Charlottesville, VA: A report by C-VILLE states that a fire at pet boarding facility Pet Paradise has raised concerns about “the absence of laws and regulations that govern the pet care industry.” Nearly all of the 78 pets in the facility at the time were rescued (one dog, Bailey, was found dead a mile and a half from the location), but other pet owners have expressed concerns about their dogs being lost, injured, or worse from stays at groomers or board and train facilities. One owner, Ellie Carter, took her dog, Levi, to a boarding training facility in Afton but one night “received a text from the trainer saying that Levi had escaped from his kennel and gone on ‘walkabout.’ ‘I’m like, how does my dog take himself on a walkabout when you’re in charge of him?” Carter recalls.” Levi’s remains were found over three months later.
Fire at Pet Boarding Facility Raises Concerns of Oversight
