Chip Keating’s backyard breeding operation killed six puppies — and court records show he threatened to shoot his neighbor’s dog.
In 1999, while living at the Governor’s Mansion, Chip Keating bred and sold 11 Labrador puppies — pricing them at $300 to $800, well above market — to help pay his college tuition. Six of the eleven puppies died after the entire litter contracted parvovirus, a disease veterinary experts associate with backyard breeders and puppy mills. Years later, in 2016, Keating’s neighbor at the St. James Club on Grand Lake filed a lawsuit (Randall Sullivan v. Chip Keating, Delaware County District Court CJ-16-155) alleging Keating, while intoxicated, threatened to shoot the neighbor’s dog for barking — a threat Keating effectively conceded in his own motion to dismiss. The neighbor also alleged Keating used his seat on the homeowners’ association board and his prior service with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to intimidate him.
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“Chip Keating sells dogs for college tuition,” Associated Press, 8/7/99
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“Disease kills six Keating puppies,” Tulsa World, 8/18/99 — https://tulsaworld.com/
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Randall Sullivan v. Chip Keating, Delaware County District Court, Case # CJ-16-155 — Petition filed 8/2/16; Defendant Motion to Dismiss filed 9/8/16; Plaintiff’s Motion in Opposition filed 10/3/16 — https://www.oscn.net/dockets/Search.aspx
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“Canine Parvovirus: What Every Puppy Parent Needs to Know,” OKC Vet Campus — https://okcvetcampus.com/