Three states, California, Nevada and New York have banned pet leasing as illegal or predatory. Multiple other states are poised to adopt similar laws. Whether Florida can do the same may depend on Florida laws regarding usury or retail installment sales laws. On October 1, 2018, an animal
advocate organization, Animal Legal Defense Fund, and the Humane Society of the United States sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission urging action on the Pet Leasing practice under Federal law. The complaint asks the FTC to investigate Wags Lending and associ- ated pet stores for deceptive practices that lead consumers into signing leases for pets they believe they are purchasing. The complaint also asks the FTC to investigate the practices of Monterey Financial Services, which collects lease payments from Wags Lending’s customers. “Pet leasing is a growing indus-
try that dupes unsuspecting people into paying thousands of dollars or risk losing a beloved family member,” says Animal Legal Defense Fund Executive Director Stephen Wells. “The Federal Trade Commission should take swift action to protect Americans from these unethical businesses.” “Pet leasing is the latest scam
from the same pet stores that sell puppy mill dogs to unsuspecting families,” said John Goodwin, senior director of the Stop Puppy Mills Campaign at The Humane Society of the United States. “It’s time for the Federal Trade Commission to hold the pet industry to a higher standard. Pets are family members for most Americans and the process of acquiring a new pet should be humane for the animals and fair to families.” Keep an eye out for that legisla-
tion, and beware of pet leasing in general.
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund was founded in 1979 to protect the lives and advance the inter-
ests of animals through the legal system. High- impact lawsuits are filed to protect animals from harm. Free legal assistance and training provided to prosecutors to assure that animal abusers are punished for their crimes. They fight harmful legisla- tion, provide resources and opportunities to law students to advance the emerging field of animal law. For information, please visit
aldf.org.
Dionne M. Blaesing obtained her Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Florida in 1994. Her 20-year background in veterinary science includes serving as emergency technician at the SPCA Angell Memorial Hospital in Boston; as Chief of Nursing for Boston Zoological Society; managing a local veterinary hospital in Pasco County; serving as a Board member and President of the Suncoast SPCA in New Port Richey for more than a decade. In addition to Family and Business Law, Dionne practices in Animal and Pet Law, and is a regular contributor to The New Barker. Call Dionne at 727.992.9114
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