1 00:00:00,333 --> 00:00:01,700 He sold you two kittens. 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:04,500 They had a virus. 3 00:00:04,567 --> 00:00:05,800 Exactly. 4 00:00:07,066 --> 00:00:10,533 He said he could put them down and give me new kittens. 5 00:00:11,967 --> 00:00:13,667 You can't put them down for that. 6 00:00:13,734 --> 00:00:16,433 [Judge Judy] I don't minimize the fact that you're upset 7 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:19,233 and that you are attached to these kittens now. 8 00:00:19,300 --> 00:00:20,333 They're sick. 9 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,133 [announcer] This is Judy Justice. 10 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,200 [theme music playing] 11 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,900 [announcer] Jade Arthur-Huseby is suing cat breeder Jeffrey Taylor 12 00:00:44,967 --> 00:00:48,400 for vet bills and the cost of two Bengal kittens. 13 00:00:48,834 --> 00:00:50,300 [Kevin] Court come to order. 14 00:00:51,266 --> 00:00:52,467 Have a seat, please. 15 00:00:54,300 --> 00:00:55,467 - Hello, Judge. - How are you? 16 00:00:55,533 --> 00:00:58,467 Case number 1143, Arthur-Huseby versus Taylor. 17 00:00:59,734 --> 00:01:00,867 - [Judge Judy] Huseby. - Yes. 18 00:01:00,934 --> 00:01:03,000 [Judge Judy] Your complaint is a relatively a simple one. 19 00:01:03,066 --> 00:01:06,266 You claim that Mr. Taylor is responsible for all 20 00:01:06,333 --> 00:01:08,800 of your cats getting ringworm and being sick. 21 00:01:08,867 --> 00:01:10,367 You want him to pay your vet bills 22 00:01:10,433 --> 00:01:12,700 and a whole bunch of other things, $10,000 worth. 23 00:01:12,767 --> 00:01:14,066 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 24 00:01:14,133 --> 00:01:17,467 Mr. Taylor says he felt a certain amount of sympathy for you, 25 00:01:17,533 --> 00:01:19,834 initially, when you told him 26 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:21,500 you had extensive vet bills 27 00:01:21,567 --> 00:01:23,333 - 'cause he sold you two kittens. - [Jade] Yes. 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,300 [Judge Judy] Did he ever pay any of the vet bills early on? 29 00:01:26,367 --> 00:01:27,900 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] How much did he pay? 30 00:01:27,967 --> 00:01:30,433 The approximate number, I don't know, 31 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:33,133 but I can tell you it's around 1,200. 32 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:34,233 How much money did you pay? 33 00:01:34,300 --> 00:01:35,834 I believe 13 something. 34 00:01:35,900 --> 00:01:38,233 You bought two kittens for him on what date? 35 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:40,900 May 24th, 2021. 36 00:01:40,967 --> 00:01:42,233 [Judge Judy] And they were Bengal kittens? 37 00:01:42,300 --> 00:01:43,567 - [Jade] Yes. - [Judge Judy] How old were they 38 00:01:43,633 --> 00:01:45,866 - on May 24th? - About 11 weeks. 39 00:01:45,934 --> 00:01:48,866 By the time they're 11 weeks old, they usually get some shots. 40 00:01:48,934 --> 00:01:49,834 Yes. 41 00:01:49,900 --> 00:01:50,934 [Judge Judy] Had you given the many shots? 42 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:51,866 Yes. 43 00:01:51,934 --> 00:01:52,900 [Judge Judy] Which shots have they gotten? 44 00:01:52,967 --> 00:01:55,233 I don't recall exactly what it is, but it's called a four way. 45 00:01:55,300 --> 00:01:56,567 They received a four way of shots. 46 00:01:56,633 --> 00:01:57,600 It's one shot. 47 00:01:57,667 --> 00:01:59,333 Do you remember how old they were when they got them? 48 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,533 I give them at seven to eight weeks. 49 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,467 [Judge Judy] How many kittens were there in the litter 50 00:02:03,533 --> 00:02:05,433 of these kittens 'cause you had the litter, correct? 51 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:06,867 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 52 00:02:06,934 --> 00:02:08,166 I believe there was four. 53 00:02:08,233 --> 00:02:10,767 [Judge Judy] And how much did Ms. Huseby pay for 54 00:02:10,834 --> 00:02:12,367 the two kittens that she purchased? 55 00:02:12,433 --> 00:02:14,266 [Jeffrey] One thousand five hundred apiece. 56 00:02:14,333 --> 00:02:16,166 - [Judge Judy] So she paid $3,000? - Correct. 57 00:02:16,233 --> 00:02:18,966 - [Judge Judy] And you have both parents? - [Jeffrey] Correct. 58 00:02:19,033 --> 00:02:20,633 [Judge Judy] How long have you been in the breeding business? 59 00:02:20,700 --> 00:02:23,166 - Ten years. - [Judge Judy] When the plaintiff 60 00:02:23,233 --> 00:02:25,266 purchased the kittens, was there a contract? 61 00:02:25,333 --> 00:02:26,466 - No. - [Judge Judy] Is that correct? 62 00:02:26,533 --> 00:02:27,667 Yes. 63 00:02:27,734 --> 00:02:30,400 Now, you took them home on the 24th of May? 64 00:02:30,466 --> 00:02:32,433 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] You had other cats at home. 65 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:34,166 What other kind of cats do you have at home? 66 00:02:34,233 --> 00:02:38,700 One Bengal, one years old and one Calico, ten years old. 67 00:02:38,767 --> 00:02:40,966 Now, the Bengal that was a year old was a male? 68 00:02:41,033 --> 00:02:41,966 - Yes. 69 00:02:42,033 --> 00:02:43,333 - [Judge Judy] Neutered or not? - No. 70 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,000 [Judge Judy] So you planned on breeding the cats? 71 00:02:45,066 --> 00:02:47,066 - Yes. - Because you bought two females. 72 00:02:47,133 --> 00:02:48,834 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Is the Calico 73 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:50,600 an indoor cat or an outdoor cat? 74 00:02:50,667 --> 00:02:52,200 - Indoor cat. - [Judge Judy] And what about the Bengal? 75 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:53,934 Indoor. 76 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,266 He's been let out a couple times but not on purpose. 77 00:02:56,333 --> 00:02:59,700 But he's both indoor and he goes outside and comes back? 78 00:02:59,767 --> 00:03:01,100 He just escaped a couple times. 79 00:03:01,166 --> 00:03:02,200 So, he's indoor, he's indoor. 80 00:03:02,266 --> 00:03:04,967 I'm just letting you know that I'm familiar with Bengal cats. 81 00:03:05,033 --> 00:03:06,900 - Okay. - [Judge Judy] And they like it outside. 82 00:03:06,967 --> 00:03:08,066 They like to prowl. 83 00:03:08,133 --> 00:03:09,734 That's in their DNA. 84 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:14,700 After the 24th of May, when did you take the kittens to the vet? 85 00:03:14,767 --> 00:03:17,333 - [Jade] It would have been the 29th... - [Judge Judy] Show me. 86 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,466 ...that I brought them to the vet. 87 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:21,400 [Judge Judy] Show me the--on May 29th... 88 00:03:21,466 --> 00:03:24,900 [Jade] I brought the kittens to the vet and they were... 89 00:03:24,966 --> 00:03:26,367 - [Judge Judy] I have to see... - Okay. 90 00:03:26,433 --> 00:03:27,934 ...the vet's record. 91 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,700 - [Jade] Okay. - You can't tell me what anybody told you. 92 00:03:30,767 --> 00:03:32,367 - [Jade] Okay. - You have to show me 93 00:03:32,433 --> 00:03:35,266 the vet's record, they're business record. 94 00:03:35,333 --> 00:03:38,400 Okay. Your Honor, I have the next record 95 00:03:38,466 --> 00:03:39,633 that states about the previous record... 96 00:03:39,700 --> 00:03:42,000 [Judge Judy] Just a second, and I'll see what you have. 97 00:03:42,066 --> 00:03:43,700 - [Jade] Okay. - You--so, you didn't bring 98 00:03:43,767 --> 00:03:45,333 the record of May 29th? 99 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:46,433 - No, but it's... - [Judge Judy] Just a sec. 100 00:03:46,500 --> 00:03:48,100 - No. - When did you take them 101 00:03:48,166 --> 00:03:50,734 to the vet after the 29th? 102 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,100 07/11. 103 00:03:52,166 --> 00:03:53,633 [Judge Judy] So, a month and a half later? 104 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:54,867 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Yes. All right. 105 00:03:54,934 --> 00:03:56,500 I'm gonna take a look at that, please. 106 00:03:56,567 --> 00:03:57,400 - [Jade] Okay. - Kevin. 107 00:03:57,466 --> 00:03:58,400 [Jade] There's several of them. 108 00:03:58,466 --> 00:04:00,066 I'm just gonna grab them all for you. 109 00:04:00,133 --> 00:04:02,567 No, don't grab them all, 07/11. 110 00:04:02,633 --> 00:04:05,333 [Jade] No, no, that's all for that day 'cause it was every single cat. 111 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,100 No, I don't want every single cat. 112 00:04:07,166 --> 00:04:08,200 I want the two kittens. 113 00:04:08,266 --> 00:04:09,133 [Jade] Okay. 114 00:04:21,433 --> 00:04:23,967 [Judge Judy] Okay. So about month and a half later... 115 00:04:24,033 --> 00:04:26,000 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] The two kittens 116 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:28,233 as well as your cats had ringworm. 117 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:29,800 - Yes. - And? 118 00:04:29,867 --> 00:04:32,700 [Jade] And um I have the positive ringworm results, 119 00:04:32,767 --> 00:04:34,300 but there was another medical problem 120 00:04:34,367 --> 00:04:35,700 that I have the other documents for... 121 00:04:35,767 --> 00:04:37,767 [Judge Judy] Yeah, he's not responsible for their ringworm. 122 00:04:37,834 --> 00:04:40,166 [Jade] Okay. The other medical problem they had 123 00:04:40,233 --> 00:04:42,133 when I purchased the kittens, 124 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,667 they were sick and I have the photos, 125 00:04:43,734 --> 00:04:45,867 and the documents from the vet. 126 00:04:45,933 --> 00:04:47,433 [Judge Judy] Well, let me ask you this question... 127 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:48,433 - [Jade] Yeah. - ...Ms. Huseby. 128 00:04:48,500 --> 00:04:52,667 They had colds according to what I read here in the doctor's notes. 129 00:04:52,734 --> 00:04:53,767 Yes. 130 00:04:53,834 --> 00:04:57,533 And I believe that the defendant acknowledges that 131 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,200 he said to you they have colds. 132 00:04:59,266 --> 00:05:00,667 - Is that correct? - Yes. 133 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:03,233 [Judge Judy] So, when you took the kittens to the vet. 134 00:05:03,300 --> 00:05:04,633 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] And I say this to you 135 00:05:04,700 --> 00:05:07,133 as somebody who is very familiar... 136 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,500 - [Jade] Yes. - ...with cats, 137 00:05:08,567 --> 00:05:10,600 having at one time in my life. 138 00:05:11,367 --> 00:05:13,533 Probably, during a psychotic episode. 139 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,066 I'm only teasing about that. 140 00:05:15,667 --> 00:05:19,367 I had six cats, Persians and Himalayans. 141 00:05:19,433 --> 00:05:21,734 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] And that was 30 years ago, 142 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:26,100 until my immune system crapped out on me 143 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:29,166 and I couldn't be near cats anymore 144 00:05:29,233 --> 00:05:30,700 because these were all long-haired cats. 145 00:05:30,767 --> 00:05:32,166 So, I'm gonna tell you a story, 146 00:05:32,233 --> 00:05:34,066 so you'll understand where I'm coming from. 147 00:05:34,133 --> 00:05:37,500 These were purebred that we bought sort of one at a time. 148 00:05:37,567 --> 00:05:40,767 We bought a silver shaded Persian. 149 00:05:40,834 --> 00:05:43,600 We bought a Persian, we bought a Himmy, 150 00:05:43,667 --> 00:05:46,700 a Seal point Himmy, and a blue point Himmy, 151 00:05:46,767 --> 00:05:47,800 and we loved those cats. 152 00:05:47,867 --> 00:05:50,100 We'd run home from work lunchtime. 153 00:05:50,166 --> 00:05:54,000 We'd leave court in the Bronx and run home to our apartment and check 154 00:05:54,066 --> 00:05:57,133 on the cats and the kitten, and make sure that they were okay. 155 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:00,667 We lived in an apartment so they never went out. 156 00:06:00,734 --> 00:06:03,500 We have them--I don't know, about... 157 00:06:03,567 --> 00:06:07,734 six months, seven months and they all developed ringworm. 158 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,166 Now, I didn't have ringworm. 159 00:06:09,233 --> 00:06:13,266 And my husband knows if he had ringworm, he'd be living in another jurisdiction. 160 00:06:15,467 --> 00:06:20,000 And I remember going to take the cats in their carriers to the vet, 161 00:06:20,066 --> 00:06:23,100 all six of them, one Saturday morning, 162 00:06:23,166 --> 00:06:24,834 and it was pouring outside. 163 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:29,967 And here, we took such good care of these cats, I cooked for them. 164 00:06:30,033 --> 00:06:32,300 There was one small one 165 00:06:32,367 --> 00:06:34,233 that didn't like to eat with the rest of the cats, 166 00:06:34,300 --> 00:06:35,900 so she ate up on the counter. 167 00:06:35,967 --> 00:06:38,332 A little white, beautiful kitten, 168 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,900 and I fed her because she would be standoffish. 169 00:06:42,567 --> 00:06:45,066 And the larger ones wouldn't let her get her share. 170 00:06:45,133 --> 00:06:48,033 So, these were--these were spoiled cats 171 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:51,800 by two old people who were almost empty nesters. 172 00:06:52,433 --> 00:06:53,367 That's what happened. 173 00:06:53,433 --> 00:06:54,600 You're not there yet. 174 00:06:54,667 --> 00:06:56,734 And we're leaving our apartment building 175 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,367 carrying--each one of us has carrying cases with couple of kittens, 176 00:07:00,433 --> 00:07:02,066 couple of larger cats, 177 00:07:02,133 --> 00:07:04,734 and you could see the ringworm around here, 178 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,467 you know, little spots, starts to lose hair. 179 00:07:07,533 --> 00:07:09,400 - Is that what happens with ringworm? - Yes. 180 00:07:10,033 --> 00:07:13,100 [Judge Judy] And jumping from one garbage can to the other 181 00:07:13,166 --> 00:07:14,867 in front of our apartment building 182 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:17,834 was this alley cat with a sleek coat. 183 00:07:18,867 --> 00:07:20,367 Nobody took care of it. 184 00:07:20,867 --> 00:07:22,332 It took care of itself. (chuckles) 185 00:07:23,033 --> 00:07:25,700 It went from garbage can to garbage can, 186 00:07:26,467 --> 00:07:28,200 got what it needed to eat, 187 00:07:28,266 --> 00:07:32,367 lapped up water when it needed to lap water from the rain water. 188 00:07:32,867 --> 00:07:35,433 Found someplace dry to sleep, I assume, 189 00:07:35,500 --> 00:07:36,933 'cause it didn't have a collar on. 190 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,200 But it was sleek and healthy. 191 00:07:38,266 --> 00:07:40,166 I stopped looking at it, 'cause it was looking at us, 192 00:07:40,233 --> 00:07:42,867 and could see the kittens through the things that-- 193 00:07:42,933 --> 00:07:45,567 it stopped and it opened up their beautiful green eyes. 194 00:07:45,633 --> 00:07:47,533 And I said, "I don't understand this." 195 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,867 We take such good care of our kittens. 196 00:07:51,933 --> 00:07:53,433 How did they get ringworm? 197 00:07:56,734 --> 00:07:59,533 I said, "If they have this disease, can I get my money back?" 198 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,633 And he said if they have that disease, 199 00:08:02,700 --> 00:08:05,967 then he could put them down, and give me new kittens, 200 00:08:06,033 --> 00:08:08,100 and never offered to give my money back. 201 00:08:12,533 --> 00:08:15,233 [theme music playing] 202 00:08:18,667 --> 00:08:23,200 [announcer] Jade Arthur-Huseby claims cat breeder Jeffrey Taylor 203 00:08:23,266 --> 00:08:25,300 owes for the cost of vet bills 204 00:08:25,367 --> 00:08:29,200 after selling her two Bengal kittens with a serious illness. 205 00:08:29,266 --> 00:08:34,165 Okay. You had these kittens for a little over a month and a half 206 00:08:34,232 --> 00:08:37,500 until they were diagnosed by a vet with ringworm. 207 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:40,366 - Yes. - And when you took the kittens, 208 00:08:40,433 --> 00:08:41,633 they had a cold. 209 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:43,667 You took them on the 24th, 210 00:08:43,734 --> 00:08:45,734 you don't have the records from the 24th. 211 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,967 Your Honor, I have, um, I have a different record 212 00:08:49,033 --> 00:08:52,533 that states the day that they came in a few days after the 24th, 213 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,700 that they were previously seen on that date, 214 00:08:54,767 --> 00:08:58,033 because I kept bringing the kittens in every, like, few weeks 215 00:08:58,100 --> 00:09:00,300 and once a month, because of the colds. 216 00:09:00,367 --> 00:09:02,033 - So I don't have the... - Just, just a second. 217 00:09:02,100 --> 00:09:04,166 - [Jade] ...first one. - And--you don't have the first one. 218 00:09:04,233 --> 00:09:07,834 What I'm asking you is when you took them in... 219 00:09:07,900 --> 00:09:09,800 - Yes. - ...and you notified 220 00:09:09,867 --> 00:09:11,333 - Mr. Taylor. - [Jade] Yes. 221 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,867 [Judge Judy] His response was initially for the cold. 222 00:09:14,934 --> 00:09:16,533 "I'll pay for those bills." 223 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,266 And he did give you $1,300 towards those bills. 224 00:09:20,333 --> 00:09:21,900 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Which you accepted. 225 00:09:21,967 --> 00:09:22,967 [Jade] Yes. 226 00:09:23,066 --> 00:09:25,133 Did you, at any time at the beginning, 227 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:26,633 the first time you took them to the vet 228 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:29,633 and the vet said they had a cold, say to Mr. Taylor, 229 00:09:29,700 --> 00:09:31,400 "Even though we don't have a contract, 230 00:09:31,467 --> 00:09:33,700 I'm prepared to take the kittens back 231 00:09:33,767 --> 00:09:35,033 and give you your money."? 232 00:09:35,100 --> 00:09:36,700 [Jade] I did state, yes. 233 00:09:36,767 --> 00:09:38,834 When? On what date did you say that to him? 234 00:09:38,900 --> 00:09:41,734 [Jade] About the 28th, so it's about the middle of the week, um... 235 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,000 - [Judge Judy] May 28th. - Yes. Not even a week after... 236 00:09:44,066 --> 00:09:45,266 - [Judge Judy] Okay. - ...I purchased the kittens. 237 00:09:45,333 --> 00:09:47,333 [Judge Judy] Just a second. And on May 28th, 238 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,500 what did the defendant say to you? 239 00:09:49,567 --> 00:09:51,433 That they have a cold, their cold isn't getting better? 240 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:53,700 It wasn't a cold. It was a respiratory infection. 241 00:09:53,767 --> 00:09:56,200 [Judge Judy] Okay. And he paid for that. 242 00:09:56,266 --> 00:09:57,400 - Yes. - Okay. 243 00:09:57,467 --> 00:09:58,767 - [Jade] And... - So he paid for that. 244 00:09:58,834 --> 00:10:01,533 Did you say-- or did he say give them back-- 245 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,200 or did you say, "I wanna give them back. 246 00:10:03,266 --> 00:10:05,533 You take care of the respiratory infection."? 247 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,900 Yes. I'm gonna tell you exactly what I said, so... 248 00:10:07,967 --> 00:10:08,867 I'd like to hear it. 249 00:10:08,934 --> 00:10:10,633 [Jade] The vet had told me... 250 00:10:10,700 --> 00:10:13,066 Don't--you cannot tell me--listen to me. 251 00:10:13,133 --> 00:10:15,400 You cannot tell me anything that the vet said to you. 252 00:10:15,467 --> 00:10:18,233 If you have records, business records, 253 00:10:18,300 --> 00:10:20,000 - like I just read from the vet. - [Jade] Uh-hmm. 254 00:10:20,066 --> 00:10:21,467 - I will see them. - Yes. 255 00:10:21,533 --> 00:10:23,800 [Judge Judy] But you cannot tell me what the vet said to you. 256 00:10:23,867 --> 00:10:25,834 You can tell me what you said to the defendant 257 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:28,233 and the defendant said to you on the 28th of May. 258 00:10:28,300 --> 00:10:31,166 [Jade] Okay. I do--I do have it in the note from the vet, 259 00:10:31,233 --> 00:10:34,834 um, that I mentioned to him, the vet said that... 260 00:10:34,900 --> 00:10:35,934 - [Judge Judy] You... - [Jade] Okay. 261 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,233 - That's not happening. - [Jade] Okay. 262 00:10:37,300 --> 00:10:38,767 - I--okay. - That's not happening, Ms. Huseby. 263 00:10:38,834 --> 00:10:42,467 I mentioned to him that they possibly might have, uh, a viral disease. 264 00:10:42,533 --> 00:10:45,567 I said, "If they have this disease, hopefully, you know, they don't, 265 00:10:45,633 --> 00:10:47,934 maybe it's just a cold, can I get my money back?" 266 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,100 And he said, "If they have that disease," 267 00:10:51,165 --> 00:10:53,266 then he could put them down, 268 00:10:53,333 --> 00:10:56,133 and give me new kittens, and never offered to give my money back. 269 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:57,433 [Judge Judy] Just a second. 270 00:10:57,500 --> 00:10:59,667 So he said to you 271 00:10:59,734 --> 00:11:01,800 if they have that disease, 272 00:11:01,867 --> 00:11:04,600 - they should probably not be bred, right? - Correct. 273 00:11:04,667 --> 00:11:06,233 [Judge Judy] Which is what you bought them for. 274 00:11:06,300 --> 00:11:08,500 "And I will take them back, I'll put them down, 275 00:11:08,567 --> 00:11:10,867 and give you new kittens." Just a second. 276 00:11:10,934 --> 00:11:13,934 And you rejected that because we're now at the end of October 277 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,500 and you still have the kittens, right? 278 00:11:15,567 --> 00:11:17,467 Yes, but you can't put them down for that. 279 00:11:17,533 --> 00:11:19,100 [Judge Judy] Just a second, just a second. 280 00:11:19,166 --> 00:11:20,567 - You can't... - [indistinct] 281 00:11:20,633 --> 00:11:22,800 [Judge Judy] Just a second, just a second. 282 00:11:22,867 --> 00:11:25,166 If it's not a life-threatening disease-- 283 00:11:25,233 --> 00:11:27,400 Ms. Huseby, you have to pull yourself together. 284 00:11:27,467 --> 00:11:29,233 It's not a life-threatening disease, 285 00:11:29,300 --> 00:11:32,033 but you wouldn't want to breed kittens that have that. 286 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:34,667 - Exactly. - [Judge Judy] So he said to you, 287 00:11:34,734 --> 00:11:38,266 "If they have that disease, I will replace those kittens." 288 00:11:38,333 --> 00:11:39,567 Even though he doesn't have to, 289 00:11:39,633 --> 00:11:41,233 'cause you don't have a contract with him, 290 00:11:41,300 --> 00:11:42,800 but he said that to you. 291 00:11:42,867 --> 00:11:44,400 You chose not to do that. 292 00:11:44,467 --> 00:11:46,500 Just out of my own curiosity, 293 00:11:46,567 --> 00:11:49,667 because there is no contract other than she bought kittens, 294 00:11:49,734 --> 00:11:50,767 she took them home. 295 00:11:50,834 --> 00:11:54,934 You paid for the first round of respiratory illnesses for the kittens. 296 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,767 Did you get the results of the tests for those kittens? 297 00:11:59,834 --> 00:12:02,934 - Do they have that disease? - Yes. 298 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,633 Okay. So, you cannot breed them. 299 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:06,867 - No. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 300 00:12:06,934 --> 00:12:08,433 Can I see the results of that test? 301 00:12:08,500 --> 00:12:09,500 [Jade] Yes. 302 00:12:10,066 --> 00:12:12,133 There's one more result, too. 303 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:13,233 One second. 304 00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:14,300 - I just want to see... - [Jade] Oh, here. 305 00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:15,233 Here they all are. 306 00:12:15,300 --> 00:12:17,133 And they gave it to my older cat, too. 307 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:18,633 So it's a communicable disease. 308 00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:21,667 It's not, uh, a disease that's in the DNA. 309 00:12:21,734 --> 00:12:24,200 It's in the blood. So that's how they test it ever since... 310 00:12:24,266 --> 00:12:25,734 [Judge Judy] I--shh. 311 00:12:29,433 --> 00:12:31,100 They had, uh, a virus. 312 00:12:31,166 --> 00:12:32,300 - It's a virus. - [Judge Judy] It's a virus. 313 00:12:32,367 --> 00:12:34,300 - It's a herpes virus. - [Judge Judy] It's a virus. 314 00:12:34,367 --> 00:12:35,767 But you can't get rid of it. 315 00:12:35,834 --> 00:12:37,533 It's medically proven you can't get rid of it. 316 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:38,567 I don't know that. 317 00:12:38,633 --> 00:12:40,500 [Jade] Your Honor, I have one more that states-- 318 00:12:40,567 --> 00:12:42,767 because the doctor without blood testing them, 319 00:12:42,834 --> 00:12:44,633 - said this is... - Don't--you cannot... 320 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:47,667 - Okay. Uh, I have it in here. - ...tell me what the doctor said. 321 00:12:47,734 --> 00:12:50,700 [Judge Judy] If you want me to read a report, I will read a report. 322 00:12:50,767 --> 00:12:54,000 [Jade] This is before they blood tested it, on the second page. 323 00:12:54,066 --> 00:12:56,300 Just--I'm a reader. 324 00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:57,433 That's what I do. 325 00:13:02,233 --> 00:13:03,500 Okay. So... 326 00:13:03,567 --> 00:13:06,533 It was stating--because I brought it in for the respiratory. 327 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,166 They put notes in there like, you know, 328 00:13:08,233 --> 00:13:11,300 that it has the herpes and that hopefully they will improve. 329 00:13:11,367 --> 00:13:13,066 - That... - [Jade] Before I got it blood tested, 330 00:13:13,133 --> 00:13:15,233 but they knew from looking at it, like since I bought it... 331 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:17,066 - You can't--listen to me. - ...they had all the symptoms. 332 00:13:17,133 --> 00:13:21,467 [Judge Judy] You cannot tell me what they thought, what they knew. 333 00:13:21,533 --> 00:13:23,533 - Well, later on, it did test positive. - [Judge Judy] What--uh, 334 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,867 it also said in there and I know that you're upset 335 00:13:26,934 --> 00:13:30,367 and I don't minimize the fact that you're upset 336 00:13:30,433 --> 00:13:32,734 and that you are attached to these kittens now. 337 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,500 You bought these two kittens without a contract. 338 00:13:35,567 --> 00:13:38,066 You took them home, knowing that they had a cold. 339 00:13:38,133 --> 00:13:40,266 If I went and bought an animal, 340 00:13:40,333 --> 00:13:42,333 and the animal didn't look right to me, I would say, 341 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,867 "You know what? I'm not taking this animal home. 342 00:13:44,934 --> 00:13:47,967 It doesn't look right to me." But you decided to do that. 343 00:13:48,033 --> 00:13:50,600 The defendant who's been in the business for 10 years, 344 00:13:50,667 --> 00:13:52,533 said to you, "They have cold." 345 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:53,967 That's what I see. 346 00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:55,567 - He didn't voluntarily say that. - [Judge Judy] Just, just-- 347 00:13:55,633 --> 00:13:58,367 well, you saw that, that's what you said in your complaint, okay? 348 00:13:58,433 --> 00:13:59,600 - He acted--he acted like... - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 349 00:13:59,667 --> 00:14:00,967 "...Oh, it's nothing. I see it all the time." 350 00:14:01,033 --> 00:14:02,567 [Judge Judy] Just a second. That's all right. 351 00:14:02,633 --> 00:14:06,066 You're buying a product, your product is two kittens. 352 00:14:06,133 --> 00:14:09,100 It's just like if you went and bought a car, 353 00:14:09,166 --> 00:14:10,700 and when you started it up, 354 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:13,033 it started to smell a little bit. 355 00:14:13,767 --> 00:14:16,567 And the person who was selling you this car, says, 356 00:14:16,633 --> 00:14:19,100 "Oh, they always start up and they smell like this. 357 00:14:19,166 --> 00:14:21,467 It's until the oil burns off." 358 00:14:21,533 --> 00:14:24,867 Well, if you want to accept that explanation and take the car home, 359 00:14:24,934 --> 00:14:27,133 that's your problem. You smelled it, you saw it. 360 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:31,033 The person who's giving you said, "Well, it's not really a problem." 361 00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:33,967 And it may not be a problem, but six months later, 362 00:14:34,033 --> 00:14:36,266 it turns out to be a problem, because there's an oil leak, 363 00:14:36,333 --> 00:14:38,800 and that you don't have a contract with that person 364 00:14:38,867 --> 00:14:41,633 unless you do, in fact, have a contract with them. 365 00:14:41,700 --> 00:14:44,700 That there's a certain amount of time that you have to take the kittens 366 00:14:44,767 --> 00:14:47,700 to be checked by a vet, and if within 10 days-- 367 00:14:47,767 --> 00:14:51,100 and I've seen those contracts thousands of times. 368 00:14:51,165 --> 00:14:52,266 You didn't have that. 369 00:14:52,333 --> 00:14:53,734 You happen to have, 370 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,633 what I perceive to be a legitimate breeder 371 00:14:57,700 --> 00:15:01,000 who said to you, "I feel badly 372 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:04,834 that you have to take the cats in for this respiratory problem 373 00:15:04,900 --> 00:15:08,233 and I will pay that vet bill." 374 00:15:08,300 --> 00:15:11,767 But then when they develop ringworm and you have other cats in the house, 375 00:15:11,834 --> 00:15:15,867 a month and a half later, that was a persistent problem. 376 00:15:15,934 --> 00:15:19,166 According to what I read, he's not an insurer of your cats. 377 00:15:19,233 --> 00:15:21,633 Your Honor, the ringworm came up a week later. 378 00:15:21,700 --> 00:15:24,300 I have receipts for stuff that I bought at home, 379 00:15:24,367 --> 00:15:26,533 'cause I tried to treat it before I brought them to the vet. 380 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,934 It still doesn't make him responsible. 381 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:30,934 And I went to the courts where we live, 382 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,800 and I got the paperwork, they said it was illegal for him... 383 00:15:33,867 --> 00:15:34,800 - [Judge Judy] Just a second. - ...to sell it to me without that. 384 00:15:34,867 --> 00:15:35,800 [Judge Judy] Just a second. 385 00:15:35,867 --> 00:15:40,867 You can't tell me what anybody said to you. 386 00:15:40,934 --> 00:15:42,333 That's hearsay. 387 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,867 He never said, "My cats also had ringworm." 388 00:15:49,934 --> 00:15:51,300 But he paid the bill. 389 00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:53,667 Why did he pay the bill if he didn't think he was guilty? 390 00:15:53,734 --> 00:15:56,667 Maybe he was just a nice person and he felt sorry for you. 391 00:16:01,667 --> 00:16:04,734 [theme music playing] 392 00:16:08,734 --> 00:16:12,834 [announcer] Jade Arthur-Huseby has accused cat breeder Jeffrey Taylor 393 00:16:12,900 --> 00:16:17,000 of selling her two Bengal kittens infected with a virus. 394 00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:21,033 Jeffrey says he offered to take the kittens back, but Jade refused. 395 00:16:21,100 --> 00:16:26,233 Okay. What I'm telling you is you don't have a contract with him. 396 00:16:26,300 --> 00:16:29,734 The state we live in, they said it's illegal to sell without a contract 397 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,700 - and to sell while it's sick. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 398 00:16:31,767 --> 00:16:33,900 You have to be able to establish 399 00:16:33,967 --> 00:16:37,500 that the defendant knew that these cats were sick. 400 00:16:37,567 --> 00:16:38,633 That's number one. 401 00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:40,467 I'm gonna ask him a question. 402 00:16:40,533 --> 00:16:41,600 Sarah is gonna look it up. 403 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:42,533 Where do you come from? 404 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,200 - Minnesota. - [Judge Judy] Minnesota. 405 00:16:44,266 --> 00:16:45,333 What county? 406 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,000 - Anoka County. - [Judge Judy] Anoka County. 407 00:16:47,066 --> 00:16:50,667 Look up Anoka County, sale of domestic animals. 408 00:16:51,133 --> 00:16:52,867 There were two other kittens 409 00:16:52,934 --> 00:16:55,066 - in this litter, sir. - Yes. 410 00:16:55,133 --> 00:16:57,066 [Judge Judy] Were any of your cats treated for ringworm? 411 00:16:57,133 --> 00:16:58,033 No. 412 00:16:58,100 --> 00:16:59,900 [Judge Judy] Did either of the two people 413 00:16:59,967 --> 00:17:02,600 to whom you sold the two other kittens 414 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:05,500 report to you that their kittens had ringworm? 415 00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:06,800 - No. - But, Your Honor, 416 00:17:06,867 --> 00:17:09,800 he told me on the phone, "Oh, my dad had the ringworm," 417 00:17:09,867 --> 00:17:11,500 'cause his dad helps him with the kittens, 418 00:17:11,567 --> 00:17:13,767 "Just put some shampoo and buy some cream." 419 00:17:13,834 --> 00:17:17,500 I told him that a week later that-- 'cause a week later the ringworm came up 420 00:17:17,567 --> 00:17:19,633 and I bought stuff that--treat it at home, 421 00:17:19,700 --> 00:17:21,200 - but it wouldn't get rid of it. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 422 00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:24,733 Ms. Huseby, he's not an insurer of your kittens. 423 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,666 - [Jade] But he knew... - You have one cat that goes... 424 00:17:26,733 --> 00:17:28,066 He said they had it over there. 425 00:17:28,133 --> 00:17:29,467 Now, he's saying that they didn't. 426 00:17:29,533 --> 00:17:30,667 - [Judge Judy] Well, just a second. - Your Honor? 427 00:17:30,734 --> 00:17:32,033 - [Judge Judy] Did he ever--what? - Can you... 428 00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:33,834 [Judge Judy] Did he--did he tell you 429 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:36,066 when your cats were diagnosed with ringworm 430 00:17:36,133 --> 00:17:37,967 that his cats were diagnosed with-- 431 00:17:38,033 --> 00:17:40,000 just think about the answer to my question. 432 00:17:40,066 --> 00:17:41,000 No. 433 00:17:41,066 --> 00:17:42,033 No. 434 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:45,400 He never said, "My cats also had ringworm." 435 00:17:45,467 --> 00:17:46,967 But he paid the bill. 436 00:17:47,033 --> 00:17:49,400 Why did he pay the bill if he didn't think he was guilty? 437 00:17:49,467 --> 00:17:52,467 Maybe he was just a nice person and he felt sorry for you. 438 00:17:52,533 --> 00:17:54,633 But he's not paying you $10,000. 439 00:17:54,700 --> 00:17:55,767 That's ridiculous. 440 00:17:55,834 --> 00:17:58,834 Unless you can establish to me and I don't know what the law says. 441 00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:02,333 So, there is a law that no animal may be offered for sale 442 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:03,867 by a broker or a pet dealer, 443 00:18:03,934 --> 00:18:06,467 uh, until the animal has been examined by a vet 444 00:18:06,533 --> 00:18:09,133 and the rights of the purchaser if within 10 days 445 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,400 after receipt of the animal by a purchaser. 446 00:18:11,467 --> 00:18:13,567 A veterinarian states in writing 447 00:18:13,633 --> 00:18:17,266 that the animal has a health problem that existed at the time of purchasing, 448 00:18:17,333 --> 00:18:19,133 they should have two business days 449 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,700 to inform the breeder and return the animal. 450 00:18:21,767 --> 00:18:23,567 [Judge Judy] And return the animal. 451 00:18:23,633 --> 00:18:28,266 Okay. So, you took the kittens, according to you, 452 00:18:28,333 --> 00:18:31,734 - within that 10-day period to a doctor. - Yes. 453 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,433 [Judge Judy] And you informed the defendant? 454 00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:34,333 [Jade] Yes. 455 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:36,667 [Judge Judy] And you informed him within two days? 456 00:18:36,734 --> 00:18:38,600 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] And at that time, 457 00:18:38,667 --> 00:18:40,967 did you ask to return the kittens? 458 00:18:41,033 --> 00:18:42,133 At that time... 459 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:43,967 [Judge Judy] The answer is either a yes or no. 460 00:18:44,033 --> 00:18:45,500 Yes, after the visit. 461 00:18:45,567 --> 00:18:48,000 - [Judge Judy] After the visit. - And what did he say to you? 462 00:18:48,066 --> 00:18:49,500 If they have that disease... 463 00:18:49,567 --> 00:18:50,600 [Judge Judy] No, not if they have the disease. 464 00:18:50,667 --> 00:18:52,000 - We're not talking about that disease. - Okay. Okay. 465 00:18:52,066 --> 00:18:54,000 - We're talking about the cold. - [Jade] Well, I told him--yes. 466 00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:55,500 - Okay. - We're talking about the cold. 467 00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:57,934 You accepted payment of him 468 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,066 - for either 12 or $1,300... - Yeah. 469 00:19:00,133 --> 00:19:02,700 ...for treating them for that cold 470 00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:04,800 - and upper respiratory infection. - Yes. 471 00:19:04,867 --> 00:19:06,767 [Judge Judy] That's the way you resolved the issue... 472 00:19:06,834 --> 00:19:07,934 - Yes. - ...because you didn't want to 473 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,200 return the kittens. 474 00:19:09,266 --> 00:19:12,834 I asked him about getting my money back for the kittens, 475 00:19:13,533 --> 00:19:15,000 which obviously I'd return--you know, 476 00:19:15,066 --> 00:19:17,033 return the kittens and get the money back. 477 00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:20,066 "No, if they are diseased, 478 00:19:20,133 --> 00:19:22,700 then we will put the cats down and I will give you new kittens." 479 00:19:22,767 --> 00:19:24,133 [Judge Judy] [indistinct] and you said no? 480 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,667 - Yes. You can't do that. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 481 00:19:26,734 --> 00:19:28,900 - You can't put the cats down for that. - [Judge Judy] Okay. Okay. 482 00:19:28,967 --> 00:19:30,734 - You have the kittens now? - [Jade] Yes. 483 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:31,700 How are they? 484 00:19:31,767 --> 00:19:33,367 They still have respiratory problems. 485 00:19:33,433 --> 00:19:35,200 I just brought them in last week. 486 00:19:35,266 --> 00:19:36,533 They're sick. 487 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,967 And I keep giving them the medication, it's because of the disease. 488 00:19:40,033 --> 00:19:43,000 It causes viral respiratory problems. 489 00:19:43,066 --> 00:19:45,266 [Judge Judy] What do you wanna do, Ms. Huseby? 490 00:19:45,333 --> 00:19:46,433 What would you do? 491 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:51,066 Would you return the kittens to the defendant and say, 492 00:19:51,133 --> 00:19:52,367 "I'm giving you the kittens, 493 00:19:52,433 --> 00:19:53,934 if you're going to put them down, put them down. 494 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,233 I want my money back."? 495 00:19:55,300 --> 00:19:58,433 My question is, is that what you want to do? 496 00:19:58,834 --> 00:20:01,033 I'm not saying that that's what I will do. 497 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:03,400 I'm just asking you, is that what you want to do? 498 00:20:03,467 --> 00:20:06,533 No, they diseased, all the other cats in the house, too. 499 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,734 - [Judge Judy] What... - It--I can't just get rid of them. 500 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,834 You know what I'm saying? All my cats are diseased. 501 00:20:10,900 --> 00:20:12,667 That would mean I'd have to get rid of all my cats. 502 00:20:12,734 --> 00:20:14,066 [Judge Judy] And what I'm telling you is 503 00:20:14,133 --> 00:20:17,734 you have no proof that it's his fault, no... 504 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,700 From the day I brought them home, they had symptoms of the disease. 505 00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:23,900 [Judge Judy] Madam, he says that his kittens 506 00:20:23,967 --> 00:20:26,633 and his cats were not treated for ringworm, 507 00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:29,767 on or about the time that your cats developed ringworm. 508 00:20:29,834 --> 00:20:32,734 So, if the kittens brought the ringworm into your house 509 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:34,800 that means they had-- bring them in from his house, 510 00:20:34,867 --> 00:20:36,333 'cause they never left his house. 511 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:37,867 But it's possible, 512 00:20:37,934 --> 00:20:41,000 possible that your Bengal that does go outside 513 00:20:41,066 --> 00:20:42,800 brought ringworm into the house. 514 00:20:42,867 --> 00:20:44,200 I don't say it happened. 515 00:20:44,266 --> 00:20:46,533 I think it was very nice of him, absence of contract, 516 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,700 for him to pay the vet bill for the respiratory illness. 517 00:20:48,767 --> 00:20:50,100 - [Jade] He wasn't pleasant. - He's not... 518 00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:51,867 He wasn't pleasant like he was saying. 519 00:20:51,934 --> 00:20:53,467 [Judge Judy] Well, I didn't say he was pleasant. 520 00:20:53,533 --> 00:20:54,367 I said pay. 521 00:20:54,433 --> 00:20:55,266 What did she say? 522 00:20:55,333 --> 00:20:57,233 - He wasn't... - He wasn't pleasant. 523 00:20:57,300 --> 00:20:59,367 [Judge Judy] Pleasant? He doesn't have to be pleasant. 524 00:20:59,433 --> 00:21:02,100 You paid him 3,000--$1,500 for a kitten. 525 00:21:02,166 --> 00:21:06,734 He's not an insurer of your entire cattery. 526 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,533 - But he sold me a diseased cat. - We're done. 527 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:09,467 Thank you very much. Your case is dismissed. 528 00:21:09,533 --> 00:21:10,667 [Kevin] Court is adjourned. 529 00:21:12,633 --> 00:21:14,967 I felt that I went above and beyond 530 00:21:15,033 --> 00:21:17,400 and took care of the issues that she had with the cats 531 00:21:17,467 --> 00:21:19,667 at the beginning, which I didn't have to do. 532 00:21:19,734 --> 00:21:22,000 I hope they do have a good home and I hope they're taken care of, 533 00:21:22,066 --> 00:21:23,900 and I think that she will take care of 'em. 534 00:21:23,967 --> 00:21:25,700 She does seem pretty passionate, so... 535 00:21:26,667 --> 00:21:29,367 [Sarah] You know, I remember that story about you and Poppy 536 00:21:29,433 --> 00:21:32,633 taking all of the cats in their carriers back to the vet 537 00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:34,200 and seeing that stray cat, 538 00:21:34,266 --> 00:21:36,033 and I sympathize with the plaintiff 539 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:38,800 'cause I understand that she was in a tough moral position. 540 00:21:38,867 --> 00:21:40,333 She doesn't wanna return the cats, 541 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,200 knowing that they're gonna be put down for this disease. 542 00:21:43,667 --> 00:21:46,934 But she doesn't wanna keep diseased cats in her home, so I understand. 543 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,433 But it's a tricky spot to be in, and sometimes the alley cats, 544 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:53,166 no matter how well you take care of your cat, come out on top. 545 00:21:54,033 --> 00:21:55,300 - (chuckles) They're strong. - [Sarah] Yeah. 546 00:21:55,367 --> 00:21:56,667 - That's what we call Poppy. - Yeah. 547 00:21:56,734 --> 00:21:57,767 Call him an alley cat. 548 00:21:57,834 --> 00:21:59,266 Yes. I did feel sorry for her. 549 00:21:59,333 --> 00:22:01,967 - But there's a good legal lesson. - [Sarah] Uh-hmm. 550 00:22:02,033 --> 00:22:03,300 [Judge Judy] When you buy an animal, 551 00:22:03,367 --> 00:22:04,533 you're supposed to have a contract 552 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,567 and the contract should provide 553 00:22:06,633 --> 00:22:09,100 that you have a certain amount of time, days... 554 00:22:09,166 --> 00:22:11,066 - Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] ...to take the cat to a vet 555 00:22:11,133 --> 00:22:12,834 and have the vet make a diagnosis. 556 00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:15,967 And if the diagnosis is such that the kitten-- 557 00:22:16,033 --> 00:22:18,567 you feel as if the kitten or the dog or the puppy... 558 00:22:18,633 --> 00:22:19,967 - Yup. - ...is sick, 559 00:22:20,033 --> 00:22:24,033 you have five days in which to return the animal 560 00:22:24,100 --> 00:22:26,567 - for a full refund or a replacement... - Uh-hmm. 561 00:22:26,633 --> 00:22:29,734 ...at either your option or the seller's option. 562 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:31,266 That's a clear contract. 563 00:22:31,333 --> 00:22:34,066 Here, she paid $1,500. 564 00:22:34,133 --> 00:22:35,633 There was no contract. 565 00:22:35,700 --> 00:22:38,100 She saw that the kittens had runny nose and... 566 00:22:38,166 --> 00:22:40,667 - Yeah. - ...eyes--she took them anyway. 567 00:22:40,734 --> 00:22:43,066 Took them to the vet, (chuckles) called him, 568 00:22:43,133 --> 00:22:44,467 he said, "Gee, I'm sorry." 569 00:22:44,533 --> 00:22:46,800 And some point, you just have to say, 570 00:22:46,867 --> 00:22:49,000 "Listen, this is my responsibility. 571 00:22:49,066 --> 00:22:51,467 - It's not somebody else's fault." - Uh-hmm. 572 00:22:51,533 --> 00:22:54,266 So, I feel sorry for her, because she's a sweet lady, 573 00:22:54,333 --> 00:22:56,367 but that doesn't mean she has a legal remedy. 574 00:22:56,433 --> 00:22:57,600 - Uh-hmm. 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