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To: The Indiana State House, The Indiana State Senate, and Governor Eric Holcomb
Dog Grooming Regulation and Required Education
Education, Sanitation, Regulation, Requirements, Higher Expectations for your furry friends
Why is this important?
The lack of education and all around requirements and expectations of this industry has allowed for animal abuse, neglect, and unnecessary harm, even ptsd of pets to take place for over 50 years and it truly disgusts me.
I work in this industry with very high standards and anyone who has ever worked at these places, and they are everywhere, has horror stories that would bring tears to the eye of anyone who has a heart and love of animals or a pet that they know has suffered in the hands of a careless, uneducated, greedy, inpatient groomer who lacks empathy or common sense of any kind.
From putting dogs at risk of heatstroke, hypothermia, skin infections, paralysis, ear infections, infected toe nails, tracheal damage, exposure to toxic chemicals, mold, contagious diseases, broken bones and many other common occurrences. I know of a place, locally that not only have had multiple pets die in their care, that also illegally, internally uses the same gloves for every dog to express glands, or a place that uses the same tooth brush on every dog. How many of them do not change the disgusting mop water, the germ infested mop head (that many use to clean up pet ness with cleaning it prior to using the mop-which simply spreads it across the room) clean cages, clean the tub throughout the day, properly dilute the products, clean their tools between dogs, And so many other things that would be an acceptable in any other line of work such as a hair salon or a veterinary clinic.
Then ofcourse the groomers who smack dogs, like my first boss in this industry. I witnessed her smacking dogs multiple times because they would not hold still. I was appalled by this and was a major part of why I wanted to create a place where dogs would be treated with respect and cared for as their owners would want and expect them to be. Often dogs are smacked in the face with brushes or combs, mats are literally ripped from their faces with a comb rather than using the tools designed to safely and comfortably remove these mats.
I am disgusted every time I hear a new grooming horror story told to me by someone who had witnessed it first hand. It HAS TO STOP BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE!! There is no reason whatsoever why the Board of Health can’t go one of these places and just take a look around. Keep groomers on their toes, knowing that anytime the state can come in and shut them down. I also believe that camera should be installed in salons because of the abuse in a low standards in this industry.
I have very high standards in my salon and I believe that standards should be mandatory across the board! Another thing I’d like to bring to the attention of the state is the fact that groomers in this state need to pay taxes just like everyone else. When you know someone is making $500 a day, getting health benefits from the state at low-cost, has a brand new car custom-made for them and has a house is paid off. Meanwhile, they pocket their cash (they don’t take credit cards) pay their employees cash, therefore those employees are not getting Social Security, they are not getting benefits nor are they getting into any type of retirement plan or anything that’s going to protect or assist them in the future as their overworked, underpaid bodies break down and their lungs fill with hair, they too will need healthcare and money set aside for them as they age.
These employees and employers also need to be educated enough to be able to provide a safe, clean, caring environment for these dogs to be pampered in rather than tortured in. Not overbooking groomers that are forced to skip meals and breaks making it stressful for not only the dogs that are cooped up in cages for up to 12 hours , panicking, soiling, shivering and scared to death in places, but the overworked, burnt out employees as well. Please help me shine light on the subject that is very dear to my heart. My dogs are my family and the thought of them having to endure such an experience, sickens me.
I have rehabbed many dogs who have been traumatized in the hands of the local groomers who have been grooming for over 15 years. Those groomers were taught to be the ALPHA and to make dogs do what they want them to do at all costs. Not all dogs are the same and not all dogs respond well to force. I respect and compromise with every dog I work with and there needs to be a respect when working with animals. I love when my dogs gladly come into my shop, without hesitation and trust me entirely. That means more to me than how much money I made that day. The well-being of these animals is being overlooked and it is time this subject be taken seriously. There will be some people unhappy with this movement, those people need to find a new job or a better way of doing the job they do. It sickens me to see the aftermath of mistreatment and to hear story upon story of ignorance and cruelty. A spa day should be an enjoyable experience, not a frightening health, physical or emotional abuse risk!
I work in this industry with very high standards and anyone who has ever worked at these places, and they are everywhere, has horror stories that would bring tears to the eye of anyone who has a heart and love of animals or a pet that they know has suffered in the hands of a careless, uneducated, greedy, inpatient groomer who lacks empathy or common sense of any kind.
From putting dogs at risk of heatstroke, hypothermia, skin infections, paralysis, ear infections, infected toe nails, tracheal damage, exposure to toxic chemicals, mold, contagious diseases, broken bones and many other common occurrences. I know of a place, locally that not only have had multiple pets die in their care, that also illegally, internally uses the same gloves for every dog to express glands, or a place that uses the same tooth brush on every dog. How many of them do not change the disgusting mop water, the germ infested mop head (that many use to clean up pet ness with cleaning it prior to using the mop-which simply spreads it across the room) clean cages, clean the tub throughout the day, properly dilute the products, clean their tools between dogs, And so many other things that would be an acceptable in any other line of work such as a hair salon or a veterinary clinic.
Then ofcourse the groomers who smack dogs, like my first boss in this industry. I witnessed her smacking dogs multiple times because they would not hold still. I was appalled by this and was a major part of why I wanted to create a place where dogs would be treated with respect and cared for as their owners would want and expect them to be. Often dogs are smacked in the face with brushes or combs, mats are literally ripped from their faces with a comb rather than using the tools designed to safely and comfortably remove these mats.
I am disgusted every time I hear a new grooming horror story told to me by someone who had witnessed it first hand. It HAS TO STOP BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE!! There is no reason whatsoever why the Board of Health can’t go one of these places and just take a look around. Keep groomers on their toes, knowing that anytime the state can come in and shut them down. I also believe that camera should be installed in salons because of the abuse in a low standards in this industry.
I have very high standards in my salon and I believe that standards should be mandatory across the board! Another thing I’d like to bring to the attention of the state is the fact that groomers in this state need to pay taxes just like everyone else. When you know someone is making $500 a day, getting health benefits from the state at low-cost, has a brand new car custom-made for them and has a house is paid off. Meanwhile, they pocket their cash (they don’t take credit cards) pay their employees cash, therefore those employees are not getting Social Security, they are not getting benefits nor are they getting into any type of retirement plan or anything that’s going to protect or assist them in the future as their overworked, underpaid bodies break down and their lungs fill with hair, they too will need healthcare and money set aside for them as they age.
These employees and employers also need to be educated enough to be able to provide a safe, clean, caring environment for these dogs to be pampered in rather than tortured in. Not overbooking groomers that are forced to skip meals and breaks making it stressful for not only the dogs that are cooped up in cages for up to 12 hours , panicking, soiling, shivering and scared to death in places, but the overworked, burnt out employees as well. Please help me shine light on the subject that is very dear to my heart. My dogs are my family and the thought of them having to endure such an experience, sickens me.
I have rehabbed many dogs who have been traumatized in the hands of the local groomers who have been grooming for over 15 years. Those groomers were taught to be the ALPHA and to make dogs do what they want them to do at all costs. Not all dogs are the same and not all dogs respond well to force. I respect and compromise with every dog I work with and there needs to be a respect when working with animals. I love when my dogs gladly come into my shop, without hesitation and trust me entirely. That means more to me than how much money I made that day. The well-being of these animals is being overlooked and it is time this subject be taken seriously. There will be some people unhappy with this movement, those people need to find a new job or a better way of doing the job they do. It sickens me to see the aftermath of mistreatment and to hear story upon story of ignorance and cruelty. A spa day should be an enjoyable experience, not a frightening health, physical or emotional abuse risk!