THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS
                                                                        NOTICE

Article 35-D of the General Business Law, hereinafter referred to as "the Law", sets forth certain rights which arise
when a consumer purchases a dog or a cat from a pet dealer. Pursuant to the Law the Commissioner of Agriculture and
Markets has promulgated regulations which require a pet dealer to provide certain information to a consumer in writing
upon the sale of an animal. Such information shall include a description, including the breed of the animal, the date of
purchase, the name, address and telephone number of the consumer and the pet dealer and the amount of the
purchase. The pet dealer shall certify such information by signing and dating the document in which it is contained.
Additionally, every pet dealer who sells an animal required to be vaccinated against rabies, to a consumer shall provide
the consumer at the point of sale with a written notice of summarizing rabies immunization requirements.

The Law further provides that if, within fourteen business days following the sale of a dog or a cat, a veterinarian of the
consumer's choosing, licensed by a state certifies such animal to be unfit for a purchase due to illness, a congenital
malformation which adversely affects the health of the animal, or the presence of symptoms of a contagious or
infectious disease, the pet dealer shall afford the consumer the right to choose one of the following options:

  *  The right to return the animal and receive a refund of the purchase price including sales tax and reasonable
veterinary costs directly related to the veterinarian's certification that the animal is unfit for purchase; or

  *  The right to return the animal and to receive and exchange animal of the consumer's choice of equivalent value and
reasonable veterinary costs directly related to the veterinarian's certification that the animal is unfit for purchase; or

  *  The right to retain the animal and to receive reimbursement from a pet dealer for veterinary services from a licensed
veterinarian of the consumer's choosing, for the purpose of curing or attempting to cure the animal.  The reasonable
value of reimbursable services rendered to cure the animal shall not exceed the purchase price of the animal. The value
of such services is reasonable if comparable to the value of similar services rendered by other licensed veterinarians in
proximity to treating veterinarians. Such reimbursement shall not include the costs of the initial veterinarian
examination, fees and diagnostic fees not directly related to the veterinarian's certification that the animal  is unfit for
purchase.

The law requires that any refund and/or reimbursement required shall be made by a pet dealer not later than ten
business days following the receipt of a signed veterinary certificate as herein required. Such certification shall be
presented to the pet dealer not later than three business days following receipt thereof by the consumer.

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets has prescribed a form for the certification that an animal is unfit for
purchase which shall be provided to a consumer by an examining veterinarian upon the examination of a dog or cat
subject to the Law. That form includes the information which identifies the type of animal, the owner, the date nd
diagnosis of the animal, the treatment recommended, if any, and an estimate of the actual cost of such treatment. Such
form also includes this notice.

The Law provides that a veterinary finding of intestinal parasites shall not be grounds for declaring the dog or cat unfit
for sale unless the animal is clinically ill due to such condition. An animal may not be found unfit for sale on account of an
injury sustained or illness contracted subsequent to the consumer taking possession thereof.

The Law provides that if a pet dealer wishes to contest a demand for a refund, exchange or reimbursement made by a
consumer such dealer shall have the right to require the consumer to produce the animal for examination by a licensed
veterinarian designated by such dealer. Upon examination if the consumer and the dealer are unable to reach an
agreement which constitutes one of the options set forth in the Law within ten business days following receipt of the
animal for such examination, the consumer may initiate an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover or
obtain such refund, exchange and/or reimbursement. Nothing in section 753 of the General Business Law, however in
any way limits the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to the consumers under any other law.

For the purposes of the Law, "consumer" means an individual purchasing a dog or cat from a pet dealer. A pet dealer
shall not be considered a consumer. "Pet dealer" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other association
which in the ordinary course of business engages in the sale of more than nine dogs or cats per year for profit to the
public. Such definition includes breeders of animals who sell animals directly to a consumer but does not include duly
incorporated humane societies dedicated to the care of unwanted animals which make such animals available for
adoption whether or not a fee for such adoption is charged.