By Ryan McKeen
I’ve written about lemons before and Attorney Sergei Lemberg writes about them all the time.
If you’re a long time reader then you know my dog Brady. I adopted Brady from the Hartford Pound as a puppy. Dogs at the pound are given 8 days to be adopted or be put to sleep. Click here for a list of pets available at the Hartford Animal Shelter.
Brady is many things.
She is loving, kind, and a good pet.
She’s also a lemon.
Within months of owning her, Brady had to have major hip surgery. The surgery was needed so that she can walk. Her condition was no fault of Hartford Animal Control.
The legislature is considering protection for residents who purchase a dog or cat from a breeder or a pet store. The proposed law would seek to ensure that cats and dogs sold in Connecticut are healthy at the time of purchase and not subject to inhumane conditions. Check out the text of the bill here.
I’ll take back what I wrote earlier. In no sense is Brady a lemon. She’s lemonade.
Our sweet boy Bodsie is lemonade himself. Expensive lemonade. Many levels above Odwalla. Stupid human epilepsy drugs. Stupid epilepsy.
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It's sad to realize a law is actually needed to insure that stores and breeders have not subjected their cats and/or dogs to inhumane conditions, but I know it happens, unfortunately. I'm a dog owner, dog lover, and my wife and I have been involved with dog rescue efforts for many years… we've seen some deplorable condtions where dogs come from, even with so-called breeders (can you say puppy mills?)… It's disgusting sometimes. I hope this new bill will help.
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I have two cats rescued from the Groton animal pound, they are now 10 years old healthy happy and a joy to have around
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