Free Puppies: Nova Scotia Woman Issues Warning About Cruel and Unusual Scam
Lara Ryan and her husband Brett are shown at their home in Ferguson Cove, N.S. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in a handout photo provided by Ryan. A Nova Scotia woman has come forward to warn people about an unusually cruel scam that involves the promise of free, pure-bread puppies. HO-Lara Ryan/The Canadian Press
HALIFAX—A Nova Scotia woman has come forward to warn people about an unusually cruel scam that involves the promise of free, purebred puppies.
Lara Ryan says she didn’t realize what was happening two years ago when strangers first started showing up at her home, telling her they were responding to an online ad from a man hoping to give away a puppy he could no longer care for.
