U.S. Regulation Questioned As Another Dog Dies During Grooming At C&C Pet Food for Less

This dog’s name was Curly, a 17-year old toy poodle, but it wasn’t old age that killed him. How he died will give you goosebumps. Let’s be responsible. Groom with responsibility.

I really don’t know how many of our furry friends have to die before people take this grooming issue seriously. C&C Pet Food for Less joins D.C. Little Rascals Doggie Daycare and Overnight Boarding, Petco and Chasin’ Tails. It wasn’t old age that killed Curly, the toy poodle, it was the hot dryer at C&C Pet Food for Less.

See What Happened To This Dog That Led To His Death During Grooming. We’ve Got To Take This Seriously.

Scott and Elsa Wyskocil of Los Angeles took their 10-pound dog, Curly, for a wash and trim last year, but he never made it back home. The groomers, who probably forgot, placed him in a hot dryer. An hour after his death, his internal temperature topped 109 degrees. The veterinarians told the couple, “you probably don’t want to hear this, but they cooked him to death,“‘ Scott Wyskocil said. “‘When they put the heat on him, they forgot about him.”‘ They reached a settlement of $10,000 with the business for their pet Curly.

Recent deaths, like the one at Petco and one in a grooming salon in New Jersey have forced the government in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts to re-look at pending regulations to govern the entire grooming service process. Advocates in California are trying their best to revive a bill to regulate the grooming industry, one that failed in 2012.

Mike Bober, executive vice-president of the pet trade’s regulatory association for manufacturers, producers, groomers and retailers said, “The best approach would be the implementation of uniform standards that all states could use as a metric for groomer certification. There needs to be something done so people feel comfortable that their pets are in good hands. It isn’t like there are thousands of deaths each year. There may only be a few dozen in a given year. When you compare that to the number of dogs, that’s tiny, but an animal death is not insignificant or to be ignored.“

Let’s hope something is done about this as soon as possible. Please don’t forget to SHARE this post with everyone you know.

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