MESQUITE (CBSNewsTexas.com) — A Mesquite woman is hoping to raise awareness about what she says happened to her at a local pet grooming and boarding facility Saturday.
He recorded part of the incident on his phone and shared it online, where it sparked not only outrage—but a police investigation.
“I’m fine emotionally now, but that day I found myself trying to calm myself down. I couldn’t stop crying for a while,” said Ivette Yanez.
Yanez is still processing what happened when she took her dog Kenela to P’etcetera Boarding and Grooming in Mesquite.
“The person in front didn’t greet me, he just said, ‘What do you need?’ And I said, ‘Oh, I need a nail trim,'” she recalled. “I was trying to explain to him, ‘Hey, my dog is really nervous when it comes to nail trimming.'”
Yanez said the man took his dog into a back room, where he closed the door while he was still talking. “Then, 30 seconds later, he opened the door. He used cuss words, saying, ‘Your effing dog is having a seizure.'”
At this point, Yanez said she tried to go to the back and get her dog, but the man closed the door in her face.
“Please just give me my dog, I’m going to leave and then he’s going to charge me… I’m going to charge,” she said.
Fearing for his safety, Yanez began recording. In the video, the man can be seen knocking the phone out of his hand and becoming increasingly angry, using profanity.
“When he made that move, I thought he was coming for my face,” he said.
Since the incident, Yanez has filed a police report and is now sharing her story to raise awareness.
“A person like this cannot have the patience required to handle and care for animals,” he said. “It’s also a boarding place, so I think that’s why it’s important.”
When asked about the incident, P’etcetera Boarding and Grooming said they had no comment.
