Dog cremation scandal – woman arrested

You may recall reading about an inquiry that began last month after the bodies of dogs which were meant to have been formally cremated were found dumped in a Derbyshire field.

The remains of four dogs were discovered in Lower Hartshay, near Ripley, on 18 August. Two owners said their dogs had been sent by vets for cremation and one family was sent ashes. Peak Pet Cremations, the firm to which vets sent the two dogs with confirmed identities, has not commented.

Linda Brown, from Hucknall in Nottingham, made the decision to have her brown border collie Bournville put down after he was diagnosed with cancer in early August. (see pic). “We requested and paid for a sole, rather than mass, cremation and said we wanted the ashes back. We got an urn with ashes a few days later.”

But shortly afterwards the RSPCA rang to say Bournville had been found in a field and had been traced through his microchip. “We had to identify him, which was very distressing. He had been in a field for a good few days in the weather, so his fur was matted up and there were bits and pieces on him. “It was disbelief at the beginning because we thought we had his ashes, and then that turned into hurt, shock and anger.”

Mrs Brown´s vets said they had terminated their contract with a company called Peak Pet Cremations, based in Heage.

It now appears that a 34-year old woman has been arrested for alleged fraud and the The Association of Private Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria (APPCC) have made the following statement:

Given the news of the recent arrest the APPCC feels reassured that the authorities are taking this case seriously and the families involved can take some solace from the hope that those responsible for this atrocity will be appropriately punished.

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