NYC pet store sold ‘hundreds’ of illegal puppy-mill pups while posing as rescue center: suit

A Brooklyn pet store sold hundreds of commercially-bred dogs while trying to dodge a state puppy mill ban by falsely posing as a rescue center, according to a new lawsuit from the Attorney General’s office.

Puppy Boutique — also known as Quality Canines Inc. — illegally advertised and sold puppies from their Dyker Heights storefront,...