Eleven Dogs Dead, Then The Cremation Cover-Up Began
Orange County, California – An update now to a story we first brought you back in June of 2025. The owners arrested back then on animal cruelty charges.
Fastforward to today. Kwong Chun Sit and Tingfeng Liu of Happy K9 Academy in Orange County, California could face years behind bars. Here’s why.
Eleven dogs went into the care of Happy K9 Academy for training, and according to prosecutors, those families never got the reunions they were waiting for.
Their names were Shadow, Ziggy, Miko, Rosie, Theo, Puffin, Cody, Zoe, Luna, Bang Bang, and Saint.
This case is now on trial in Orange County, where prosecutors allege dog trainer Kwong Chun Sit, also identified in reports as Kwong “Tony” Chun Sit, was responsible for the deaths of 11 dogs in his care. Prosecutors also allege Tingfeng Liu helped conceal what happened by taking dogs’ bodies to crematoriums.
Yes, let me repeat that.
Prosecutors also allege Tingfeng Liu helped conceal what happened by taking dogs’ bodies to crematoriums.
Prosecutors say Shadow died on June 12th, 2025, and the other 10 dogs died on June 18th, 2025.
Officials say families were sent messages claiming their dogs had died peacefully in their sleep and had already been cremated. Investigators say one suspicious owner contacted police, which led to an investigation by the Irvine Police Department.
According to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and court reporting, Sit has been charged with 11 felony counts of animal cruelty, 11 felony counts of animal abuse by a caretaker, and multiple evidence-related charges. Liu is charged with allegedly helping conceal the deaths and destroy evidence.
Trial reporting says prosecutors told jurors that necropsies showed eight dogs died from heat stroke and one died from blunt-force trauma. The District Attorney’s Office previously said two dogs had already been cremated before authorities could recover them.
Both defendants have pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors previously said both were held on $550,000 bail after officials argued they appeared prepared to flee when they were arrested. If convicted, Sit faces nearly 14 years in prison, while Liu faces up to 4 years.
Eleven dogs had names. Eleven dogs had families. Eleven dogs had homes waiting for them.
Animal advocates cannot let this story disappear. Please share this so Shadow, Ziggy, Miko, Rosie, Theo, Puffin, Cody, Zoe, Luna, Bang Bang, and Saint are not forgotten, and so their families’ search for answers stays visible.
We’ll continue to follow the case as the trial continues.
SOURCE: Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Orange County Register, CBS News; KABC
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