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Pet Smart’s Legal Woes Continue

Last September, the De La Garza family bought a cockatiel from Pet Smart.  Unfortunately, the pet was contaminated with the bacterium chlamydophila psittaci. This causes psittacosis, AKA parrot fever.  Joe De La Garza died, and his daughter became very ill but has recovered.  Now the family is after Pet Smart for negligence.

Family Blames Pet Bird for Killing Father, Putting Daughter in Coma