{"id":31928,"date":"2025-07-25T19:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=31928"},"modified":"2025-07-25T19:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:51:17","slug":"dog-groomer-caught-on-video-punching-pooches-slamming-one-pup-against-wall-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=31928","title":{"rendered":"Dog groomer caught on video punching pooches, slamming one pup against wall: authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A North Carolina pet groomer was caught on video punching pooches and slamming one cowering pup against a wall while at work, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Kirsten Rhea Taylor, 28, was arrested Thursday in Mooresville and charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty after she was identified as the employee seen brutalizing dogs at a local grooming business, Classy Critters, according to the\u00a0Iredell County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kirsten Rhea Taylor, 28, was arrested Thursday in Mooresville, NC, and charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty after she was fingered as the employee seen brutalizing dogs at Classy Critters.\u00a0Iredell County Sheriff’s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iredell County Animal Services was notified of the troubling footage, which was recorded by a concerned co-worker\u00a0and posted to Facebook<\/a>, prompting the probe.<\/p>\n

The clips showed Taylor \u201crepeatedly striking and mishandling dogs during grooming sessions,\u201d according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

One video allegedly showed Taylor punching a dog several times while grooming it, and other footage captured a cowering pup repeatedly being hit and slammed against the wall.<\/p>\n