"When people are afraid, when someone offers a solution an easy solution, it tends to turn off the thinking part of your brain and go with the emotional side of your brain - 'I got to have that' - and that's what these con artists are preying on they're telling you what you want to hear, but what they're telling you is an absolute lie," says Weisbaum. But why? Here's Consumer Checkbook contributing editor, Herb "ConsumerMan" Weisbaum. ![]() So Coolins didn't fall for it, but many consumers do. RELATED: The most common COVID-19 vaccine scams: What you need to know "I was like, 'No, I don't think so.' I asked him, 'How are you getting me my appointment?' I said, 'if you're calling from Washington, how do you know in my location where I'm going to get the vaccine?' He kind of got all flustered and hung up." "I was like, 'Okay, this is kind of getting a little sketchy.'" Coolins said. Too many questions - including asking for her Social Security number. "And you know enthusiastically I was like, 'Oh great, tell me what I need to do,' and he asked me a bunch of questions." "They told me that I was eligible for the vaccine," she said. So, when a person called saying he was with the Centers for Disease Control, she was all ears. The San Franciscan is wondering when she will get her COVID-19 vaccine. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) - Ingrid Coolins is like so many of us. Due to the high volume of emails we receive, please allow 3-5 business days for a response.A San Francisco woman was thrilled to get a call offering her a vaccine - but suspicious when the caller asked for her Social Security number. If you do not wish us to contact them, please let us know right away, as it will affect our ability to work on your case. As a part of our process in assisting you, it is necessary that we contact the company / agency you are writing about. We assist individuals with consumer-related issues we cannot assist on cases between businesses, or cases involving family law, criminal matters, landlord/tenant disputes, labor issues, or medical issues. Take a look at more stories and videos by Michael Finney and 7 On Your Side.ħOYS's consumer hotline is a free consumer mediation service for those in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mancuso says the American Kennel Club has made alliances with such big lobbying groups as the National Rifle Association, the Farm Bureau and the Cattlemen's Association, adding to its political power. "This is all about organizations, businesses, people making money off animals and trying to make sure that it stays that way," said Mancuso. It accumulated net assets of $71 million in 2019 and its top executives earned $3.8 million. It also says its donated $65 million since 1995. "There's the people who want to protect animals and then there's the people who are businesses, organizations who are making money off animals," said Mancuso.ĪKC says it had no room in its schedule for an on-camera interview, but by email said it also provides programs for dogs and their owners, legislative work and continued education for breeders. RELATED: Bill to protect dog families and pets from unqualified trainers passes assembly committee Judie Mancuso of the animal rights lobbying group Social Compassion in Legislation questions the motives of the AKC. The AKC sells highly coveted registration of purebreds which the latest tax records publicly available indicates netted the group $41 million in revenue in 2019. ![]() However, a provision that would have mandated dog trainers obtain a license was stripped from the bill under intense lobbying from the American Kennel Club. It mandated that trainers reveal any criminal convictions or civil judgments related to their business. Last year, a bill signed by the governor and authored by then Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian instituted the first-ever regulations of dog trainers. Two weeks later, the trainer supposedly returned Scott to her two children while she remained on vacation. 7 On Your Side warns that some viewers may find some of the images in the video above disturbing.Ĭarolina Bruchilari of Palo Alto sent her 7-year-old German shepherd, Scott, for board and training to a woman she found online through Thumbtack. However, calls for the licensing of dog trainers remain unanswered. Inspired by a series of stories from 7 On Your Side, the California legislature passed the first ever regulations of the dog training industry last year. Still, the industry is largely unregulated. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) - Stories of dogs being abused, going missing or even dying while in the care of a dog trainer have led to calls for reform. ![]() ![]() Stories of abuse and missing or dead dogs while in the care of dog trainers have led to calls for reform.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |