Weymouth Dog Daycare Shut Down After Dog's Death

WEYMOUTH, MA – A Weymouth kennel has been shut down while officials investigate the death of a dog in its care. Weymouth Animal Control Officer Michael Parker responded to K-9 Daycare on May 29 for a report of a dead dog in a kennel and an investigation was launched into the death.

Town officials suspended the kennel's license on Monday, June 4 based on the preliminary findings of the investigation, police said. Investigators also found "multiple violations" of the town's kennel regulations, including the failure to provide water, failure to properly crate and failure to produce records, according to a police statement.

The suspension will remain in effect pending the results of the investigation. A necropsy will also be conducted.

According to the Patriot Ledger, a post on the K-9 Daycare Facebook page said the kennel had "an unfortunate incident happen" and the dog had died in her sleep. Patch could not access the Facebook page on Wednesday.

Several Facebook users who said they were customers of K-9 Daycare shared supportive messages on the group page, the Patriot Ledger reported.

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