5/3/13 - A capacity crowd was in attendance at the Brighton City Council meeting Thursday night asking that the city stand behind a local business owner being threatened with sanctions because of allegedly running a dog kennel. Leonie Darnell owns Pawsitively Spoiled, which provides pet grooming for dogs and cats as well as supplies and gift items for pet owners and their animals. However, City Manager Dana Foster says they were notified in April that a citizen had registered a complaint to Livingston County Animal Control, alleging a kennel was being run there. That would constitute a violation of state law, since the business is not licensed to operate a kennel. He says they will have the city attorney contact the business and make sure ordinances are being followed. Darnell tells WHMI that she absolutely does not run a kennel, but had been allowing customers to leave their dogs until the end of the business day. However, she insists she has never kept animals overnight. Darnell says the entire episode has damaged her financially and destroyed her reputation. But she was pleasantly surprised at the show of support at Thursdayâs council meeting. Approximately 50 residents packed the chambers and voiced their unanimous support of Pawsitively Spoiled, saying Darnell is conscientious and runs an excellent business. (JK)
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