the puppy died from parvo.. but the may family says they're upset because the woman who sold them the dog never told them. when you ask, we investigate. here's contact 13 investigative banjo, the 8-week-old border collie seemed normal at first, but by the end of the week jason may says he was headed tired...and then the vet diagnosed banjo with parvo. parvo is often fatal for dogs and is highly contagious. jason got the dog at cedar animal rescue, and thinks he should at least get his money back... he spent 100 dollars on the dog,, and several hundred more to treat the dog and then bury him after he died. but he just wants the rescue to make things right. 10.30.59 it's just more so the moral of you're not vaccinating your puppies 31.04 you're not helping them out, you're not giving them a good start for a future 31.07 10.30.32 i felt bad for my little boy and my wife 35 because we'd all gotten attached to this dog in such a short tiem 29 and kind of felt like she just didnt care, she took advantage of us 43 we s

jason says the vet diagnosed banjo with parvo. parvo is a highly contagious disease that attacks young dogs' intestine or heart. jason chose to try and treat banjo on his own, staying up with him and force-feeding him fluids. 10.28.59 he kind of died in my arms 29.01 so it was a pretty bum deal 03 and the hardest part is hearing him run around yelling 'banjo' 08 looking fo rhis little buddy 29.10 so it was a sad situation 29.12 he got banjo at cedar animal rescue, so we called them. the owner says banjo was fine when he left, and all the other puppies from the litter are ok. she said she adopts pups out as early as four weeks, but usually more like six to eight....and often before they've had their first set of vaccines. and her adoption contract entitled to any money back. 10.33.06 its just nasty to see a little helpless puppy not make it 10 we wanted to see what shelters here thought about that. the nspca says they've never had anything like this happen, and wait until dogs are 12 to 14 weeks old so they can get their shots, inc

speared is -- period is 3 to # days. >> reporter: they say there's no way to know where she caught parvo but in the five days she was at home she was not in contact with other dogs. when i called laughlin kennel one who said she was an office manager refused to talk to me. this is not the first encounter with unwanted attention. last year, they set up a facebook page called the truth about laughlin kennel specifically to refute false allegations. the kennel owner did eventually send a statement which says in part that "they requested the puppy be returned to us for a refund but the customer declined we regret this or any puppy became ill. jamie says they worry cocoa wouldn't survive a drive back to the kennel and they don't want to return her. >> to request us to present the dog to them is unreasonable and >> reporter: so far cocoa's vet bills 6,000 dollars. bree sison. >> word is chipotle e.coli outbreak is now officially over. center for disease control and prevention today announced the investigation has ended. the past several months customers got sick from sam sam nilo and e-- salmo

found in an alley in middletown according to a veterinarian, he was hyperthermic, malnourished and had parvo. the butler county dog warden's office, says april kirmse was cited this week for cruelty to companion animals in failure to license. both charges or misdemeanorsjenni dehart/fosters dogs"the fact that we know who it was and the fact that there are charges brought against her are awesome my only problem is that there misdemeanor you know personally i think in the state of ohio animal abuse and cruelty or neglect should be felony charges." kirmse court date is march 3 at 1:30 at middletown court. dehart hopes kirmse never gets the chance to hurt another animal.it would be awesome if she could never have pets again that would be great if that would happen but he's safe he's happy now and i just hope that this person is punished for what happened to him." leroy still needs to gain a few pounds and be neutered and then within a month or so he'll be ready for adoptiontony mirones nine on your side middletown in northern kentucky news youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting a 12- year-o

s bubby fell ill with diarrhea, larth arrangey and he was diagnosed with parvo but when they returned him investigators say she was in denial of the puppy had parvo and treated him herself with sugar water and bubby died a few days later. >> very quiet i don't any. >> reporter: neighbors were shocked to learn robson was charged with animal cruelty in the wake of bubby's death. her husband david robson was hired as the animal control officer in 2011. after town officials learned of allegations against his wife he was placed on paid leave. an inspection shows susan robson had other issues at her unlicensed kennel. out of 30 dogs investigators listed 61 violations, including failing to have a veterinarian checkup after 48 hours. and no existing health certificates for the puppies. in other cases officials believe some of the health certificates have been forged. now susan robson has pleaded not guilty to those charges been shutdown by this state. now we reached out to the robsons and to the lawyer representing susan robson. none of them returned our request for comment tonight. she will

. -- suspected parvo. >> for her to stop doing this and be done. diane: after larry mcavoy body who he said was also -- bought a dog who he said was also sick, we confronted her. she insisted she gave the puppies her shots -- their shots and they were not sick. >> the puppy is fine. he does not look sick at all. it has had what it is supposed to have at his age. i'm not doing anything wrong. diane: but all that changed after she pled guilty to the criminal charges. she was sentenced to several months in jail. however, it is a suspended sentence as long as she does not get in trouble again. steve: quick resolution but a heartbreaking journey for those families. tisha: senior night in chapel hill. getting ready for a big game. steve: and a beautiful afternoon transitioning into a gorgeous switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. yes and? and...there's whole home dvr. plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. yes and? why do you guys keep saying that?

and treated for the parvo virus. he's now doing much better. new at 11.. why was the woman accused of hitting an 11 year old girl .. and then leaving the scene... not held at the hamilton county jail. tonight.. officers are trying to find ruby estepp after she failed to appear in court, nine on your side was first to tell you about this last night.. and we've been working to answer that question for you. - with evan millward live downtown - with what we've found out. in just the last hour - a sheriffs spokesman tells me jail staffers didn't know *what police say ruby estepp had hit.since then we reached out to police as well - but haven't heard back.estepp came in with a citation - a non-violent offense.nothing deputies followed their normal protocal.. and let her go. (covered) london smith/hit by car 120355 - i don't remember when i got hit by the car. only i remember when i got in the ambulance.it was a split second -(covered) smith 120438 - i was talking to my sister.- london smith thrown to the ground by a driver who didn't stop.smith 120255 - i still

pups are given a dhlp-measles, parvo., and bordetella vaccine. cats and kittens are given a frv-cp we have a mandatory spaying and neutering of animals adopted and each new pet adoption contract. all animals are also wormed. any veterinary services or medications, after the adoption, are at the expense of the new pet owner. an animal may be returned for any reason, but a refund by mail will medical reasons, if a veterinarian documents it in writing. you have 30 days to return an animal with a veterinarian's medical reason and receive a refund or another animal. you have up to 30 days, from the date of the returned sick pet, to choose another animal. the kenton county 1020 mary laidley ft. mitchell , kentucky 41017 phone: 859.356.7400 hours monday, tuesday, thursday and friday: 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. wednesday, saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. closed sunday receiving center hours monday, tuesday, thursday and friday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. wednesday, saturday: 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. closed sunday still to come... it's been a snowy morning... mornin

and treated for the parvo virus. he's now doing much better. in indiana - police have busted a drug ring they say is responsible for helping spread h-i-v in their community-10 people were arrested including the alleged ring leader.police say they flooded the area with are also attributing the drugs to a huge outbreak of h-i-v in scott county.they believe users would typically crush pills, and then inject them using shared needles. (josh minkler, u.s. attorney) "people that saw a demand - sought to infest a community - did so and made money off it." 188 cases of h-i-v have been reported in scott county in the last 13 months -that's compared to 10 cases the previous year.all 10 of the people indicted..face anywhere from 10 years to life in prison. ohio c-v-s stores will begin stocking a heroin overdose anti-dote in *its* pharmacies next month.ohio is the first of 20 states where it will start selling narcan this year. this is the latest indication heroin and other opioid drugs have gone mainstream across america. even though it's not a prescripti

outrageous as it sounds -- >> they heard how much the vet bills were going to be for a puppy which had parvoand their eyes, you know, wept really big. my gosh i can't afford that and that was what they thought was the best thing to do. >> reporter: what's best is to bring unwanted pet to your local shelter. the delco spca adopts out nearly 300 cats and dogs a month. but it's the one they couldn't save -- >> we're hoping we can get some kind of help from the public. >> reporter: that has them sickened and worried it could happen again. >> we need the neighbors to be on the look out. we need everybody else to be the eyes and ears for when we don't have responsible people. >> reporter: we should mention these two cases are not related this latest one appears the dog may have been a young adult, not exactly sure what kind of dog they couldn't tell. suitcase was navy blue with the words cayman islands on it. if of course if you have any information there's a number call. go to fox 29.com for all the details. >> all right, brad, thank you. >>> philadelphia police are investigating the death of a m

after they brought little banjo home, he started acting lethargic....and the vet diagnosed him with parvo. despite jason's efforts, banjo died within a week. 10.30.32 i felt bad for my little boy and my wife 35 because we'd all gotten attached to this dog in such a short tiem 29 and kind of felt like she just didnt care, she took advantage of us 43 the woman in charge of the animal rescue says jason could have brought the dog back to her for treatment, and the adoption contract clearly states the money is non-refundable. she says she's followed up with the owners of the other puppies, and they are all fine. still ahead on action news at midday... a wildfire starts in an unusual way... we'll tell you how... plus... a very weird delivery at a wendy's driver through window... see if you think the prankster should be punished. and here's a live look at the ((ad-lib)) crews are working to control a wildfire in arizona... it's raging in arivaca.. inadvertently started by someone on a nearby military base. the northeast winds are pushing the fire to the southwest. structure protection is in plac

she did test positive for parvo but the director thought it was a misdiagnosis and took leah home. the director's family adopted her and she quickly recovered. love the local connection. >> animals usually a big hit in commercials, right. coming up, which commercial was the mvp during the super bowl? see which companied that two of the popular ads and one created for $1,000. >> neighbors in montgomery county raise concerns about a demolition happening feet from their homes. now the nbc 10 investigators have uncovered numerous violations. see how the property owner responded to our questions about neighbors' safety next. >>> breaking news just in. a judge sentenced a bucks county woman for her role in the beating of a gay couple in center city, kathryn knott was sentenced 5 to 10 months in jail convicted on misdemeanor charges in december. she was without a group of friends celebrating a birthday the night of the attack in september 2014. one of the victims was left with a broken jaw, severe facial injuries, you saw a photograph from that. nbc 10 just spoke with the prosecutors outs