Seven dogs are now in the care of Hoosick Falls animal control after police pulled them from a breeder's home on Center Street, following days of sick and dying puppies. Two of the puppies had already died of canine parvovirus, a brutal and highly contagious disease, before officers searched the property Saturday and seized four 3-month-old puppies and three adult dogs, including two mothers of the litters. Two more puppies were rushed to an emergency vet that night, and their condition is still unknown.

What makes this worse is how easily it could keep happening. Under New York law, breeders who sell fewer than 25 animals a year from their own property don't even need a license. That loophole let sick, contagious puppies reach families with almost no oversight, and it means the same thing could happen again, at this home or another one, unless someone is held accountable.

Detective Stephen Surdam has confirmed the investigation is ongoing, saying, "We're still conducting our investigation. There will eventually be arrests that will come out of this," according to [Surdam, Hoosick Falls Police]. That's a start, but promises aren't accountability. The breeder's home also backs up to the Hoosic River Greenway, a trail used daily by dog walkers, and dogs from the property have reportedly been seen wandering nearby, putting even more animals at risk.

Families who bought these puppies trusted they were getting a healthy pet. Instead, some are grieving a dead puppy weeks after bringing it home. Sign this petition to demand Hoosick Falls police and prosecutors follow through with full animal cruelty and neglect charges, before another litter pays the price.