Puppies Smuggled Across U.S.-Mexico

Now we know where Glen Reynolds gets his supplies.

Hundreds of small-breed puppies — many too young or too sick for export — allegedly are smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border every year, according to a report being released today.

The Border Puppy Task Force, made up of representatives from 14 animal-welfare and law enforcement agencies, gathered statistics from a two-week study showing that large numbers of lap-dog puppies are brought into the United States yearly, said Aaron Reyes, spokesman for the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority.

They're usually smuggled in batches, which can number as high as 30 dogs in one trunk, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Vincent Bond.

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