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Puppies from a Korean puppy mill that were confiscated at LAX will be available for adoption next week.
Here, this is the story from City News Service:
Ten puppies that were allegedly born in a Korean puppy mill and confiscated at Los Angeles International Airport will be available for adoption next week, Animal Services officials announced Thursday.
The five Yorkies and five Maltese puppies were intercepted at LAX in June when Animal
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Services and county Public Health officials discovered the weeks-old puppies had health certificates falsely claiming the animals were four months old.
``Incorrect paperwork could lead to puppies not being quarantined or
vaccinated appropriately, placing other animals and humans potentially at risk.
Combating these violations is labor-intensive and we need to fight for support
at all levels of government to be able to do a more thorough job,'' said Ed
Boks, general manager of the Department of Animal Services.
The puppies will be available for adoption at the East Valley Animal
Care Center in Van Nuys on Dec. 20. Though the puppies are healthy, Animal
Services officials warned that the dogs may develop physical or behavioral
problems in the future as a result of improper breeding and poor living
conditions during their first weeks of life.
Following the discovery of the puppies, Animal Services and county
Public Health organized a task force with Los Angeles World Airports, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Transportation Security Administration and
local animal groups to survey animals arriving at LAX.
The task force completed 88 inspections. The results are still being
compiled but preliminary findings show overseas puppy mills are attempting to
flood the market, according to Animal Services.
Imported animals could carry disease or be part of smuggling schemes.
More than 35 percent of the dogs inspected by the task force had falsified
documents, according to Animal Services.
Photographs of the dogs are available at www.LAAnimalServices.com.
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