Santa Barbara Police Probe 1-Year-Old Bulldog's Drowning as Camp Canine Suspends Daycare
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Santa Barbara Police Probe 1-Year-Old Bulldog's Drowning as Camp Canine Suspends Daycare
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Summary
Santa Barbara police are investigating the Thursday drowning of Bruce, a 1-year-old English bulldog, at Camp Canine after officers responded to the facility around 4:45 p.m.
Bruce is believed to have drowned between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. after ending up in a large-dog yard with two unfenced pools, even though family members say bulldogs are not natural swimmers and he was usually kept with smaller dogs.
Ashley and Chris Merz say they were not told before arriving for pickup around 3:30 p.m., and a GoFundMe alleges Bruce was not taken to an emergency vet and his body was later returned in a storage container.
Camp Canine, which has operated in Santa Barbara for 40 years and calls itself the "Disneyland for dogs," apologized publicly, said it failed to keep Bruce safe, and temporarily halted daycare while reviewing safety and emergency protocols.