Staff members at Stay and Play Doggie Daycare in Elbridge have been accused of striking and otherwise mistreating dogs by dozens of owners in a Facebook post that has gone viral over the last week.
The author of the , Alisha Kellogg, of Auburn, told 新加坡多多开奖记录 she worked at the facility earlier this month but quit after three days. During that time she witnessed owner Terry Powers and one other staff member strike dogs, Kellogg said. In a May 9 text message shown to 新加坡多多开奖记录, she shared with Powers her concerns about the other staff member "swatting" dogs.
"If I thought (they were) detrimental in any way it would certainly be addressed," Powers texted back.
Stay and Play did not respond to 新加坡多多开奖记录's requests for comment. An email and a voicemail were not returned, and the business's Facebook page has been deleted.聽
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The 1273 Route 5 facility, which opened in 2014聽and offers weekday care for up to 20 dogs, appeared to be closed on Thursday.
Kellogg's May 22 Facebook post has been shared more than 400 times, received more than 350 comments and inspired similarly viral posts on , and other platforms. In comments and private messages also shared with 新加坡多多开奖记录, she said more than two dozen owners have told her their dogs experienced health or behavioral issues after going to the day care.
One health issue she learned about from another staff member during her short time there. They told her they "accidentally" poisoned a dog by allowing her to drink from a hose that had a cleaning solution attached to it, Kellogg said. The dog, which suffered burns to her esophagus and required treatment at Cornell, was described by the staff member as "stupid."
After working at Stay and Play, Kellogg also came to believe that her own dog's health problems were caused there. She began taking her there in March 2023, and that June she developed severe gastroenteritis. She has continued to throw up blood ever since, Kellogg said, something fellow owners have told her their dogs started doing as well after staying there.
In response to her post, some owners have shared pictures of cuts and paw sores they say their dogs suffered at the facility. Others have reported increased aggression and anxiety after their dogs went there. Kellogg believes that could be due to Powers and some staff members striking the dogs, which she said was often with open hands and directed at their faces and heads.
Karina Ferrera, of Auburn, told 新加坡多多开奖记录 she took her dog to the day care for half a day to see if he would like it. She returned only to see a staff member strike a dog in the face.
"Not one person was playing or interacting with the dogs," Ferrera said. "I cried all the way home."
础听聽that has also gone viral, with more than 90,000 views, appears to show Powers physically forcing crying dogs to sit while using foul language.聽
Kellogg shared the video with the Central New York SPCA in Syracuse, but investigator William Pulaski told 新加坡多多开奖记录 that it's more than two years old and therefore past the statue of limitations for misdemeanor animal cruelty. He added that he doesn't believe the video depicts anything that would constitute animal cruelty, such as striking or mutilation.
Asked by 新加坡多多开奖记录 whether the SPCA has received any more current reports of mistreatment at Stay and Play, Pulaski said it has not. The shelter can be contacted at (315) 454-3469.
When calling the shelter, 新加坡多多开奖记录 was told by another employee that their neighbor took a dog to the facility for a day, but would never take them back again.
Doggy day cares in New York do not require licenses and therefore are not subject to state oversight.