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| 'Cremated' dogs dumped in field | 'Cremated' dogs dumped in field |
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| An inquiry has begun after the bodies of dogs which were meant to have been formally cremated were found dumped in a Derbyshire field. | An inquiry has begun after the bodies of dogs which were meant to have been formally cremated were found dumped in a Derbyshire field. |
| Police confirmed the remains of four dogs were discovered in Lower Hartshay, near Ripley, on 18 August. | Police confirmed the remains of four dogs were discovered in Lower Hartshay, near Ripley, on 18 August. |
| Two owners said their dogs had been sent by vets for cremation and one family was sent ashes. | Two owners said their dogs had been sent by vets for cremation and one family was sent ashes. |
| Peak Pet Cremations, the firm to which vets sent the two dogs with confirmed identities, has not commented. | Peak Pet Cremations, the firm to which vets sent the two dogs with confirmed identities, has not commented. |
| Linda Brown, from Hucknall in Nottingham, made the "heartbreaking" decision to have her brown border collie Bournville put down after he was diagnosed with cancer in early August. | Linda Brown, from Hucknall in Nottingham, made the "heartbreaking" decision to have her brown border collie Bournville put down after he was diagnosed with cancer in early August. |
| "We requested and paid for a sole, rather than mass, cremation and said we wanted the ashes back. We got an urn with ashes a few days later." | "We requested and paid for a sole, rather than mass, cremation and said we wanted the ashes back. We got an urn with ashes a few days later." |
| 'Hurt, shock and anger' | 'Hurt, shock and anger' |
| But shortly afterwards the RSPCA rang to say Bournville had been found in a field and had been traced through his microchip. | But shortly afterwards the RSPCA rang to say Bournville had been found in a field and had been traced through his microchip. |
| "We had to identify him, which was very distressing. He had been in a field for a good few days in the weather, so his fur was matted up and there were bits and pieces on him. | "We had to identify him, which was very distressing. He had been in a field for a good few days in the weather, so his fur was matted up and there were bits and pieces on him. |
| "It was disbelief at the beginning because we thought we had his ashes, and then that turned into hurt, shock and anger." | "It was disbelief at the beginning because we thought we had his ashes, and then that turned into hurt, shock and anger." |
| Mrs Brown's vets said they had terminated their contract with a company called Peak Pet Cremations, based in Heage. | Mrs Brown's vets said they had terminated their contract with a company called Peak Pet Cremations, based in Heage. |
| The company has not commented to the BBC but told other media they were currently closed and had recently been burgled. | The company has not commented to the BBC but told other media they were currently closed and had recently been burgled. |
| But Derbyshire Police said no burglaries at pet crematoria had been reported. | But Derbyshire Police said no burglaries at pet crematoria had been reported. |
| Officers said they were liaising with the RSPCA, Amber Valley Environmental Health and the Environment Agency during the investigation. | Officers said they were liaising with the RSPCA, Amber Valley Environmental Health and the Environment Agency during the investigation. |
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| Families say they were shocked to hear their pets' bodies had been dumped | Families say they were shocked to hear their pets' bodies had been dumped |