Investigators are working with a pet crematory to help identify whether ashes in question are legit.This comes amid continued reporting by 11 News Investigates about Loving Care Pet Funerals, a pet crematory in Catonsville accused of dumping pets alongside roads and returning false ashes to owners. 11 News Investigates has received multiple calls and emails from pet owners who used the service and are now concerned about their pet's cremains.Zoey Robinson-Budreski, the owner of Charm City Pet Crematory and Funeral Services, told 11 News Investigates that she feels for the impacted families.”Not only have you lost your pet, but now you don't know if your pet is home with you. You don't know what's home with you,” Robinson-Budreski told 11 News Investigates.Robinson-Budreski has spoken to many of the pet owners who were customers of Loving Care Pet Funerals after animal control officials found seven pets last month alongside a road that were supposed to be cremated by Loving Care.Now, the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office is investigating. “There's no registered company called Loving Care Pet Cremation Services. That doesn't exist in the Maryland Department of State Assessment and Taxation. So, the question really is, what did people get? And what did they pay for? And, what did they assume they were getting?” Assistant Baltimore County State's Attorney Adam Lippe told 11 News Investigates.Charm City Pet Crematory is urging people who were customers of Loving Care to contact them, police or animal control. Charm City Pet Crematory said it can inspect the ashes to determine whether they are actual cremains.”Most people think it's just a powder, but the reality is, there are bone fragments in each of the ashes that you can almost feel,” Robinson-Budreski told 11 News Investigates. “Some of them look like concrete. I did have a family member that did wet it, and it did harden up as concrete. Ashes do not do that.”Charm City Pet Crematory is also creating a virtual support group for the impacted families while the state's attorney's office reviews all of the information from the investigation to determine whether to file any charges. “At the end of the day, if you contract with a company and you don't get what you're supposed to get, it's a civil violation but can also be theft. People paid hundreds of dollars — many people paid — and if there's a pattern of behavior it's a theft scheme, it could result in serious charges,” Lippe told 11 News Investigates.11 News Investigates reached out to the owner of Loving Care, who again said they outsource the cremations to local crematories, but declined to comment further.
Investigators are working with a pet crematory to help identify whether ashes in question are legit.
This comes amid continued reporting by 11 News Investigates about Loving Care Pet Funerals, a pet crematory in Catonsville accused of dumping pets alongside roads and returning false ashes to owners. 11 News Investigates has received multiple calls and emails from pet owners who used the service and are now concerned about their pet's cremains.
Zoey Robinson-Budreski, the owner of Charm City Pet Crematory and Funeral Services, told 11 News Investigates that she feels for the impacted families.
“Not only have you lost your pet, but now you don't know if your pet is home with you. You don't know what's home with you,” Robinson-Budreski told 11 News Investigates.
Robinson-Budreski has spoken to many of the pet owners who were customers of Loving Care Pet Funerals after animal control officials found seven pets last month alongside a road that were supposed to be cremated by Loving Care.
Now, the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office is investigating.
“There's no registered company called Loving Care Pet Cremation Services. That doesn't exist in the Maryland Department of State Assessment and Taxation. So, the question really is, what did people get? And what did they pay for? And, what did they assume they were getting?” Assistant Baltimore County State's Attorney Adam Lippe told 11 News Investigates.
Charm City Pet Crematory is urging people who were customers of Loving Care to contact them, police or animal control. Charm City Pet Crematory said it can inspect the ashes to determine whether they are actual cremains.
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“Most people think it's just a powder, but the reality is, there are bone fragments in each of the ashes that you can almost feel,” Robinson-Budreski told 11 News Investigates. “Some of them look like concrete. I did have a family member that did wet it, and it did harden up as concrete. Ashes do not do that.”
Charm City Pet Crematory is also creating a virtual support group for the impacted families while the state's attorney's office reviews all of the information from the investigation to determine whether to file any charges.
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“At the end of the day, if you contract with a company and you don't get what you're supposed to get, it's a civil violation but can also be theft. People paid hundreds of dollars — many people paid — and if there's a pattern of behavior it's a theft scheme, it could result in serious charges,” Lippe told 11 News Investigates.
11 News Investigates reached out to the owner of Loving Care, who again said they outsource the cremations to local crematories, but declined to comment further.
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