Airbnb cottage close to Inverness trashed by puppy vendor

An Airbnb proprietor was left horrified after discovering her Highlands property had been trashed by a puppy vendor over the course of three days.

“Superhost” Tracey Parsons, 55, had rented out the cottage, close to Inverness, to a lady for 10 days final weekend.

But on Tuesday, 14 puppies and a canine have been found on the property which was lined in canine faeces and garbage.

“I used to be completely shocked,” Ms Parsons mentioned. “I could not imagine it.”

She mentioned she and her associate David Bradley, 55, had been alerted by a neighbour who had seen what she believed to be an deserted automotive containing puppies. On knocking on the cottage, she had been hit by a foul scent and dogs yapping.

Mr Bradley attended the property the place he discovered a pair exterior ready to purchase a puppy.

They informed him they have been paying £1,500 for it. They left after seeing pictures from inside.

“The girl who had rented the cottage wasn’t going to let my associate in,” Ms Parsons informed BBC Scotland News. “He was completely gobsmacked at what he noticed.”

Ms Parsons additionally went to the property the place she mentioned she discovered the within of the cottage lined in canine faeces.

“It was proper up the partitions and bins have been filled with it,” she mentioned. “It was additionally on the ground wrapped in kitchen roll and had blocked the bathroom.

“The puppies have been caked in it and so they stank.

“The girl simply allow them to poo and wee in all places. She even managed to interrupt the washer.”

Ms Parsons mentioned: “It’s simply stunning. This is the Highlands. It’s quiet. People do not do this right here.

“We have rented out the cottage for a number of years and it is all the time been left in an immaculate situation. We’ve by no means had any issues earlier than.”

She additionally mentioned a number of the puppies have been in a cage which additionally contained metallic lids from pet food cans.

It is known by BBC Scotland News that the puppy vendor, who booked the cottage below the identify Rachel Tidey however has despatched emails to the BBC from Camille Harland, has now been suspended from Airbnb.

She claimed a number of the mess had been attributable to the police permitting puppies to “run unfastened for a number of hours”.

“It was not all pre-existing injury,” she mentioned.

“I did provide to wash and pay for cleansing charges however the homeowners informed me to depart.

“The puppies are all registered to me and have been discovered to be wholesome by the SSPCA and the police mentioned there was no proof of against the law being dedicated.”

She added that the details about the couple ready on the property to purchase a puppy was not correct as she didn’t often cost that worth for a puppy.

Ms Parsons mentioned there have been two litters of puppies and that the Scottish SPCA estimated certainly one of them to be 5 or 6 weeks weeks old and the opposite a number of weeks older.

“When I rang Airbnb to inform them what had occurred the person mentioned ‘however you are canine pleasant’,” she mentioned. “I could not imagine it.”

The couple have spent two days having the cottage deep cleaned earlier than being repainted.

“It might be a few weeks earlier than we are able to have visitors in once more,” Ms Parsons mentioned.

“On the day, I felt like giving up. I simply thought it is not definitely worth the stress.

“It does put you off a bit and makes you extra cautious however we have now purchased a safety digital camera for the surface of the home.

“You simply need to get on with it.”

The couple referred to as within the police and Scottish SPCA.

The puppies have been initially seized by the charity however have been returned to the proprietor.

Scottish SPCA inspector Andy Brown mentioned the charity was referred to as out to the cottage on Tuesday after receiving studies of puppies being left in a car for days.

“When we attended there have been no dogs within the car,” he mentioned. “A lot of puppies have been being stored within the property, together with their mum, and we had these animals checked over by a vet.

“The vet had no issues over their well being. We are persevering with to work with the proprietor of those animals to make sure they’re being appropriately cared for.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “Officers attended together with a associate company and carried out inquiries. No criminality was established, and no additional police motion was taken.”

A spokesperson for Airbnb mentioned: “We have been deeply saddened to listen to about this and our specialist workforce is in contact with the host to offer assist.

“We stand prepared to help each the police and Scottish SPCA with any investigation. Our devoted regulation enforcement portal permits police forces to contact us with a suspected problem, whereas residents can use our Neighbourhood Support Line to report pressing issues.”