JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) — More than a dozen dead dogs were found frozen in a garage behind an ice cream shop in Jackson Sunday afternoon, the shop’s owner said.
The Parlour of Jackson owner Scott Pienta said he got the call from his son inside one of his garages Sunday. Several dogs were discovered in a cooler that Pienta said belongs to someone who used to work in the area behind the restaurant.
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“I had no idea. We just thought it was just more of her stuff,” Pienta told WLNS, WOOD TV8’s Lansing sister station. “I wasn’t going through all of her possessions that she had prior to me buying this building. We’re just giving her time to get everything out of here.”
Pienta said the discovery happened after repeated attempts to have the person clear the space out.
“Roughly almost two and a half months now, we’ve been dealing with trying to get her to get the stuff out of here,” Pienta said. “It’s been a lot of threats by me and patience, and now you know we’re getting to that point where we’re bringing our attorneys involved.”
Pienta bought the garage behind the restaurant in March 2017 in hopes of expanding the shop’s operations.
“We are trying to start the next set of renovations, which starts in the garage to expand on what we already have here,” Pienta said.
WLNS was unable to contact the person Pienta believes to be responsible. Both the Jackson Police Department and Jackson County Animal Control could not be reached for comment Monday due to the holiday.
