A Hamilton family is waiting for answers — and justice — after their dog died in the care of a Westdale pet-sitter over the weekend.
Jenuen Monroe told The Spectator that her dog Cartelo, a nearly two-year-old American pocket bully, was “healthy” and “full of life” when her partner dropped him and their other dog, Spicy, off at the home of dog-sitter Jessica Kippen on the morning of June 15.
Friends and dog lovers rallied to support Jenuen Monroe, right, and her husband as they retrieved the body of their dog, Cartelo, from the home of a pet-sitter in Westdale Tuesday afternoon.
Cartelo, an American pocket bully, died while under the care of a pet-sitter in Westdale earlier this month. His body was put in the freezer by the pet-sitter and was retrieved by his owners on Tuesday.
With the help of Hamilton Police, Jenuen Monroe and her husband retrieved the body of their dog, Cartelo, from a pet-sitter’s home in Westdale on Tuesday afternoon.
Hamilton police bring out the body of a dog, Cartelo, from a pet-sitter’s home in Westdale on Tuesday afternoon.