HYDE PARK, NY (April 26, 2011) – Yesterday, the Dutchess County SPCA entered the Puppies and Kittens pet store in Wappingers Falls with a search warrant, seizing ten unhealthy puppies and arresting the store owner, Richard Doyle, on two counts of Cruelty to Animals and two counts of Selling Diseased Animals, all misdemeanors.
Late last week, Humane Law Officers received reports that there were numerous puppies coughing in the store, displaying signs of illness. On Monday, April 25 Humane Law Officers obtained a search warrant for the store, signed by Village Justice Vincent Francese.
DCSPCA Humane Law Officers entered the store Monday evening, assisted by the Village of Wappingers Falls Police and a licensed veterinarian. Almost half the puppies in the store were sick, and were subsequently removed for veterinary treatment by the DCSPCA’s Animal Services team. The puppies are not available for adoption.
This arrest comes almost a month after Humane Law Officers seized an unhealthy 11-week old Yorkshire Terrier from Puppies and Kittens Pet Store and charged Mr. Doyle and another employee with the same offenses. In February, DCSPCA officers executed a search warrant in Pet Fashions Pet Store in the Poughkeepsie Galleria, seizing seven unhealthy puppies and charging the owner and employees with 66 counts of similar charges, some felonies.
Original story here http://avoice4animals.blogspot.com/2011/03/update-dutchess-county-spca-seizes.html
This is an all too frequent occurrence that must be stopped. American Breeders owners have falsely stated that their puppies are from local breeders. In fact, their puppies come from puppy mills all across the Midwest. I recently purchased a puppy from them, only later to be heart broken when my puppy (not yet one year) suddenly died of heart failure. When attempting to discuss the matter with American Breeders, I was met with an utter lack of sympathy and compassion and the most callous cold-hearted individual (Rick Doyle) I have ever met in my life. He is incredibly money driven and condescending, refusing to compensate me for my loss. Never in my life will I ever think of going to American Breeders again and I will be sure that everyone I know understands the cruelty with which he approached my family's tremendously heart breaking and unfortunate situation. It's now November, why is it that Rick Doyle still has the ability to operate such a business given his past of animal cruelty? He clearly shows no remorse, as he is once again engaging in such criminal behavior.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know what will happen tobthe pups
DeleteI purchased a $625.00 purebreed Persian kitten from this store. I brought the kitten home to my house, after asking the sales girl if the kitten was healthy & she said yes. Since I have an older 12 year old Persian, I asked the sales girl if it was okay for them to share litter boxes, food, etc., as I did not want to get my 12 year old Persian sick, she said it is ok!!! After about a week, I noticed my 12 year old cat becoming very sick & withdrawn. He started gagging,& itching. I brought the cats into the vet and she diagnoised them with fleas, ear mites, and upper respiratory infection. My 12 year old Persian does not go outside. He is an indoor cat. He was able to let me know he was very uncomfortable. I never thought after purchasing this kitten, she would have all these issues. I dropped the kitten off to him. I had to take care of my 12 year old Persian, my home, and my family who was very upset and devistated over this. The owner would not return my money for the purchase of the kitten. Come to find out, he was arrested in April for selling sick & diseased animals to the public. I am broken hearted!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteUh, it's pretty sick that you just intended to kick the kitten out of your house, though. I understand that you have a certain amount of loyalty invested in your older cat, but it's not as if the kitten was at fault and needed just as much help as your older cat did. At the very least, you could've given it to someone who would be able to pay the expenses to have the kitten brought to good health, rather than dumping it back at the place that allowed the poor thing to get diseased in the first place.
DeleteHave you ever heard of a vet. You spent all that money on a kitten nd you return it because its not totally healthy. Shame on you. Take responsibility for the poor thing not sending it back to where it got sick in thefirst place.
DeleteI agree with the first reply. You bought the cat from the store unhealthy and you bring it back. I know you paid a hefty price for the animal but returning it to a store where they don't care about its health is very inhumane. Keep the cat, nurse it back to health, call a humane society or the SPCA. After the health of the cat is taken care up you could take legal action against the store. You are part of the problem with animals in our society, you think they are disposable. Take a long look at yourself, you should not be a pet owner. The animal deserves a much better person than yourself.
DeleteYou can sue for this, hon. Hope the cats get well, in full. That place needs to be shut down! Perhaps after things settle down for you, you can work on this.....God Bless!
DeleteI am very sorry to hear of the horrible experience you had. I truly wish everyone would do their own investigating. The majority of all pet stores get their animals from puppy mills. Google Puppy Mills and you will see the horrific conditions these poor animals must live in. Terrible!
ReplyDeleteI went recently and the store has a new owner now who is extremely rude. I was going to buy a kitten but certainly won't now. These people are horrible!
ReplyDeleteGuys i know rick personaly and he is an ass i got a dog from him shes fine thank god but after this i will never go back there
ReplyDeleteMaybe being you know him personally you could answer one question. I have seen pups in there for months what goes he do if a pup doesn't t sell because most of his prices are higher then breeders?
Deleteif in fact you r interested in foster care 4 dogs I wld be more then willing. I live in theBronx right off theBruckner express my email is marci.dyas@gmail.com let me know
DeleteDogs get coughs just like people do. Idk why ppl act like its the end of the world when their dog gets a cough.
ReplyDeleteBecause cough isn't normal and mine had just a cough like you say and it was pneumonia and he almost died. Do not buy from this store
Deletekennel cough with kill them idiot!
DeleteDogs get coughs from other sick dogs. Doesn't take a genius to know that, and it is NOT normal for dogs to cough. Ever heard of a vet?
DeleteKennel cough is not the same as a human's cough. It is very debilitating. It can kill. It is extremely catching to other dogs. Especially pups, who don't have their immune system built up yet. They are extremely vulnerable to it. Your lackadaisical attitude indicates that either you don't care much, or are uneducated in this matter.
DeleteDoes anyone know what happens when puppies past 12 wks don t sell......
ReplyDeleteI got three from him one was there for 5 months I currently have him now they just stay there
DeleteNothing. They stay there till someone buys them. There's been dogs there for 6 months
DeleteRick Doyle, owner of American Breeders, locations in Wappinger Falls, NY; Lake Mohegan, NY and Danubry, CT NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS TREATMENT OF DOGS. On Sunday, i bought a puppy from them for my daughter that worked her heart out throughout the school year to get a puppy, within 18 hrs of having the puppy home i had to rush her to emergency care; she is diagnosed with parvovirus, pneumonia and worms and has a low chance of making it. I called Mr. Doyle, unfortunately, he is very well aware of his rights and does not care. I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK BEFORE HAND BUT AM A TRUSTING PERSON...... Mr. Doyle was shut down in 2003-2004 for selling dogs illegally out of buildings in Mahopac, NY; A doctor (director) of the Sleepy Hollow Animal Hospital stated that since 1981 he has treated more ill puppies and more with congenital abnormalities that were sold from Doyle's kennel than from any other retailer in the region. See article http://www.mail-archive.com/berner-l@prairienet.org/msg04926.html
ReplyDeletePLEASE IF ANYONE HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS COMPANY AND MAN, CONTACT ME.
Do you have contact information ? Same thing happened to my dog. I tried everything and placed a complaint against him everywhere possible .
DeleteI too fell into the aww, poor puppy stuck in that little cage. He was so inbred for generations and so sickly that the vet costs more than doubled his purchase price. In the end, he didnt make it past a year and of course, Mr. Doyle didnt respond to letter and phone calls and the staff could care less when i personally went there.
DeleteI use to work at a breeders ND I have a lot of dirt on Rick to where he can ND needs to be shut down if any one has any questions please contact me I worked there this past year ND left due to the abuse from Rick nd abuse that was shown to me by a few of the girls that currently work there please email me @mimi32909@gmail.com I will take him down right with you all
DeleteMaybe now this place will get shut down. With all the animal shelters, I find it hard to believe that people cannot find an animal to love and protect from a shelter. Why not give a shelter animal a chance at love and a happy life!!
ReplyDeleteAs good as this is, the DC SPCA is pretty worthless in regards to other issues. They're so tied up in local political nonsense that they don't do what's right, and hold people accountable.
ReplyDeleteI hate these people, I put in many complaints.
ReplyDeleteI PAID 1,200 4 MY DOG LAST YEAR, WELL FOUND OUT THATS HE'S GONNA GO BLIND, I CALL N TOLD THEM THEY SAID THEY WILL WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH ME, WELL I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM, N EVERYTIME I CALL OR GO IN THEY TELL ME THE MANAGER IS NOT THEIR!!!ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS NEVER HEARD FROM THEM....
ReplyDeleteDon't "buy" a puppy or kitten from anyone. Go to your local shelter, or get on Petfinder and find whatever breed you are looking for. There are over 10,000 dogs and cats killed every single day in shelters. Thankfully in our area we really do not see that, but go on the NYC AC's shelter website and see how many are there.
ReplyDeleteI bought a puppy from him and he has a problem with his leg so I took him to the vet to be checked he took xrays and showed me that the was not good and his age is wrong ( he could tell be the dogs bones and that he is a puppy mill dog. I called the shop in Fishkill and he started yelling at me like crazy and said how can he tell from an xray? I said he's a vet he knows what he's talking about. The guy just didn't care!!!!! I paid a lot of money for him. I love our dog but this guy makes me soooo sick!!! They need to do something with people like this.
ReplyDeleteBought a puppy from the galleria a cairn terrier...after a long time she started to act funny. I brought her to the vet and after a lot of money my poor puppy ended up being a he-she. Because she was from a puppy mill...now after surgery she is fixed but was very hectic...glad he was charged with this
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I bought an English Bulldog puppy here almost 2 years ago. She was very sick with kennel cough and had to have treatments and many vet bills her first weeks with us. The store did refund our money that we put out for the bills, but for a $3,000 dog she should have had no health issues whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteIt took us almost a year and a half to get her AKC paperwork, because the store did not give us the proper documents. I had to reach out to the past owners of the dog. The store kept giving us the runaround on what we needed.
We once even came back into the store with our dog, and the woman said "what a cute boxer". My husband said "I hope she's not a boxer since you sold me a bulldog." She then said that she was "no expert on dogs." And this is they type of people working there...
We also stopped back into this store about 2 months ago.We saw an English Bulldog who could barely walk, with a severe skin infection, kennel cough and an infection under his nose wrinkle. We notified the staff who were totally clueless on how to care for this breed of dog. We were too heartbroken to go back to check if the dog was ever treated.
Please be warned about stores like this, because once you fall in love with the animal it will be hard to walk away from it. Do not support any pet stores and use licensed breeders or most importantly ADOPT!
MR DOYLE SHOULD BE FINE AN LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY SO AS TO PAY TO HELP THESE POOR ANIMALS HE HAD PLANNED TO GREEDLY RIP PEOLPLE OFF WITH. MR DOYLE SHOULD ALSO BE ARRESTED AND PUT IN PRISON FOR THIS PET SCAM OPERATION. I GUESS THIS JERK DON"T CARE ABOUT THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN HE HAS HURT WITH HIS GREED AND EVIL DOINGS. MAYBE HE SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE HE TREATED THE ANIMALS, NO COMPASSION. MR DOYLE THESE PETS YOU WERE TO ENSLAVE AT YOUR GREED WILLHOPEFULLY HAUNT YOU FOR EVER! YOUR ARE A LOW LIFE AND GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU !
ReplyDeleteGuys, please share your experiences and rate this store on Yelp. Hopefully your voice will stop others from buying from there. Here is the link, currently they have no reviews.
ReplyDeletehttp://m.yelp.com/biz/puppies-and-kittens-wappingers-falls
This guy is a real piece of sh** people need to stop enabling him and ban that store all together...you think he would get his license to sell pulled and I think all his workers should be held accountable too..pure scum all of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but this kind of thing has been going on for years....If you don't know that purchasing an animal from a pet store is a big mistake by now that you get what you deserve!! Unfortunately these poor animals continue to suffer because people support stores like this which keeps these "Puppy/Kitten" mills going, WHAT A SHAME! So sad.... I hope they are all well now and find loving homes eventually.
ReplyDeleteStop buying pets assholes!!
ReplyDeleteIn February 2013 i purchased a siberian huskyfor my daughter, the puppy had kennel cough which happens and can be treated but he also had giardia which is a parasite from dirty drinking water that took a couple of months to get rid of but is still having issues with diarehea and had bad reaction to shots so i know that the owner made money on our stupid decision on buying a dog at puppies and kittens but we love our dog and we are doing everything possible to get him healthy and keep him happy . Our puppy is 9 months old now and we will never go to that store ever again
ReplyDeleteI have no idea why people continue to buy animals from these places. There have been numerous documentaries, news stories, etc..letting the public know what goes on in these places and where these animals are coming from. Buy buying animals here, you are helping people like this stay in business!
ReplyDeleteFind a reputable breeder or, better yet, adopt.
I am not going to say who I am but i think it should be out there. i wont say how i no this but i will tell you this. The dogs we get in are adorable and hard not to fall for but DONT BUY FROM HERE AT ALL. These dogs are from puppy mills. they come into the stores in unmarked trucks from rednecks from the south with a bunch of dogs cramned into the small truck. Many dogs get kenel cough and are put in the back to "heal" but i dont think they are given anything and are put back up for sale the next day. They are all given ellegal shots. The cages are nasty these poor babys are put in. They dont get walked ever. The enviorment is so bad that even workers are getting sick
ReplyDeleteplz dont buy from here
Just wanted to say that these poor animals need homes too I completely understand the HEART BREAK of losing a puppy or kitten. I got a kitten from the local SPCA and 4 weeks later he died. He was very sick. It could happen anywhere. Im sure he puts the older animals down when he can't sell them. He doesn't care about them. But if you see a puppy or kitten in there you have a connection with don't not give it a loving home...they need people to give them a chance too.
ReplyDeleteBought my favorite kind of dog from pet store only to find out she was extremely sick. Broke my heart.theny daughter wanted a rabbit for her body. Brought her home to find out she had a broken leg. Went to tell them and they would have pron euthanized her but we took her home And healed her. Don't buy from pay stores. Adopt!
ReplyDeletewhy are people STILL buying from Pet Stores - are we still not educated enough to know that almost 100% of pet store dogs come from puppy mills? every time you buy from a pet store (and some breeders) you become part of the problem - educate yourselves - learn where your cute little puppy comes from and don't believe the lies of the salesperson who works on comission, thousands of dogs die every day in shelters because of people who patronize pet stores
ReplyDeleteA quiet protest should be held near his store of previous customers who were sold ill animals and of animal lovers.Educate the pu lic and hit him where it hurts. $$$.
ReplyDeleteThe owner is a real sum bag. They own the puppie store in mohegan lake also. That one burned a few years ago. .....fishy...
ReplyDeletewhy on earth would anyone ever buy an animal from a place like this that has been cited numerous times over and over again is beside me.......... either rescue a shelter animal or go to a reputable akc or other breeder of specific breeds... i would never even set foot in this place or the one at the galleria.............
ReplyDeleteWell, if there's a dog that needs a home, I'd love to have one.
ReplyDeletewell first of all it was a long time ago now and I bought my puppy there a year ago a he is a health strong puppy and beautiful to and they have changed!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter if it was a long time ago.The abuse is still going on. I bought a dog there 13yrs.ago and she was sick.She ended up getting better and I still have her. He is a horrible man he performs cherry eye surgery on neapolitan mastiffs. He gives vaccines when he is not licensed to. The vet I used to work for stopped during business with him because of the way he treated the animals. I went in his store once with my family and this was only a few years ago and he said he was a cop and friends with the owner. So basically he was impersonating a cop which is illegal. So tell me again how he has changed?
DeleteI believe people should be humane but all of the effort that goes into this is mind boggling. There are human beings living alone with no food, no company and sick but no one is conducting searches and arrests.
ReplyDeleteWhy buy when thousands of healthy and adoptable dogs and cats are dying daily in shelters for lack of new homes.
ReplyDeleteAdopt Shelter Dogs!!! Stop Giving These People Money And They Will Go Out Of Business. Adopt. Adopt. Adopt.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and her girlfriend took a puppy from there yes my girls were wrong for doing that and got arrested and are serving their punishment but they did it cause of the way they were getting treated and felt bad for it the owner tried to jack up the price so they would get in more trouble but it back fired on him he is no good needs to be put out of business they would come home in tears cause the way the animals were being treated its so sad
ReplyDeleteIs this the same guy who opened a store in Mamaroneck, NY recently?
ReplyDeleteI have been trying for a week to get a call back from the owner; they sold me a sick dog who is now in the vet hospital; I have so far incurred over $3000 in vet bills and cannot get an answer from anyone in the store on reimbursement. It's disgusting
ReplyDeleteRick Doyle should be locked in a cage to sit in his own urine and feces. Then have his store manager Kathy perform a colonoscopy on him and he can see how it feels. It is disgusting that a business license still is had by this monster. He needs to be banned from owning any animal or operating stores that have them. He has the disposition of a serial killer and/or domestic violence attributes. SHUT HIS STORES DOWN
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