Out of respect, I will refund the full training fee and offer additional compensation. The body has been lovingly cremated, and I will keep the ashes safe for you until you’re ready. Please know my thoughts are with you. If you need anything, I’m here for you. Sincerely, Tony.”
The Irvine Police Department started investigating the couple after a dog’s owner reported the incident to authorities.
Following an investigation, police were able to find the bodies of multiple dogs at different crematoriums that had been dropped off by either Sit or Liu.
Necropsies performed on the dogs revealed that eight dogs died from heat stroke and one dog, a puppy, died from blunt force trauma, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said that some dogs were found with blood on their faces, fur or paws.