An animal groomer in Florida allegedly subjected cats and canines to horrific therapy whereas the pets had been in her care, police stated.
In response to an affidavit from the Sarasota Police Division, citing witness testimony, 41-year-old Diana Stevens allegedly misplaced her cool on quite a lot of individuals’s treasured pets at a Woof Gang Bakery and Canine Grooming franchise in Sarasota, Florida.
Authorities, citing surveillance footage, stated that Stevens was heard calling a canine a “piece of sh—.”
“Stevens was bathing a tan golden doodle and the canine was being troublesome,” authorities wrote within the affidavit. “Stevens turned very upset and punched it with closed fists a number of instances within the ribs and stomach.”
Authorities stated that whereas she punched the harmless canine, she yelled, “fu– you.”
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Diana Stevens was arrested on 5 counts of felony aggravated animal abuse and 5 counts of felony animal cruelty. (Sarasota Police Division)
In one other occasion, the proprietor of the grooming salon was seen yanking a canine by his neck.
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“Stevens lastly will get the noose across the canine’s neck, tightens all of it the way in which after which yanks the canine up by the noose,” police wrote relating to footage dated Aug. 16, 2023. “The canine is hanging by its neck within the air, she hits the canine twice and the canine spins round within the air.”
She allegedly jerked cats round and flipped them over, and she or he tethered them as properly.
“Witness #1 said tethering a cat might trigger the cat’s neck to interrupt,” authorities stated. “Stevens would additionally seize the canines by the scruff out of frustration, and she or he was aggressive with them whereas she groomed them. Witness #1 said among the clients complained that their canines had been performing in a different way after they introduced them dwelling.”
Stevens additionally bought French bulldog puppies and saved them in unsanitary circumstances.
One of many puppies died after they had been left in a single day and unsupervised in a “sink/bathing tub,” police stated.
Diana Stevens was a franchise proprietor of Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming in Sarasota, Florida.
Investigators with the Sarasota Police Division advised FOX 13 that it was all captured on surveillance digicam.
“To press play, rewind, pause and to clarify in such element the violence that was occurring on this enterprise is tough on anyone,” stated Cynthia McLaughlin with the Sarasota Police Division.
McLaughlin stated that the 5 incidents recorded had been captured in only a 17-day interval.
“There’s no solution to know the way lengthy this has been occurring. The 5 incidents we discovered on surveillance video was only a 17-day interval final yr,” McLaughlin stated.
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Detectives, utilizing a search warrant, obtained video from the shop that confirmed the abuse. They stated that the video seems to assist allegations that Stevens beat, berated, and tossed animals as she groomed them.
Stevens was arrested on 5 counts of felony aggravated animal abuse and 5 counts of felony animal cruelty.
Fox Information has reached out to Woof Gang Bakery’s company places of work.
