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A Georgia family who paid a veterinary clinic to put their beloved Pug down found out months later on Facebook that a worker instead took the dog home and he appeared to be thriving.
Worse, when the family demanded answers about Cha Cha, the clinic took the dog back from the worker and euthanized him, the pooch’s owner Rebecca Belote told WSB-TV.
Cha Cha was adored by Belote and her family but was suffering organ failure from diabetic keto acidosis, Belote told the outlet.
That’s when Senoia Animal Hospital Coweta County advised the Belote family to euthanize Cha Cha, despite him just being 4 years old.
They agreed — but Belote was shocked to see a photo of Cha Cha alive — and apparently well — in a Facebook book with a clinic employee some time later.
The employee’s husband told Belote they had the dog and that he had recovered.
Yet in an awful twist, the clinic ended up putting the dog down anyway, claimed Belote.
“The fact that they put a healthy dog down. That’s just sick,” she told WSB-TV.
She said the clinic denied the alleged dognapping.
The clinic didn’t respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
Belote emphasized that her family had nothing but love for their dog, especially her 17-year-old son, who wore matching outfits with the pooch.
She has filed a complaint with the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine, WSB-TV added.