California Dog Trainer and Girlfriend Face Felony Charges After 10 Dogs Found Dead in Their Care

Irvine CA A Southern California dog trainer and his girlfriend have been charged with multiple felonies after at least dogs died under their watch and officials say the couple tried to cover it up California Dog Trainer and Girlfriend Face Felony Charges After Dogs Discovered Dead in Their Care Kwong Chun Sit ran a business under the names Happy K Academy and K Training Services offering obedience training for pet owners across the region Certain clients paid as much as for his services trusting him with their dogs for weeks at a time Now Sit is facing felony charges including animal cruelty abuse by a caretaker and destroying evidence His girlfriend -year-old Tingfeng Liu is accused of helping him conceal what happened and faces additional charges as an accessory The probe began earlier this year when a heartbroken pet owner contacted police after Sit casually advised them their dog had died in its sleep But the story didn t add up As detectives dug deeper they uncovered a disturbing pattern Police say Sit and Liu attempted to cremate several dogs bodies at multiple locations to avoid suspicion Investigators believe greater part if not all of the dogs died on the same day Officials are now working with veterinarians to perform necropsies on the animals While the final results are still pending early findings suggest that specific of the dogs may have died from heatstroke or physical trauma indicating achievable abuse or serious neglect What shocked investigators even more was how Sit conducted his business He didn t operate out of a licensed facility Instead he used parks other people s properties and private homes to train the dogs often changing his business name to avoid scrutiny Both Sit and Liu were arrested while allegedly preparing to flee They are at present being held on bail each Irvine Police are urging any other pet owners who may have used Sit s services to come forward Officers believe there may be more casualties out there who don t yet know what happened to their dogs This circumstance has deeply rattled the local pet-owning locality numerous of whom are now questioning how such a tragedy could go undetected for so long