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 coated in canine faeces and garbage.

“I used to be completely surprised,” Ms Parsons stated. “I could not consider it.”

She stated 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 stated she discovered the within of the cottage coated in canine faeces.

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

“The puppies have been caked in it they usually stank.

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

Ms Parsons stated: “It’s simply surprising. 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 at all times been left in an immaculate situation. We’ve by no means had any issues earlier than.”

She additionally stated 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 brought on by the police permitting puppies to “run free for a number of hours”.

“It was not all pre-existing harm,” she stated.

“I did provide to scrub and pay for cleansing charges however the house owners informed me to go away.

“The puppies are all registered to me and have been discovered to be wholesome by the SSPCA and the police stated 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 normally cost that worth for a puppy.

Ms Parsons stated there have been two litters of puppies and that the Scottish SPCA estimated one in all 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 stated ‘however you are canine pleasant’,” she stated. “I could not consider it.”

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

“It will probably be a few weeks earlier than we are able to have company in once more,” Ms Parsons stated.

“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 skin of the home.

“You simply should get on with it.”

The couple known 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 stated the charity was known as out to the cottage on Tuesday after receiving experiences of puppies being left in a automobile for days.

“When we attended there have been no dogs within the automobile,” he stated. “Plenty 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 considerations 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 stated: “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 stated: “We have been deeply saddened to listen to about this and our specialist group is in contact with the host to supply help.

“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 concern, whereas residents can use our Neighbourhood Support Line to report pressing considerations.”