Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 9:18:33 GMT -6
Has anyone here ever heard of "Pet Leasing"?? Where you have your pet, but still pay the pet store for the "lease" of it? It's the craziest thing I've heard of...but then. This is out of Oregon.
This scam also carries a real dark and nasty side to it, it seems....
The story goes on to note that if you fail to maintain your monthly payments for the life of the pet, they can and will take it back from you by legal right, and then you get a $600 early cancellation fee to consider, over your food and water dishes...now sitting there for a pet that'll never return.
This is a cold blooded scam, in my view..and I really do think its over the top. The whole concept.
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What a deal... Play the love of a pet and fear of its death against normal people to extort the montly fees for..HOW long? Just..ahem..HOW long can dogs or cats live?
I hope the court throws the book at the store...and then writes a whole new one to throw again!
This scam also carries a real dark and nasty side to it, it seems....
Once a customer has selected a pet, the Strunks say, Hannah's has them sign a "boilerplate form agreement" agreeing to pay a monthly charge for as long as the animal lives. The monthly charge depends on the breed and size of the animal, but is "generally more than $100," and gives Hannah's permanent "ownership of the pet," according to the complaint.
"In exchange for this monthly charge, defendant agrees to allow the consumer to 'use and enjoy' their family pet and to provide emergency and routine veterinary services, boarding and training for leased pets, and to delivery specified food for leased pets on a prearranged schedule," the complaint states.
By keeping ownership of the animals it leases, Hanna's can make unilateral medical decisions and keep this information from the person who leased the animal, "including any decision to euthanize a leased pet," the complaint adds.
"In exchange for this monthly charge, defendant agrees to allow the consumer to 'use and enjoy' their family pet and to provide emergency and routine veterinary services, boarding and training for leased pets, and to delivery specified food for leased pets on a prearranged schedule," the complaint states.
By keeping ownership of the animals it leases, Hanna's can make unilateral medical decisions and keep this information from the person who leased the animal, "including any decision to euthanize a leased pet," the complaint adds.
The story goes on to note that if you fail to maintain your monthly payments for the life of the pet, they can and will take it back from you by legal right, and then you get a $600 early cancellation fee to consider, over your food and water dishes...now sitting there for a pet that'll never return.
This is a cold blooded scam, in my view..and I really do think its over the top. The whole concept.
The Strunks claim Hannah's leases pets because it knows people are unlikely to return an animal they have grown to love "if they cannot be sure that the pet will not be euthanized by defendant, which exercises sole discretion to make life-ending decisions as the owner of the pet."
This predicament is what the Strunks face, they say in the complaint.
This predicament is what the Strunks face, they say in the complaint.
What a deal... Play the love of a pet and fear of its death against normal people to extort the montly fees for..HOW long? Just..ahem..HOW long can dogs or cats live?
I hope the court throws the book at the store...and then writes a whole new one to throw again!
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