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ATLANTA (AP) - State officials ordered six Atlanta-area pet stores to stop selling dogs after more than 130 puppies tested positive for a parasite that can be transmitted to humans.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said he will deal "very harshly" with the stores' New York-based chain, probably with fines.
The six stores, all in malls, are part of The Pet Company, based in New Windsor, N.Y. In three of those stores, every puppy tested was infected with the parasite, officials said.
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