A A woman’s pet dog is dead after it was found hanging from a short leash while at a pet grooming establishment in Singapore.
The incident occurred on Wednesday (July 24) when owner Sonia received the devastating news of her pet corgi, Fendi’s untimely passing just before her fourth birthday, according to her Instagram post on Thursday (June 25).
He is understood to have reported the establishment to the police, according to Wakeup Singapore.
Sonia has been sending her dogs, Fendi and Hades for pet grooming services at the center for about two years and that day was no different when she sent two of her pets animal
In closed-circuit television footage posted to @sgfollowsall.backup, the same dog is seen placed on a high table with a short leash attached along with a muzzle. There is another dog in the room.
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Moments later, in his attempts to get off the table, he gets caught in the rope and is seen writhing trying to get back up off the table as he dangles from the short rope – with the timestamp showing the incident taking place at 1.42pm to as Fendi stopped moving after a minute.
At 2:17 in the afternoon, the staff of the grooming center discovered Fendi’s body.
Fendi’s owner Sonia said in her Instagram post that all three workers at the pet grooming establishment went out for lunch at the same time leaving the dogs unattended in the area.
After the tragic incident, the pet grooming establishment contacted Sonia to extend their apology, calling it an “unexpected” event – offering their help to “ease” her grief through reimbursement of veterinary bills and cremation costs.
The establishment posted an apology on their Instagram page but it was taken down at the time of writing and said they will cooperate with authorities and have stopped their operations since posting the apology.
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However, the centre’s apology was not received well by Sonia and online as she wanted them to own up for their serious mistake.
Channel News Asia also reported that the incident has been referred to Singapore’s National Parks Board for further action with the animal welfare association Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) calling for “stronger laws”. , as quoted.
SPCA executive director Aarthi Sankar confirmed that she had been notified of the video and that the SPCA had raised the case with the authorities.
