High cost of canine cons comes in broken hearts and empty wallets

By Dr Anne Quain
November 20 2021 - 8:00am
DECEIVED: So many have been caught by pandemic puppy scams. Picture: Shutterstock
DECEIVED: So many have been caught by pandemic puppy scams. Picture: Shutterstock

The well-documented spike in puppy adoptions since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately been accompanied by a spike in a heinous type of fraud - puppy scams.