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batmanisagatewaydrug

always some new bullshit in the ocean

local-demon-in-your-area

Why is it always orcas or dolphins

Why can't a salmon do some bullshit for once

batmanisagatewaydrug

worry not ☝️ they're doing coke

byjove

No one attempt to identify the business but yesterday the cops randomly posted something on Facebook that was like “Hey, come get your dog from this doggy daycare because it is under investigation by our animal protection unit, come get them quickly and come get them now.” in the middle of the workday. They’re refusing to divulge what they’re investigating, if it was an anonymous tip or an animal fatality or a violation of a certain procedure or credible animal abuse. Owners showed up and the place was SWARMING with cops and none of them would say anything, one cop told an owner they shouldn’t use the service anymore but it was more of an off the record warning than an official statement and they did not elaborate as to why. The place put out its own Facebook post that said a whole lot of nothing but was like “We’re cooperating with the investigation and any dogs still boarding with us are safe and well taken care of.” Textbook neutral PR response.

Here is the thing, this doggy daycare/boarding service is extremely reputable. Over 4 stars, nearly 5. Most businesses that handle animals have a couple unavoidable mishaps but this place has rave reviews and pet owners generally say they’re happy with the service, the negative reviews are from years ago and are general doggy daycare complaints like “It’s a little stinky inside.” Pretty much scandal free, dog owners who used the service were completely shocked and blindsided and are saying that their dogs were always happy to go and were always in great shape when they picked them up.

Everyone on local social media is scrambling to try to figure out what happened and what kind of animal welfare investigation the cops are conducting and why everything is sooooo hush-hush. The cops not saying a goddamn thing and no one coming forward to say “Hey, the investigation is about the mistreatment of my dog.” has speculation running wild. If it was a cruelty/neglect problem, you would think the police would put out an appeal for information and tell owners who use the service to check their pets for injuries and report back. They haven’t. They haven’t said shit. No updates. They’re treating this investigation like it is top secret and extremely serious but they’re not telling us what they’re investigating. I would think the business was doing serious financial crimes if they had not specified that the animal welfare division was investigating and if that cop hadn’t told an owner not to use the service.

So, what is going on? Is this a nothingburger? Do the cops just have beef with the owner? Was an employee hurting the animals and it somehow never made it online? People (me included) think it may be connected to the extreme heatwave we’ve been having, that maybe a dog was accidentally left outside and died due to hyperthermia (certain dog breeds like bulldogs have a much harder time breathing in the heat and staying cool) or perhaps their A/C broke and they decided to remain open and dogs fell ill because of that BUT no one who used the service has come out to say “Oh yeah, it was hot and miserable when I went to pick up/drop off my dog.” AND the owner said that the dogs still boarding with them were safe and cared for, indicating that their website promise of ‘a climate controlled environment’ has not been compromised.

I am so fucking nosy and desperate to know what could have happened to make the cops act like this is some sort of wide-scale extremely serious conspiracy. Cops are notoriously lax and lazy about animal welfare/animal cruelty investigations so I don’t know how bad things would have to be for them to be this serious and procedural. I really hope it is nothing, no animals were harmed and a disgruntled owner or former employee put in a false tip but I think they would have figured that out by now. Again, this is one of the largest, swankiest and most popular boarding/day care facilities in the area, they’ve won multiple awards, this is not a backward side hobby for the owner. What do you guys think happened?

I’ll keep you posted if we get answers.

byjove

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Also, the post seems to have branched regional containment and people under the PD’s post are like “I’m from [state on the other side of the country] but I desperately want to know why a doggy daycare has been raided.”

#follow up

tourdion

classic post rant quora phrase

dragon-in-a-fez

actual image I have just seen on an actual website attempting to sell travel packages. welcome to our plane where there's no aisle so you have to climb over seats if you're not in the first row. the pilot has no legs and is joined to one of the passengers at the wrist.

weltenwellen

Joy Sullivan, from “Culpable”, Instructions for Traveling West

spitzonthefritz

this is going around twitter rn but im also super curious: please tell me your top four comfort movies that you’re always down to watch bc my friend thinks mine are ridiculous and now we’ve realised everyone’s version of “comfort” is hilariously different

#twilight series #lotr series #star trek series