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Discuss “Your dog is not a purse, nor should it be carried in one”

I was sitting in class when the bright pink website on a classmate?s laptop screen caught my eye. It was so bright and nauseating that I couldn?t tear myself away. More than just my eyes were assaulted though; my sensibilities were attacked. The girl in front of me was looking at www.divapup.com, a site that ships out purebred puppies to their owners. There?s little background on the family given before the transaction; and the two parties, puppy and family, never even meet before the puppy is shipped off.

Even worse is how the website markets their pups. ?Lindsay Lohan sports a cuddly new accessory ? her DivaPup ? as she leaves a New York City studio,? read the caption to one of the site?s photos. Accessory? Your puppy is not a Kate Spade.

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