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CBS News
5 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Suspected animal remains found in garage freezer behind Michigan restaurant
The owner of a restaurant in Jackson, Michigan, reported what is believed to be the remains of several dead animals left behind in a garage freezer when he took over the property. The current owner of The Parlour of Jackson, Scott Pienta, related the circumstances in a video he recorded Sunday, about an hour after he said that his family notified local authorities of the situation. The business also responded to questions from the public about the circumstances via conversations on the Facebook page. "We are still wide open, our health department is good. This was in the garage part," the business said in response to one of the questions. The Parlour is on Daniel Road and features ice cream, hot dogs and burgers on its menu. The owner said that when he bought the restaurant, there were a number of items, including freezers and refrigerators, left behind in a separate garage. Those items didn't belong to either him or the former owners, but to someone else. He added that he had asked that woman for months to remove her possessions that remained on site. "I don't go rummaging around her stuff, looking for anything in there," he said about the stored items. On Sunday, Pieta's son learned details of what might be in the coolers. "Once my son was aware of it, we made proper calls to the authorities to let them deal with it," Pieta said in his video. Jackson Police Department responded to a report of animal cruelty at that location, according to the department logs, and officers then handed over the investigation to Jackson County Animal Control. That's the point on Sunday when Pieta said he decided to record his video, saying people would notice law enforcement and animal control on site, and he wanted to give a statement about what was happening. Jackson County Animal Control has since confirmed to CBS News Detroit that they are investigating the situation, saying items suspected to be animal remains that were found in the storage area will be tested. Officials say seven dogs and three other species of animals were found, and several animals were missing heads and feet. Test results could take a couple of weeks.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Frozen dogs found in garage behind Jackson ice cream shop
JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) — More than a dozen dead dogs were found frozen in a garage behind The Parlour of Jackson ice cream shop Sunday afternoon, the shop's owner, Scott Pienta, tells 6 News. When Pienta got the call from his son inside one of his garages on Sunday, he immediately knew something was not right, discovering several dogs frozen inside a cooler that Pienta says belongs to someone who used to work in the area behind the restaurant. 'I had no idea. We just thought it was just more of her stuff,' says Pienta. 'I wasn't going through all of her possessions that she had prior to me buying this building. We're just giving her time to get everything out of here.' Pienta says the discovery happened after repeated attempts to have the person clear the space out. 'Roughly almost two and a half months now, we've been dealing with trying to get her to get the stuff out of here,' says Pienta. 'It's been a lot of threats by me and patience, and now you know we're getting to that point where we're bringing our attorneys involved.' Pienta initially purchased the garage behind the restaurant in March 2017 in hopes of expanding the shop's operations. 'We are trying to start the next set of renovations, which starts in the garage to expand on what we already have here,' says Pienta. 6 News was unable to contact the person Pienta believes to be responsible. Both the Jackson Police Department and Jackson County Animal Control could not be reached for comment due to the holiday. Stay with 6 News as we follow this story. We should hear more from the authorities when they return to the office tomorrow. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
