Dogs die when kennel heater malfunctions

[Catherine]

I checked last weeks weather in Saskatoon and it is below 20C during the day and below 10C and even as cool as 4 C at night.
So a heater might have been needed, but this particular heater was acting up and the room was too hot when the staff left.
They should not have left the dogs unattended under the circumstances. The heater needed to be attended to immediately.

Quote:"Our city location is in Sutherland in Saskatoon. It has 3 unique spacious parks for your pup which allows for indoor and outdoor play. This location also has on-site grooming and veterinary services. The dogs are under constant supervision and enjoy playing with our staff and furry friends." (Source: http://playfulpawspetcenter.com )

Since this is what the site claims, how could all the staff leave anyhow?  Do they not have even a security guard on staff to watch the building? Was there no temperature alarm in the building, particularly in the room that housed the large dogs?

People paid to board their animals there because they believed someone would be there to care for the animals. I think the dog owners were shocked to learn that their pets were left alone. Worse they were left alone with a faulty heater. The heater could just as easily have caused a fire. It was not a safe situation and there was no one there to monitor it.

This is not the first time animals have died in kennels.

http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/show...ire#pid903

People were paying $100.00/day and yet no one was there at night so when a fire broke out no one was there to rescue the dogs or even call the fire department.

It seems these kennels charge a lot of money, but the animals are very much unattended. You might be better to leave your pet at home and pay someone to go to your house regularly or find a friend  who cares about the pet to look after it.

This was so preventable and it wasn't a quick and easy death. In a fire the smoke kills fairly quickly. This was death from heat stress.
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...hduAFOnllg

Here is a follow up article.
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...EC0ZfPFBrA


https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...eXnPUz6q0Q

One thing that comes to mind is the fact that they closed the door to the room. That turned the room onto an oven. With no window or proper ventilation the heat would have increased and the oxygen in the air would have depleted. Even an open door might have made a difference. There would have been some air circulation.

There should have been someone there at night. That is what they seemed to advertise.