{"id":11448,"date":"2026-06-01T22:32:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11448"},"modified":"2026-06-01T22:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:32:04","slug":"irvine-dog-trainer-on-trial-for-deaths-of-nearly-a-dozen-canines-in-his-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11448","title":{"rendered":"Irvine dog trainer on trial for deaths of nearly a dozen canines in his care"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Irvine dog trainer attempted to cover up the deaths of nearly a dozen canines under his care by trying to quickly get the animals cremated and lying to their owners that the pets had peacefully passed away in their sleep, a prosecutor told an Orange County Superior Court jury on Monday, June 1 at the start of an animal cruelty trial.<\/p>

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The owners\u2019 quick outreach to police resulted in officers preventing most of the dogs from actually being cremated, and resulted in the trainer \u2014 Kwong \u201cTony\u201d Chun Sit \u2014 and a woman he lived and worked with \u2014 Tingfeng Liu \u2014 facing felony charges.<\/p>\n

The deaths of the dogs and arrest of the trainer and his associate drew widespread news coverage, as shattered families emotionally described the loss of their beloved pets. Sit is facing more than 20 felony animal cruelty and abuse charges, along with eight misdemeanor charges of attempting to destroy evidence. Liu is facing a felony charge of being an accessory after the fact, along with three misdemeanor destroying or attempting to destroy evidence charges.<\/p>\n