For many dog breeds, regular brushing is a necessity. Trips to the grocer are just part of the routine. No parent expects to one day drop their dog in a care home and pick them up later in life-threatening condition. But sadly, that’s what happened to a family in Ohio this month.
Tina Brady and her husband dropped off their 14-year-old Yorkshire Terrier Lacey at groom Andra Edison’s home. They had previously taken Lacey to the grooming business where Edison worked, but it had to close during the coronavirus pandemic. Edison started taking customers from her own home, and they trusted her. It was a decision they would soon regret.
Something is wrong
After 90 minutes, Brady returned to pick up his dog. As soon as she saw Lacey, she knew something was wrong.
“[Edison] give her to me, and [Lacey]screaming and stuff, and I looked at her and she was like there was a place on my head, and I asked [Edison] what’s wrong with that. She speaks [Lacey] scratched badly and started somersaults in the cage as soon as I left. “
Edison went on to hint that Lacey was in this state when Brady released her. But Brady will notice, and she definitely won’t bring her dog a groomer in that condition.
“I said, ‘Why would I let her go if she’s that way?'”
A case of abuse
After leaving the groom’s house, Brady decided to take Lacey to the vet for a checkup. There, she learned that Lacey was suffering from a brain bleed and had broken several ribs. Both the police and the vet at MedVet determined that Edison kept Lacey down on the grooming brush with all her body weight. This seems to be the most likely cause of rib injury and fracture.
Sheriff Richard Jones of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said the evidence prompts a formal investigation.
“It’s scary to think that you let your dog go to be groomed and he comes back in such a state that you have to feed him. That’s when we stepped in to make sure the person responsible faced a judge.”
Brady and her husband are heartbroken by their loss, and know that a trial won’t change that.
“She is our child. We want to know what happened to her, but on the other hand, we are terrified to know what she has done to us.”
Edison has since been officially charged with cruelty to a companion animal. It’s terrible for Lacey to suffer, but justice will be served to her. Rest in peace sweet girl.
