KRON4’s Maureen Kelly talked to the owners who are still grieving their loss, and their attorney who says the company PetSmart has a long list of complaints involving animals being injured or even killed by their groomers.
That groomer, Juan Zarate, could be in front of a jury as soon as next week after pleading not guilty to charges of felony animal abuse and animal cruelty.
The San Mateo D.A. says Zarate was angry that the dog wouldn’t cooperate and that a necropsy showed the dog had been strangled, suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung.
RIP sweet little Henry |
On Tuesday in their lawyer’s office, Stefan Zier and Terrie Peacock sat holding their surviving dogs Bella and Tony closely. They refer to Henry as their son.
“We never had children together, so I hope people understand that these are our children,” Zier said.
“He was just a little dog just 10 lbs, just turned one year old we had no idea that taking him in could end his life,” Peacock said.
Their lawyer says a review of ConsumerAffairs.com show numerous complaints of other animals being seriously injured or even killed in while in the care of PetSmart groomers at locations across the nation since 2010. They are also concerned that the dog grooming industry is unregulated.
“So I go in and get a manicure that lady doing my nails is licensed by the state, there is regulation of that industry there is nothing like that for pet grooming, so PetSmart represents that its groomers are trained over 400 hours and certified in safety,” said Zier and Peacock’s lawyer. “That’s PetSmart’s own training that’s their own certification process and they have the control to improve their grooming and unfortunately they seems they did not.”
KRON4 reached out to PetSmart to get a comment on the lawsuit. They say they do not comment on pending litigation.
Henry’s owners say this legal action is not about the money.
“We just want to make sure no one else has to go through this,” Peacock said.
(News13 - November 23, 2016)
Earlier:
- California: PetSmart Groomer, Juan Zarate, Arrested on Suspicion of Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies
- New York: Facebook pet owner warns against taking your pets to be groomed at PetSmart
PETSMART grooming horror stories:
- Ohio: Painesville family devastated after dog dies following routine grooming appointment at PetSmart
- Indiana: Dog strangled to death while getting nails trimmed at Mishawaka PetSmart
- California: PetSmart Groomer, Juan Zarate, Arrested on Suspicion of Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies
- California: 'Perfectly healthy' cat dies suddenly at pet grooming center - and staff cremates it BEFORE owner can find out why it died
- Canada: No charges out of dog death at groomer's
- New Jersey: Bordentown pet groomer charged with animal cruelty in dog death
- Canada: Dog groomer accused of abusing animals
- Rhode Island: Cranston pet owner claims groomer hurt her dog
- Louisiana: Owner of Slidell pet salon charged with animal cruelty
- Pennsylvania: Chalfont dog groomer waives hearing on animal cruelty
- Canada: Calgary dog groomer charged with animal cruelty
- Louisiana: Animal Cruelty trial postponed for pet groomers Michelle Jeanmard and her daughter Sheri Dugas
- Ohio: Family Devastated After Dog Dies at Groomer’s
- Florida: "I hope they can forgive me one day for not saving them" Owner blames herself after groomer allegedly leaves her dogs to die in hot car
- Hawaii: Petco employee allegedly cuts off dogs ear, glues it back on
- Missouri: 8-lb Maltese killed by groomer last month; no one doing anything about it
- Georgia: Alleged Animal Abuse at Dog Grooming Businesses
- Georgia: Petco employee fired after rough grooming video goes viral
- Iowa: Police say vet employee Lucas Van Orden viciously beat and kicked Corgi
VICTIMS OF GROOMERS:
In the video, it appears that she punches the dog several times when it innocently it pulls its paw away from her. |
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