIATED WITH THE BUSINESS THAT SOLD MANY OF THESE
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES. BUT, SHE DOES CONTINUE TO SELL
PUPPIES LIKE TITAN.
AND HER NAME REMAINS ON THE
P.K.C. LIST OF REGISTERED PUPPY
BREEDERS.
BREEDERS.
BREEDERS. DAVID COMMON, CBC NEWS,