Pet grooming facilities….beware!!
On an episode of the Today Show, shown this Friday, a disturbing story was shown about the dangers of dog grooming facilities. The story was highlighted by Meredith Viera who’s personal assistant, Amanda Bushey and her husband, lost their Labrador retriever, Sushi. Sushi was being boarded at a kennel where the dog grooming takes places as well.
When the Busheys went to pick Sushi up (he was scheduled to leave and was having a bath), people in the facility were rushing around like crazy as if an emergency had occurred. The emergency was that Sushi was unconscious. After Sushi’s bath, they had put the dog in a cage dryer that is heated with an element to dry the dog. The dog had been in the cage for 30 minutes and it was over 100 degrees in the cage. Sushi died shortly thereafter.
There are many “groomers” who are in this business solely for the money and use the drying cages to dry the dogs quicker. It allows them to groom more dogs in a day and thereby increase their revenue. This is not a field that is regulated and those who choose to work in this field do not need to be licensed.
Villani, who is the director and owner of Nash Academy of Animal Arts says that pet owners should do their research before taking their beloved pet to a groomer. They need to ask lots of questions and make sure to examine the facilities. Villani also says that people should be suspect of a grooming establishment where people don’t question the dog owners about their pet(s). Villani’s last bit of advice is that if you don’t like the answers you’re getting, simply walk away. Also, when being groomed, your dog should never be more than a hands-reach away from the groomer.
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