RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne with a public service amount. Friends don't let friends drink and buy puppies.
New York City's West Village is home to a pet shop called Le Petite Puppy. It happens to be within walking distance of several bars, and according to the manager, often inebriated bar patrons will stumble in and attempt to buy a puppy without thinking about the responsibility that that entails.
So the store has banned puppy sales to drunk customers.
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