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Resident alleges Petland Frisco sold sick puppy; urges city action
Summary
A resident told Frisco City Council she bought a sick puppy from Petland Frisco and that multiple puppies from the same store tested positive for parasites. She urged the city to enforce prior promises to take action if Petland continued to sell sick animals; no formal city action was recorded at the meeting.
At the start of the citizen comment period on April 1, a woman identified as Chelsea Dato told Frisco City Council she purchased a soft‑coated wheaten terrier from Petland Frisco on March 22 for $5,000 and that the puppy tested positive for Giardia two days after the sale.
Dato said the Petland employee discouraged additional testing at the first veterinary visit and that, after testing later, the vet found the puppy and multiple other puppies from…
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