Dog dies at Petco
When owner Allison Marks didn’t hear back from the store a few hours after she dropped off her dog Colby, she grew worried.
The pet owner called the store and was told to meet Petco’s assistant manager at a nearby animal hospital. When she got there, she found out that Colby had died during his grooming after accidentally being left in the store’s drying cage for too long.
“I just started screaming. Colby was my everything,” she said, noting that the vet said Colby had been dead for at least 45 minutes “and his temperature was still above 105 degrees.”
The dog most likely died of heat stroke, because his internal body temperature was about 105° — hours after he died, reports ABC news.
Marks was especially taken back by the reason the animal had been unattended for so long. She said:
“This is her exact words: ‘your groomer had to go because she had a graduation to go to.'”
Petco has been sympathetic of Mark’s situation, and released this statement after learning about Colby’s death:
“All of us at Petco are heartbroken by Colby’s passing. The health and safety of pets is always our top priority and we take full responsibility for all animals under our care. We are taking immediate action to investigate and understand the situation. Our thoughts are with Colby’s family at this difficult time.”
Though Marks appreciates Petco’s support, she still plans to press charges to make sure no other pet owner is struck by the same tragedy.
Marks also said she’s considering legal action against Petco because she wants “justice” for Colby.
“I can’t bear the thought of losing another dog,” she said. “I feel like I should’ve done better by him.”
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. I feel awful for the owner and the dog. The corporation that killed the dog (by their own admission, just want to make sure that’s perfectly clear), not so much.
We know from Petco’s report: the groomer who put the dog in the dryer left for a graduation and the person left in charge didn’t remove the dog or turn off the dryer. Negligence, prima facie (a fact presumed to be true unless it is disproved). The dog overheated and died, which is not supposed to happen when you take your dog for grooming.
Let me see if I understand this. They left the dog in the dryer alone? I never heard of a dryer for a dog, I would think that they would stay and dry the dog with a handheld dryer. You put an animal in a dryer and walk away? He must have been terrified…I can’t even imagine. Hope no one ever sends their dog there. My sympathy to that poor woman. I can’t imagine.
Aeara it is a big blower that attaches to a dog kennel in most cases. Most groomers use them but they are not left completely unattended.
How come these vans are not on the timer with all the technology these days you would think there would be with no more than 15 minutes max That would prevent these kinds of things.