Lauren
Malverne,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, February 20, 2006
We need to get together, get people together to go against Shake A Paw. I have also posted my complant. Please call Maria Sanzos, I will do the same tommorow. I do not want Shake a Paw to be able to hurt these puppies and their families anymore!
Krystle
PLAINSBORO,#3Consumer Suggestion
Fri, September 09, 2005
FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST A PET, OR PURCHASED A SICK PET AT SHAKE A PAW IN TOMS RIVER, WE NEED YOUR HELP! MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER THE BAD NEWS..... YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE OCEAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ASK FOR MARIA SANZO 732-341-9700. TELL HER ABOUT YOUR UNFIT FOR SALE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAD RECEIVED FROM THE VET, OR EVEN YOUR COMPLAINTS OF ANIMALS IN THE STORE. SHE HAD TOLD ME THAT IF ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND UNFIT FOR SALES ARE MAILED IN, THE STORE WILL LOSE THEIR LICENSE, AND BE CLOSED. SHE HAD MENTIONED THAT THE STORE DOES NOT HAVE A BAD RECORD BECUASE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS WERE SENT IN. LET'S HELP CHANGE THIS AND THEIR BELIEF THAT THE STORE IS GREAT AND ANIMALS ARE HEALTHY... You need to call Maria and mail their unfit for sale papers to .. OCEAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PO BOX 2191 TOMS RIVER, NJ 08754 ATTN: MARIA SANZO This will ensure no one else suffers like other dog owners with their losses. PS: make sure you call Consumer Affairs in Ocean County and file a complaint. Also contact the Better Business Bureau in Trenton and file a complaint.
Anonymous
Toms River,#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, March 14, 2005
I have worked for them in the past and I have first hand knowledge of their practice. I am hearing more and more horror stories from those who have bought animals there lately, and I have recently heard that there is a current effort going on to close them down. This is what I know about Shake A Paw: Shake A Paw's animals are confined to one room, and that room is not large enough to house the amount of dogs it contains. When one puppy gets sick, the sickness cannot help but spread to every other dog, as there is not enough space in the small areas meant for confinement of sick animals. If an animal isn't deemed sick enough to be taken out of the room, that animal is left out for sale. The puppies at Shake A Paw are checked in once a week by a veterinarian. The vet comes only once a week and looks at only the new puppies, except in cases of severe infection. This means that illness is diagnosed and treated by the Shake A Paw staff, who can be as young as 18 years of age and have no prior medical training. While more experienced staff has seen cases of kennel cough before, and may be able to diagnose it accurately, it is wrong to put the prescription of medications in the hands of someone trained in sales, who otherwise has no medical background. The puppies are overmedicated in many cases, possibly developing an immunity to the medication they have been given and ultimately becoming more susceptible to pneumonia. Also, I have seen staff members sell animals they have known to have kennel cough. This is illegal, so of course the customers are not told their dog is in need of medication. What ends up happening is the lapse in treatment causes pneumonia to develop quickly. Shake A Paw also buys dogs from nonreputable sources, although they claim that all of their puppies come from breeders. One way they have of fooling customers is by telling them that the dogs come from liscenced puppy brokerage facilities, all inspected by the USDA to determine that they were not puppy mills. I believe that many of those who work there may actually believe this to be true, but in fact, the USDA inspects all puppy mills across the United States. All of these pups were bred in horrible conditions, and while they might not display any problems from this type of breeding or treatment, keeping this pet store open is supporting this kind of cruelty. If you buy a dog from Shake A Paw, the animal may never show any signs of health or behavioral abnormalities, but you can be sure that your dog's mother is locked up in a tiny little pen, pushing out as many babies as her greedy owners are making her. I would very much like for the person who posted this original report to join the effort to close down Puppy Prison.