Nowadays, most people keep pets. It can be said that some people treat pets better than themselves. They not only let them eat well and sleep well, but also have to provide beauty care for them from time to time.
Now, Mr. Gao and his wife, Ms. Liu, who live in Fengtai District, Beijing, took their ragdoll cats that they had been raising for more than two years to do pet grooming, but unexpectedly something happened.
Mr. Gao's lover is 48 years old this year. Due to illness, his health and spirit have always been poor. In order to relieve his wife's anxiety, his daughter specially spent 20,000 yuan to buy a ragdoll cat to serve her wife's company.
Mr. Gao said that since Taotao came home, his wife loved it very much, and the sorrows of the past also dissipated. But one day in January 2021, an accident came.
In order to take a good bath and comb your hair, my wife specially looked for a pet beauty shop online. She saw an introduction from a Beijing pet service company that showed that the company is a national chain, with professional technicians receiving regular training and professional certificates. Although the price is not cheap, in order to make his wife happy, Mr. Gao still spent more than 600 yuan to choose a senior beautician in the store to take a bath for Taotao.
After the recommendation of the senior technician, Mr. Gao purchased a SPA service for Taotao, so that the cat could be covered with seaweed mud and undergo deep skin care. Although he heard Taotao's screams during the shower, Mr. Gao did not stop him because of his trust in the store. However, unexpectedly, after more than two hours of service, Taotao suddenly failed.
Mr. Gao immediately drove Taotao to a nearby pet hospital for treatment, but he still failed to save Taotao's life. According to a report issued by the pet hospital, Taotao died of cardiogenic pulmonary edema caused by stress response.
Due to the failure of communication with the other party, Mr. Gao sued the national chain pet service company and demanded that the other party compensate the other party for the total of 40,000 yuan for the purchase of cats, the expenses incurred in raising cats, and mental losses. On November 18, 2021, the Fengtai Court held a public hearing on the case.
According to the manager of the defendant pet grooming shop, all technicians in the store are on-the-job training, have corresponding professional pet care knowledge, and can judge the cat's status based on the cat's reaction. During the whole process, whether it is combing, water flow, or hair dryer, it will indeed cause discomfort and frightening to the cat, but it is normal. Due to different breeds, ages, and growth environments of pet cats, the points of stress response will also be different.
The pet beauty shop manager argued that when cats are constantly stimulated by external factors, they do lead to increased heart rate, contraction of organ blood vessels, and shock and death may occur in severe cases. The cats they served in their store had no problems. Taotao's incident can only be said to be an accident.
In court, the defendant's attorney said that they were very heartbroken about Taotao's death and were willing to make corresponding compensation to the plaintiff, but they did not support some of the plaintiff's claims.
Since the two parties have never reached an agreement on the amount of compensation, the judge announced an adjournment and the verdict will be announced at a later date.