Author: Gordon Byrd

SARASOTA — The owner of a Sarasota dog grooming business is facing animal cruelty charges. Sarasota police said they were investigating potential financial crimes at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming on South Tamiami Trail when current and former employees told them 41-year-old Diana Stevens was abusing the some of the dogs and cats. Public information officer Cynthia McLaughlin said she saw the surveillance video found by detectives and it leaves her “feeling sick.” “The dogs were visibly scared and they were clearly in distress,” McLaughlin said. According to a Sarasota police affidavit based on video and employee accounts, Stevens pulled…

SARASOTA — The owner of a Sarasota dog grooming business is facing animal cruelty charges. Sarasota police said they were investigating potential financial crimes at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming on South Tamiami Trail when current and former employees told them 41-year-old Diana Stevens was abusing the some of the dogs and cats. Public information officer Cynthia McLaughlin said she saw the surveillance video found by detectives and it leaves her “feeling sick.” “The dogs were visibly scared and they were clearly in distress,” McLaughlin said. According to a Sarasota police affidavit based on video and employee accounts, Stevens pulled…