By Yeo Sam Jo

MISS Shonia Ng fell in love with a seven-week-old Maltese puppy she saw on Jan 10, and bought it on the spot. Eleven days later, her dog Donut was dead from a contagious canine disease.

Proper vaccinations could have saved it from a painful death, but the puppy had received only one from the Pasir Ris pet farm which sold it to her, instead of the mandatory two shots.

Last month alone, at least three complaints against unscrupulous pet farms have surfaced on Internet pet forums. All cases involved improperly vaccinated puppies which were sold and died soon afterwards.

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