Michigan dog daycare owner axed after dog-kicking video surfaces

WZZM | Detroit Free Press

KENTWOOD, Mich. — A doggie daycare facility is without a local owner after a widely shared Facebook post appears to show a dog being kicked.

The woman whose post has been shared thousands of times wrote that she happened to open the live feed on the Camp Bow Wow website when she said she saw the owner kick her dog.

13 ON YOUR SIDE was told, "no comment," and turned away from the Kentwood facility early Tuesday, July 31. However, Camp Bow Wow, a nationwide pet care franchise, sent out the following statement Tuesday afternoon:

"Camp Bow Wow has a zero tolerance policy for the behavior that was exhibited at Camp Bow Wow Kentwood. We are shocked and appalled. This situation is being taken very seriously and upon learning of the incident at Camp Bow Wow Kentwood, we at Camp Bow Wow’s Corporate Headquarters immediately began an investigation. The Franchise Owner has been removed from the Camp Bow Wow system and a Corporate Team has taken over operations.The health, safety and wellbeing of all pets is of the utmost importance to Camp Bow Wow."

Kent County Animal Control is now investigating the incident.