A "devastated" family who bought a labrador puppy from a "sketchy" breeder have told how she died just a week later. Thomas Hrynkiawicz, 20, from Gorbals, Glasgow , bought Luna for £500 on Thursday, May 16, after he and his family fell in love with her when they spotted her for sale on a site named 'FreeAds'. He has now issued a warning about buying pets from illicit breeders.
Luna was supposed to be a birthday present for Thomas' 10-year-old brother, Blazej Gawrysiak, after the siblings tragically lost their family dog last year. The online advert, which has now been removed, described Luna and her siblings as being nine-weeks-old, microchipped, "socialised" and "ready for their new homes". The seller was listed as being located in Airdrie but when the family went to collect the pup, the breeder asked them to pick her up from a flat in East Kilbride.
They never received any vaccination certificates or KC register details from the breeder. Tragedy struck within one day of bringing Luna home, as the pup started to vomit, suffered from diarrhoea and became extremely lethargic. The family rushed her to a local vet before she was taken to the PDSA Pet Hospital.
Alpha-H beauty treatment 'worth its weight in gold' leaves skin 'radiant' and 'glowing' Luna was for sale on a site named 'FreeAds' ( Image: dailyrecord) Thomas told the Daily Record : "The day we took her home, she was so happy and full of energy and life but the following day, everything changed. She wasn't eating or dr.