IF I COULD GIVE ZERO STARS, I WOULD! My Golden Retriever who is a rescue dog and I have had an extremely bad experience at Pampered Pets on 57th and Regal. I recently took her in for a shampoo, cut and nail trim. She arrived happy and healthy, as usual; however when we picked her up she would not come out of the kennel and she was frightened, shaking and scared, I've never seen her do this with me or around others before. Immediately after we brought her home, she began choking, gagging and retching all night. In addition, her eyes were blood red when we pulled the lids back. We then took her to the vet the next day for treatment and although the vet couldn't outright say the injuries were from a too tight choke collar (as they were not present), it was certainly insinuated that the immediate injuries were physical signs of potential animal cruelty. I just know something terrible happened to her there because of the behavior I saw before and after she went there.
On July 18, 2016, my daughter and I went back to the grooming parlor hoping for some sort of resolution. We waited for the owner, Ms. Debbie Klassen to show up and we could tell she was quickly irritated that we were even there. Unfortunately, I wasn't even given the opportunity to show her the vet bill. She insisted that Lexi was just stressed out and they were at no fault. When I disagreed, she went ballistic on us, shouting and yelling "get out of my business" repeatedly threatening to call 911. She slammed her little half gate so hard, while screaming at us, I thought it would break. Neither of us could believe how she treated us, as we were not disrespectful, loud or threatening.
At that point, we went outside and called 911 as we felt threatened while in her establishment. Within seconds of stepping outside, she immediately locked her doors and pulled the blinds. Never, have I seen a business owner behave in such an unprofessional manner. I have also discovered that their facebook profile has been shut down as well as their Pampered Pets of Spokane domain name under an assumed domain name of www.allpetsgroomingspokane.com
Aside from all of this, there were obvious signs of potential environmental animal cruelty as the floor was unsanitary and littered with massive dog/cat hair, the air smelled of feces, the floors and walls were dirty and the kennels/cages used to house the animals were not adequate based on the size of the animal. At this juncture, Ms. Klassen's establishment will be reported to the Washington Humane Society's Humane Law Enforcement Department for suspicions of cruelty, abuse and neglect, as well as Spokane's animal control agency and Spokane's taxpayer-funded animal shelter. Ms. Klassen is not a member of the BBB; however, there is one negative report listed on her behalf, so I will be alerting them, too.
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