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In this episode you will hear from a former employee about how the SPCA of Western Quebec was operating during her time at the shelter, along with another story of a young woman who adopted an aggressive dog unknowingly and though had to return the dog to the SPCA, the shelter simply refused to acknowledge their mistakes or refund her adoption fees. 

***I must warn you that what you are about to hear may be disturbing to some. Listener discretion is advised. The views, opinions and stories told by guests are their own and do not reflect those of the puppy scammers team.***

In this episode you will hear from Tegan and Sean. A young couple that adopted their puppy from the SPCA of Western Quebec . Within hours it was violently ill and within a week it would be dead. They adopted a puppy infected with the Parvovirus from an SPCA of Western Quebec and within a week they were thousands of dollars in debt, and their dog was no longer alive. The SPCA of Western Quebec was neglectful in their responsibilities and unsympathetic to the young couple.



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In this episode we talk to Katie Powell, the founder of Save a Dog Network Canada and Tammy Garboury the Pet Care Manager at the Welland & District Humane Society about their mission in rescuing and rehoming  dogs  from Manitoba and bringing them to Ontario. 

Many First Nations Communities have a problem with obtaining veterinary care leading to hundreds of dogs to fend for themselves, in turn causing a whole host of issues for the local communities.

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In this episode we talk to Savana who purchased a puppy from a breeder in Pembroke. Savana and her young children would have the puppy for a few short days before it be diagnosed with parvo and euthanized. 10 of the 12 puppies from the litter tested positive for parvo, 6 died. This is Lola's story.

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Camille Labchuk from Animal Justice. Canada’s leading national animal law advocacy organization. Camille is one of Canada’s leading animal rights lawyers and has been working to help and protect animals for over a decade. Camille has a long list of work from exposing animal cruelty, campaigns against trophy hunting, circuses, zoos, aquariums, shark finning, puppy mills and more. She is also co-host of the podcast paw & order.

In this episode we talk to Brenda Kuomo-Watson who was also featured on the CBC's The National segment about puppy importers and brokers. Brenda is one of the founders of the French Bulldog Club of Central Canada and is a long time CKC member. We cover a wide range of topics regarding importers and brokers along with how they operate, things to look out for and more...