TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed it has launched a criminal investigation into the sick business of selling dying puppies on Craigslist.

Did you know that Facebook doesn’t allow people to sell puppies (or any other animal) on its platform? For that matter, neither does Craigslist. And that doesn’t stop either one from doing just that.

Weeks-old puppies rescued from a Virginia home in May were found in a shed, infested with worms and stained with urine and feces, according to police. Two of three people suspected of mistreating the ...