 he Hunte Corporation buys and sells up to 90,000 puppies a year. Dogs are purchased from breeders throughout the U.S. and brought to its 10,000 square facility in Missouri. Once there, the puppies are vaccinated, examined by vets, prepared for sale, and then trucked out to pet stores across the U.S. and Canada.
The Hunte Corporation told Marketplace that all of its puppies come from licensed USDA breeders.
In an email to the CBC, Hunte President Steve Rook wrote that, "we do hold the breeder responsible for the rare case of a congenital health challenge in a puppy that presents itself within the first 3 years of the puppy’s life", and they " recommend that the breeder not breed the sire/dam again."
While at the Hunte facility, Rook wrote, "the puppy receives loving care, socialization, complete grooming, is fed premium quality nutrition along with vitamin supplements and is under constant observation by our veterinarian team to ensure that good health is maintained."
 For more information on Hunte visit: www.thehuntecorporation.com
Canadian pet store chain PJ's Pets declined em>Marketplace's request for an on-camera interview. In an e-mail, they told Marketplace that only a small percentage of pets in their stores come from the U.S., and they wrote, "PJ's Pets does not do business with substandard operations". On their website, they state, "Each puppy comes with a minimum comprehensive 2 Year/$2000 Health Warranty. Our puppies are examined a least twice by a veterinarian and have all their up to date vaccinations."
For more information on PJ's Pets, visit: www.pjspets.com
Canadian pet store chain Pet Habitat also declined em>Marketplace's request for an on-camera interview, but they say that are confident about the health and breeding of the pets they purchase from the Hunte Corporation.
For more information on Pet Habitat, visit: www.pethabitat.com
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