P&T Adoption Center is Actually a For Profit Business

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where forged health certificates, Consumer Affairs violations, sick puppies, and violations of the sales tax regulations all come together like a poorly written soap opera.

PARVO INFECTED PUPPIES

The P&T retail rescue store located in Cherry Hill owned by Pat Youman and closely monitored by his “advisor” Alan Braslow, closed on March 20th due to a large scale Parvo outbreak involving at least three dozen puppies according to the owner. The business remains closed for business as of April 7th. Although the store originally claimed on a Facebook post that they would be closed for only two weeks and would reopen on April 2nd, it seems that the list of growing problems plaguing the owner are not over just yet. In fact, it seems his problems are just beginning in some aspects.

FORGED HEALTH CERTIFICATES

During an investigation into this situation, RAW, along with help from its many supporters, uncovered that certain veterinarian health certificates for puppies delivered to P&T from out of state were actually forged. This shocking development resulted in a law enforcement criminal investigation to be launched against the store’s rescue broker Tina Lane. Tina Lane who boasted on Facebook that Pat takes healthy and sick puppies from her, quickly shut down her questionable “rescue” when she became aware of the felony forgery investigation and apparently is trying to keep a low profile while she awaits her fate. Forged vet certificates certainly brings into question all of the other health certificates for puppies, that may also be forgeries.

FOR PROFIT BUSINESS?

While critics of the store (and its newly opened sister location in Toms River) have long questioned whether these businesses are a real rescue, RAW has received information shown here that may finally put that question to rest. It turns out that P&T is actually a Domestic Limited Liability “for profit” Corporation (LLC) actually listed as “Pat’s Pups”, with documents filed in August of 2011. This is an interesting fact because Pat’s Pups was originally doing business as a retail pet store which DID fall under the Division of Consumer Affairs and the Pet Protection Act. This required Pat to collect sales tax AND provide consumers with options and reimbursement for sick puppies. So if the company is actually named Pat’s Pups, do monies collected from consumers go into a “for profit” checking account? Well folks, RAW can answer that question for you. A follower provided us with a snapshot of her payment purchase for a puppy obtained from Pat. As you can see clearly, the company that she made payment to is none other than: Pat’s Pups. Even more interesting, if consumers are making a payment to Pat’s Pups LLC. and not the “adoption center” name, are taxes being collected on the “for profit” business??? RAW followers claim that representatives from the Division of Consumer Affairs have already been called and are asking questions.

As if all this isn’t enough to raise even the steadiest of eyebrows, get ready for RAW to rock your world folks.

LET’S TALK TAXES

If Pat’s Pups “store” is not a legitimate rescue, he is REQUIRED by law to collect and pay sales tax on each puppy “sale”. The taxman doesn’t take these matters lightly and if found guilty, fines and penalties alone could put him in the dog house, no pun intended. So, does Pat collect sales tax? The answer is a big, fact NO. Looking at the customer debit receipt RAW was provided with. The payment made to Pat’s Pups was for $605.00. This payment represents a charge of $600.00 for the “adoption fee” and $5.00 for a collar. That’s it, no taxes collected for EITHER purchase!

BUSINESS LICENSE

Sources have provided RAW with copies of the Cherry Hill town license application for Pat’s Pups as well as the zoning license, and the information contained in the documents show a telling narrative and a man DESPERATELY trying to stay afloat by attempting to rewrite history. According to zoning documents dated for 2015, the location is listed as a “PET SALES STORE”. That description is without question a “retail” location, bringing with it all of the legal ramifications of a for profit business, complete with requirements for sales tax collection and Consumer Protection regulations. But wait, there is more! If you look closely at the Cherry Hill application that another RAW follower sent to us, it shows a sloppily written “PT’s Puppy Love Adoption Center” listing as the name of the business, HUH? That’s a conflict, but look CLOSER. The application is dated for March 29, 2017. Seems like Pat, or maybe it’s Alan that is frantically trying to save himself from the embarrassment of this incredible mess, is trying to quietly and quickly get himself out of a jam, AFTER the “dog poop” has hit the fan. Government agencies like The Division of Consumer Affairs and the NJ Division of Taxation aren’t stupid enough to fall for that shell game Pat/Alan. RAW’s followers are too smart for that, and will seek and find the truth. Trying to play catch up after educating yourself to all the ways you are in deep doo doo by reading about yourself on RAW’s page and exposure by our followers will not work either.

YOU CAN’T HIDE

For those not familiar with NJ law, the State has some very complex and stringent regulations regarding animal industries, with breeders and licensed pet shops taking the brunt of the heat regarding restrictive regulations and sourcing of animals, along with very comprehensive consumer protections in place that allow for double the purchase price to be reimbursed to customers for sick puppies. Considering Pat has quite a large group of customers claiming thousands of dollars in vet bills for sick and dead puppies, and if Pat hasn’t been collecting sales tax, this could lead to a HUGE pile of refunds, sales tax payments, AND potentially huge penalties for violating both the Pet Protection Act from the Division of Consumer Affairs as well as the Division of Taxation. Not being a legally operating rescue in the state means that Pat could be in serious legal trouble from multiple branches of the NJ regulatory agencies, the type of which will make his Parvo outbreak seem like a picnic. Looking at the documents that RAW obtained from our tireless and tenacious followers, you be the judge of exactly which side of the retail versus rescue fence that P&T sits.