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Family says vet employee took euthanized pug home

The family says they spotted Cha Cha in a Facebook photo and reported it to the clinic; police declined charges and the state vet board has the case.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN After Hours
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe are interrupting our coverage with a developing story, and our team coverage begins now: a family says a vet employee took their pug home after they paid to have her euthanized.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey paid about seven hundred sixteen dollars for the euthanasia and cremation, Sick Chirpse reports.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey say they found Cha Cha alive in a Facebook photo.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPolice declined to file charges. The case went to the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe owner says the clinic denies it. Her words: they have a lawyer, they won't talk about it.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo for seven hundred sixteen dollars, the one service delivered in full was the lawyer.

  7. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWe will update you if it becomes slightly more important.

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