> dogs, puppies for rehoming in Windsor Region Get an alert with the newest ads for dogs, puppies for rehoming in Windsor Region. dogs, puppies for rehomingWindsor Region. > "puppy" in dogs, puppies for rehoming in Windsor Region Get an alert with the newest ads for "puppy" in Windsor Region.A Toronto woman who bought a puppy from Kijiji is warning others about online pet sales after the dog she bought died six days into her care. Rebecca Ramgoolam says she wanted to buy a Morkie as a surprise for daughter’s eighth birthday but found that breeders were asking for $1,200 or more for a puppy. When she saw an ad online for less than half that price, she contacted the breeder. “I saw an ad and it was $550. We contacted the seller and went and brought our little girl the next day,” Ramgoolam told CTV Toronto. Ramgoolam says the seller assured the family that the puppy was 8 weeks old, had all her shots and had been dewormed. Shortly after bringing Mocha the puppy home, Ramgoolam says she looked lethargic and sick.

She decided to take her to the veterinarian for a check-up.Aussie Puppies For Sale Tx The veterinarian was surprised to see a two-month-old dog look so small in size. Tips To Increase Weight Loss On PhentermineMocha’s health took a turn for the worse and she died six days after she was brought home from the breeder.Cheap Prom Dresses In Melbourne Fl Ramgoolam says she’s contacted the breeder after the puppy died, but the breeder told her to never call again and hung up the phone. The breeder did not return CTV Toronto’s calls. Ramgoolam says she is taking the breeder to court for the cost of the puppy and $800 in vet bills. With a report from CTV Toronto's Pat Foran More News from CTV Toronto

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He contacted the seller and on March 7, he met a woman in the Sobeys parking lot on Wyse Road in Dartmouth. She sold him a black kitten for $300. The next day, he said the woman contacted him and let him know she had another kitten for sale. This one was for $225. Killen said he negotiated the price down to $180 and on March 10, he met the woman again, in the same parking lot, to buy the second kitten. Luna is one of the kittens purchased by Justin Killen. (Submitted by Justin Killen) It was the following Saturday when Killen stumbled across a post on Facebook warning people to be aware that a convicted animal abuser was selling animals online. Killen said the woman in the Facebook photos was the same person he had met in the parking lot. "My friend had posted a picture of Gail Benoit, and I immediately, after seeing the pictures, knew exactly who I dealt with — you know, just the spitting image of her and the pictures were just exactly the same." In January 2009, Benoit was convicted of animal cruelty for selling sick and malnourished puppies.

At first, she was barred from selling dogs, but that ban was later extended to buying, selling or giving away any animal. That ban has since ended. More than five years later, in June 2014, Benoit was sentenced to 15 months of probation for stealing and selling two dogs from a woman in New Brunswick. She was barred from buying or selling domestic or wild animals. That court order has expired as well. Killen, who moved to Nova Scotia from Ontario two years ago, had never heard of Benoit before seeing the Facebook post. After learning about Benoit, Killen took his two kittens to veterinarian Vanessa Churchill. She said the cats do not appear to be Maine Coon, although she couldn't confirm that without a DNA test. Killen is a cat lover and is happy with his new pets, even though they aren't what he thought he was buying. But he thinks what Benoit did is "unethical." Jasmine is the other cat Justin Killen purchased from Kijiji. Even though Benoit can legally sell animals now, Kijiji continues to bar her from doing so.

Shawn McIntyre, a spokesman for Kijiji, confirms Benoit was posting ads on the site at the same time Killen contacted her. "We did get a notification last week that someone suspected that this was happening and we investigated the ad that was brought to our attention," he said. "After some conversation, we did find out that it was Gail Benoit using her daughter's account." McIntyre said every time Benoit would post an ad, Kijiji staff would remove it, and then Benoit would put another one up. He says she was using multiple accounts. Killen said from his end as a buyer, it was confusing. He'd see an ad and then it would be gone when he later tried to find it. Then another ad would pop up, similar to the one that had just disappeared. Killen happened to respond to the seller during that short window when the ad was online. The ad identified the seller as an "animal shelter." The photograph used in the ad was of another kitten that did not look like either of the two Killen purchased.

When Killen found out he was dealing with a woman and not a shelter, he assumed she was acting as a foster home for the kittens. When she asked him to meet in a parking lot, he assumed she lived alone and was uncomfortable having a stranger come by her house. "Be wary of who you're dealing with. Ask a lot of questions. If it seems like you're bothering the person, asking too many questions, that it's probably a good idea not to go through with the deal," Killen said. "There's no way that anybody's going to stop her, but the more people that are aware.... People like me that this has happened to, the more people that come out and speak about it." A Kijiji spokesman said every time Benoit would post an ad, staff would remove it, and then she would put another up. McIntyre said the team at Kijiji will keep an eye out for further attempts by Benoit to post ads to their site, either as herself, or if it appears she is using an account in the name of her family members.