Mum ravaged as dog passes away in scary ‘hanging’ mishap after being dropped at kennels

A heartbroken dog owner is requiring responses after her family pet passed away hours after she dropped him off at a boarding kennels.

Dawn O’Brien, 40, left Marshall at North Glassock Kennels in Fenwick , East Ayrshire, on March 31 as she prepared to go on holiday in Tenerife.

Before she even left home nevertheless she received a call informing her there had actually been a mishap and Marshall – a Jack Russell and French bulldog cross – had actually passed away.

Dawn said she was informed Marshall had actually climbed his kennel and was hanged, suffocating for 10 minutes prior to he passed away.

Now she is desperate for responses as she does not think the story she was informed by the kennels.

Dawn informed the Daily Record : “I remained in shock and shrieking.

His death has actually been heartbreaking. I have an eight-year-old boy and he is definitely ravaged too. It has actually all simply been so terrible.

“I am having headaches and not sleeping. A four-year-old healthy dog has actually entered into a kennel and passed away.

“They provided me a story of how he passed away and have actually because withdrawed it.

“I got the call when I was still at home and they said there had actually been a mishap. I asked if he was all right and they said no, he had actually died.

“They said he had actually climbed up the kennel and got his snout stuck in the cover. He was hanging there and they were just out of the room for 10 minutes. When they returned, he had actually dropped onto the flooring.

“I cannot completely state the kennels are accountable, it might have been a mishap, however I think they have actually been irresponsible.

“I simply desire them to care that my dog has actually passed away and make certain it does not take place once again.”

Dawn’s sis Nicola fulfilled the owner of the kennels at Valley Vets in Kilmarnock as Dawn was too distressed to go herself.

Dawn was reimbursed the money she spent for Marshall’s 15-night stay – which cost approximately £165 – and said the kennels spent for her family pet’s cremation, urn and a cast of his paw.

In a declaration, North Glassock Kennels said: “All at North Glassock Kennels and Cattery are distressed at the death of Marshall O’Brian.

“The body was required to the regional Veterinary Surgery, which was spent for by kennel owner Mrs Leslie, in addition to the cremation and keepsakes as asked for by the owners. The owners did not request for an autopsy at the time, so no cause of death was shown.

“The death was reported to Kilmarnock County Council health and wellness department (the kennel licence company); all needed treatments were followed.

“Professional bodies, The Scottish Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) and Kilmarnock County Council Health and Safety Department performed different evaluations after and associating with the death. No reports have actually yet been sent or released.”

A representative for East Ayrshire Council said: “East Ayrshire Council was alerted of an occurrence where a dog regrettably passed away at a certified boarding center in East Ayrshire.

“The facilities were gone to and discovered to be abiding by the licence conditions.”

The Scottish SPCA validated they participated in North Glassock Kennels and referred the matter to East Ayrshire Council.