according to the aspca lease tend tbe 18 to 3 months long and usually require a final payment to keep this case $5. >> a dog cost $it thousand could end up costing $7,000. >> the consumer doesn't make the paymen, the financing company can repossess the animal just like a car. >> and we tnk they are using the threat of repossession. unfortunately to basically squeeze as much money out of the consumer as they ca >> the lending companies associated with the smith's critique virginia based my funding and font ray declined repeated ruests for comment as did breededs club of america. although the store said it stopped ofrpg the leases earlier this year. the contract that was e-mailed to the smith family emphasize lease.ions the agreement is a he family says in the store they were shown on an ipad only the areas where signature is required. >> i think their argument would couldn't make it more clear what would you say. >> why did you tell me it was a. >> finance and we didn't see that page. >> the governor full murmurfy signed the bill august banning the leasing. joining indiana yab nevada,

this is something that is developing in this period, the sort of aspca sensibility toward animals. thinking of them not as machines to be abused but as creatures. just quickly here is another , version of it. this is 1856. -- 1866. i show it to you because it is in the smithsonian collection. right? it is not on display. where are the curators? it should be on display. it's just a great machine to look at. and it really does tell us something about road transport. and i understand. you know, i was a curator. it is not easy. now, here is my most interesting one. this is also in the collection. it's a little model, a patent model, so different times in history, you had to produce not just a drawing, but a physical model of your machine. 1879, this is patented a guy named george. he's a patent attorney. upstate new york, i think rochester. he was very smart. describeshtweight -- everything we think of as the early automobile. lightweight, hydrocarbon engine. internal combustion engine, gasoline engine. able to deal with any reasonable incline. archives of other basic details that you

he ee eventually became a major backer of the aspca. >> after he created the circus -- >> he didn't createthink. >> reporter: barnum also set aside money to build the bridgeport scientific society today known as the barnum museum. he died at age 81 before it was finished. >> this is the third floor. >> reporter: in recent years the museum has been badly damaged by a tornado and two hurricanes. some are hoping the renewed interest in barnum leads to $25 million rebuild and a continued reassessment of his life. >> is your goal in this book to rehabilitate him? >> i didn't start out with a goal. i mean i was just interested in him as character. but what i found was i admired him. >> why did you come to admire him. >> i think it's his ability to change. i think if you're willing to sort of look deeper, look for the complications in his character, see the ways in which he changed, then, you know, it's possible to see him in a new light. >> the famous quote is "there's a sucker born every minute." there is no evidence to suggest that p.t. barnum ever said that, right? >> he should be known for w

. >> reporter: the aspca telling abc news in a statement, different breeds are predisposed to certainhese risks and improve the overall health of the breed. but so many instagrammers loving their doodles, even though conron said that, quote, i find that the biggest majority are either crazy or have a hereditary problem, the president of the australian labradoodle club of america, amy murphy, saying this to "the new york times" in defense. all dogs are crazy. these designer dogs fetch a huge price tag. thousands of dollars regardless, though, they're hugely popular so, if you are thinking of getting one, keep this in mind to have the healthiest labradoodle possible. look for places where the puppies live with the mother, and make sure both dog parents have been tested for those health issues and make sure you get a health certificate. you better certify that yourself. >> a checklist. >> yeah, and they are cute dogs though. >> i can see his point. >> when i first heard this story, i don't know about this but i see why he would -- >> i'm with you, will. >>> there was some transitioning w