Many people have advocated for changes to Georgetown's fire code after 75 dogs perished in a fire at the Ponderosa Pet Resort last year.
"Everybody came together, everybody hurt, you know, and we all cried," Wag Heaven co-owner Jusak Yang Bernhard said..
"One-hundred percent shock, obviously I was distraught and upset and a little bit guilty on my end,’ Fiona’s owner Kelly Thyssen said. ‘It was just kind of a last-minute trip that we went out of town, so I felt a little guilty of like well, we should have stayed home, we didn't need to go out of town."
Thyssen said she had been using this facility to board her dogs for about eight years and never had any issues. She said to this day, she doesn’t blame them. "Things happen and you know, it's unfortunate, but I lost one dog and all of that staff, they lost 75 dogs because I know how much they care for these animals and they were like family to them as well, so my heart broke for all the staff and the owner and this is a tragic event that will live with them for the rest of their lives as well," Thyssen said.
At the time of the fire, smoke alarms or a sprinkler system were not required for the use and size of the facility, and they didn’t have any. Since, many people have advocated for changes to the City of Georgetown’s Fire Code.The City of Georgetown says that the Ponderosa Pet Resort is not expected to face fines or penalties due to the facility not having a kennel permit as required by city ordinance.
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