Groomer alerts authorities of client’s malnourished dogs, owner cited for cruelty

Press Release A quick-thinking dog groomer alerted authorities after cutting the hair of a client’s two dogs. The two small dogs, a Yorkie and a Poodle mix, appeared extremely underweight, with both dogs’ hip bones, spinal columns, and ribs clearly visible. The groomer, Samantha Charlie, owner and operator of Pretty Paw in Mamou, Evangeline Parish, contacted the sheriff’s department, which exa…