Family who left dog with kennels shocked to find it had been cremated

Family who left dog with kennels while they were on holiday are shocked when they return to find it had already been cremated after it died

• Two-year-old French Bulldog, Pablo, died after being sick ‘on and off’ over days
• Owner of Scrub a Dug Dug, in Whitburn cremated the puppy without permission

A family who left their puppy behind in a kennel were horrified to find it had been cremated, when they returned from their holiday. 

The two-year-old French Bulldog, Pablo, was left in the care of Scrub a Dug Dug in Whitburn West Lothian, while the family took a trip to Turkey on June 9. 

Eleven days in to their holiday, Adam Gardner McLean was left a text message from the kennel notifying him that his pooch had passed away. 

Kennel owner Joan Barr revealed in the devastating text that Pablo had been cremated, without the family’s permission. 

The shocking text from Ms Barr read: ‘I am sorry but Pablo passed away this morning.’

The two-year-old French Bulldog, Pablo, was left in the care of Scrub a Dug Dug in Whitburn West Lothian, while the family took a trip to Turkey on June 9

It added that the puppy had been sick ‘on and off’, but that Joan didn’t think anything of it because he would always bring his food up. 

Joan went on to say that she took the liberty of contacting ICare Pet Crem, in Whitburn, without waiting for the family first because she didn’t wat to ‘spoil’ their holiday. 

Adam, 30, who was on holiday with his partner Gemma Allan, 29, and son Cody, eight,  told the Daily Record: ‘I got a text from Joan saying she had been trying to get a hold of us but our phones never rang. 

 ‘She said she found Pablo dead after taking him for a walk earlier in the morning and that he had been sick.

‘Then she took Pablo to ICarePetCrem and had him cremated 10 hours before she told us he had died.

‘She told the crematorium she had our permission to cremate Pablo.

‘She said he had been sick on and off for a few days but she didn’t try to contact us or attempt to take him to the vet.

‘Gemma burst out crying as soon as she saw the text message saying he was dead. Then we had to explain to our son what had happened. It was horrible.

Adam, 30 (left), who was on holiday with his partner Gemma Allan (right), 29, and son Cody, eight, was left a text message from the kennel notifying him that his pooch had passed away

‘The news was hard enough to hear as it is, without the whole aftermath of everything.

‘We don’t have camera footage and we couldn’t get a post mortem because he was cremated without us knowing so will will never be able to prove anything.’

The crematorium allegedly told Adam that Pablo was found ‘stiff and cold’, with his harness still on, and loaded in the back of Joan’s car. 

He also claimed that he was told that Joan insisted on transporting Pablo’s lifeless body herself, rather than wait for staff to collect him from the kennel. 

The car salesman from Longridge added: ‘The owner of the crematorium said Pablo arrived in a cage, with his legs outstretched and his harness on.

Pablo was taken to ICare Pet Crem, Whitburn, 10 hours before Joan told them he had died

The family collected Pablo’s ashes from ICare Pet Crem when they returned from their holiday on Saturday, June 24

‘The crate was covered in blankets.

‘He has worked in the business for 20 years and believed Pablo had been dead for 12 to 15 hours when he arrived.’

The family collected Pablo’s ashes from ICare Pet Crem when they returned from their holiday on Saturday, June 24.

Adam says Joan has now ignored calls, messages and his attempts to speak to her at her home.

He added: ‘It has been a horrible week. My son is gutted, he played with Pablo everyday.

‘Maybe it was an accident but something doesn’t seem right.

‘I want to make sure other dog owners are aware of what happened to Pablo.’

A West Lothian Council spokesperson told the Daily Record: ‘We have been made aware of an alleged incident regarding a dog which may have died whilst in the custody of an individual.’

We will be investigating the allegation. We are unable to comment further at this time.’

A spokesperson for the SSPCA said: ‘The Scottish SPCA received a call regarding a dog that had died while in the care of an unregistered boarder while his owners were on holiday.

The MailOnline has approached Scub a Dug Dug kennel for comment. 

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