Couple Take Pet-Leasing Store to Court
I’ve never heard of anything like this before - the first thing that pops into my mind is “Who would Lease a pet?”
An Oregon couple sued a pet store that “leases” pets rather than selling them, allegedly to duck licensing laws, and to be able to euthanize the animals if it wants.
Sandee and Walter Strunk sued Hannah’s LLC dba Hannah the Pet Society on Dec. 4 in Multnomah County Court.
Hannah’s operates stores in Tigard and in Happy Valley, both in Oregon, according to the.
The Strunks claims Hannah’s engages in a “pernicious form of pet leasing” to duck state and local regulations “governing veterinary practices and boarding facilities.”
The Strunks claim Hannah’s charges around $200 to use its “pet matching” service that promises to pair a customer with the perfect animal.
Hannah’s claims they get their animals only from animal recues and shelters, but the pets really come from “backyard breeders and puppy mills” because rescue organizations “generally refuse to do business with defendant due to its business practices,” the Strunks say in the lawsuit.