Column: Pets make great coronavirus companions. And scammers know it

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The Better Business Bureau says complaints involving pet-related scams soared in April as demand grew for stay-at-home pandemic pals.

Teddy has seldom left my side throughout this stay-at-home ordeal, and has been an invaluable source of comfort and solace when my mood has been darkest.adopted from the same shelter. She’s made it her mission to practice moves from Cirque du Soleil on the bed as we try to sleep at night.

California last year became the first state in the nation to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that aren’t rescues. In other words, all such critters have to come from shelters and nonprofits.was to shut down so-called puppy mills and kitten factories — facilities that “house animals in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions without adequate food, water, socialization or veterinary care,” according to a fact sheet for the law.

Never buy a pet — particularly an expensive purebred — without seeing it in person. If that’s impossible because of the coronavirus or because the animal is too far away, at the very least check out the seller online.Some scammers are clever, but many are lazy. They’ll grab a photo online of the cutest baby animal available. The same picture, therefore, might turn up in multiple listings from multiple sources. Obviously that’s a red flag.

 

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