47 DOGS DIED AFTER PETSMART GROOMING, INVESTIGATION SAYS

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47 DOGS DIED AFTER PETSMART GROOMING, INVESTIGATION SAYS
By: Kelcie Willis, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
September 24, 2018 1:26 PM



An investigation from NJ.com has found that nearly 50 dogs have died after visiting PetSmart for grooming.

According to a report from Sophie Nieto-Muñoz and Alex Napoliello, families have claimed that their dogs have died during or soon after a grooming at the retail chain. The investigation found 47 documented incidents of pet deaths across 14 states since 2008.

The NJ.com investigation found that 32 cases happened after the start of 2015, adding that 20 of the 47 documented deaths are English bulldogs and similar breeds with short noses and smushed faces.

In 2017, PetSmart announced new standards at grooming salons, including an express service solely for English bulldogs, French bulldogs, pugs, boxers Boston terriers and animals mixed with those breeds to minimize risk. The company also said cameras would be installed in all grooming salons and emphasized that pet stylists must be trained for a year.

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https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/dogs-died-after-petsmart-grooming-investigation-says/akBUXHwjdjB3E4OSoS8myM/

The report cited:
Groomed, then Gone
By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz and Alex Napoliello
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com | Sept. 20, 2018
https://projects.nj.com/investigations/petsmart/

[Applewood]

There was a local story here some months ago about a dog who died following a grooming session at PetSmart.  It was alleged that the pooch contracted parvo and supposedly that was the only place he or she could have been infected with the disease.  The matter was settled; the terms were not disclosed, so it's unknown whether the claim was valid or not.  I assume there was language in the settlement saying PetSmart admitted no liability. 

Seems that groomers are not licensed or regulated and there are no uniform standards.  Lovely.  Another industry for government to regulate in its usual slipshod manner.

[austingirl]

So awful. Can't even read the article.

[kidd]

My Shih-Tzu gets groomed at PetSmart about every three months.
Never had any issues.
Must be a local problem.

[Gefn]

So awful. Can't even read the article.

Same.   

[Applewood]

My Shih-Tzu gets groomed at PetSmart about every three months.
Never had any issues.
Must be a local problem.

Apparently, these cases spread across 14 states. 

[roamer_1]

Apparently, these cases spread across 14 states.

Yes, and since 2008... 47 deaths in how many thousands of individual events? A certain amount of loss is statistically predictable, and this (47/(x)) is very probably in that realm.