Furmom devastated over the death of her pup crushed to death by grooming table at PetSmart

- Nevada, USA -

64-year-old Vicki Seifert is heartbroken over the death of her 2-year-old English Bulldog named Minni.

A few days after Christmas, Vicki took Minni to the PetSmart store at North 5th Street and 215 Beltway in Las Vegas.

Minni had a grooming appointment, she was going to have a bath and her nails trimmed.

As Vicki was walking around the store waiting for her furbaby to be ready, she saw some employees running toward the grooming area.

When she ran to the area herself, she discovered her pup had been crushed to death under a grooming table.

She said the table was not plugged in and therefore it could not be lifted off of Minni.

reno gazette journal reports that a vet from Banfield Pet Hospital inside the store grabbed Minni and left the room.

Ms. Seifert rightfully demands answers about what happened but she says no one can give them to her.

She’s asking herself many questions and something just does not add up:

“What were these two groomers doing? Why did no one notice where the dog was? Why was she under a table? How does a dog go in for a bath and get crushed in 13 minutes?”

“They told me my dog was dead by 6:43 p.m. I dropped her off at 6:30 p.m"

KVVU reached out to PetSmart, and a spokesperson provided the following statement:

“A tragic accident occurred in our grooming salon, which led to the heartbreaking loss of Minni. There’s nothing more important than the safety of the pets in our care, and we immediately launched a comprehensive investigation into how this type of unprecedented event could have possibly happened.”

The statement did not elaborate on how Minni died.

Ms. Seifert is still waiting on an autopsy report and wants to see if there is surveillance video of the incident.

PetSmart said that only Minni’s family is allowed to view the video.

She will then determine if she will file a lawsuit.

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8-year-old cat accidentally euthanized during a routine vet visit

- Texas, USA -

Ms. Michelle Olson is mourning her cat who was accidentally euthanized during a routine vet visit.

It happened at Suburbia North Animal Hospital in Spring, Texas.

Michelle and her husband had just picked up their 8-year-old female furbaby named Sophie from the hospital when they received a call from the doctor asking them to take Sophie back immediately.

The doctor explained over the phone that instead of the rabies vaccine, they gave Sophie euthanasia.

A brokenhearted Michelle told KTRK: “I immediately took her out of her cat carrier and I held her talked to her, because I knew that was going to be the last thing she would remember, I knew she wasn't going to come back at that point, I just knew it. She pretty much was dying in my arms."

Although the vets did everything they could to save Sophie, every attempt was sadly unsuccessful.

Michelle said: "Every time I close my eyes, I see that look on her face, and I just can't get it out of my head."

She also said that it’s not her intention to bash the clinic but to bring awareness to the situation so something like this doesn't happen to someone else.

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Ms. Kay Newman blames Qantas airline for the death of her dog

- Australia -

Ms. Kay Newman has accused Qantas Airline of neglect after her beloved dog died during a flight from Sydney to Brisbane on December 19.

According to Ms. Newman, her furbaby, a Boxer named Duke, was left out on the tarmac for too long before the crate was finally loaded onto the plane.

9News reports that Ms. Newman wrote in her Facebook post: "I was worried about the heat but was told by Qantas freight staff that Duke would only be kept on the tarmac for a few minutes, and that he would be kept under cover until they were ready to put him on the plane."

She continues to say: "All animals are meant to be boarded last (last on first off). Nevertheless, I requested and was given permission to wait with Duke in the air-conditioned office until the last possible minute before he was placed in his crate for the flight."

Ms. Newman said that whenever traveling by plane with Duke, she would stand at the window near the boarding gates to watch him get loaded on the plane before her.

However, this time something was off.

When she arrived at the boarding gates, Duke’s crate was already on the tarmac and as time was passing by, 5, 10, 15 minutes, Duke was still in his crate exposed to the scorching heat.

Naturally, Ms. Newman, became extremely distressed, alerted the airline staff and explained that Boxers don’t tolerate heat very well.

They assured her that Duke was fine and would be loaded shortly.

However, as 9News reports: “When Ms Newman landed in Brisbane and went to the freight office to collect Duke she was told Duke hadn't survived the flight and had passed away.”

Ms. Newman believes that her furbaby’s death was 100 per cent preventable.

9News also reports that: “A Qantas spokesperson says the airline has expressed "our sympathies" to Ms Newman.

"There was an unexpected delay with the flight which meant he (Duke) was on the tarmac for longer than usual but our baggage handlers said Duke was fine when he was loaded onto the aircraft," the spokesperson said in a statement.”

Sadly, accidents like this are not rare and Ms. Newman, chose to make public her experience as a warning to others travelling on planes with pets, for this reason she has set up an online campaign to raise awareness.

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