MY DOG HELL
I took my beloved poodle Bob to the groomer but was horrified when he came back dead in a bin bag
A WOMAN has been left devastated after a groomer handed her beloved dog back to her dead in a bin bag.
The horrified owner has told of her heartbreak after her poodle Bob was returned to her "without an ounce of humanity".
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The six-year-old pup's trip to the groomers ended in tragedy despite him being "healthy, affectionate and happy" when he was dropped off.
His 60-year-old owner, who does not wish to be named, said she had taken Bob to a pet shop in Volta Redonda, in the south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
She explained she had been unable to secure a slot with Bob's usual groomer and had been searching for another appointment.
The owner then recalled how she had received a recommendation from a local woman to visit her relative's establishment.
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"I couldn't get a place that day anywhere," she told .
"Then, I remembered that a girl at the fair pointed me to her nephew. I took the card and dialled."
The woman decided to take Bob for a bathing and grooming session and was excited to collect him after his refresh on May 26.
But she claims the adorable poodle was instead delivered back to her in a bin bag - with the pet shop owner bluntly telling her he had escaped and been run over.
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Agonising footage shows her handling the bag as she sobs uncontrollably following the shocking death of her dog.
She continued: "Bob was a healthy, affectionate, happy dog.
"He (the groomer) says that Bob ran away and was run over, but the versions of what he told me differ. A fact does not have two versions like that.
"What happened was irresponsible. They can't take dogs or cats and not have protection so they don't run away.
"He still brought Bob in the garbage bag, without an ounce of humanity."
The owner said her heartbroken husband and son buried Bob to honour their family pet and told how she's still traumatised by the turn of events.
She said: "I got really bad. That day, I almost crashed the car. I take medicine, I can't sleep.
"He was a wonderful dog. He had his quirks of putting his paw on us, he was affectionate and fearful.
"I would come home on fireworks days and put him in my lap right away, because he was shaking.
"My Bob was rescued by our family from a situation of abuse. He was very nice."
The horror case is currently being investigated by the 93rd DP (Volta Redonda) as an omission in animal care and will be forwarded to the Special Criminal Court (Jecrim).
It comes after a dog owner told how she dropped her beloved Shih-Tzu at a grooming shop only for him to be returned to her as ashes in a box.
Rosane Martins, 38, was heartbroken after her pet Luizinho apparently died while being groomed - and was then hastily cremated by staff before she could say goodbye.
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The pet store in Campo Grande, Brazil, claimed the dog had suffered a sudden death while being dried after they had washed him.
And the shop has been accused of destroying the body so there could not be an investigation.
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