Moriah Krondak owns Done Right Dogs and is due in court May 8 after deputies discovered nine dead dogs at the training and boarding facility at her house.
MORA, Minn. — Dog owners are speaking out after a woman was accused of killing at least nine dogs at the training and boarding business she runs out of her home in central Minnesota.
Moriah Krondak is the owner of Done Right Dogs in Mora and was charged last week with 16 counts after officials found 18 dogs in her care – nine dead and nine alive.
The criminal complaint says an Animal Humane Society veterinarian said the dog’s conditions are consistent with not having enough food and/or water. The veterinarian says the dogs also likely suffered, writing, “Starvation and dehydration are both incredibly painful. Considering the body condition, these dogs likely suffered for at least weeks and likely months before dying.”
“It’s hard to imagine what they saw and what they went through,” said Dakotah Louden, who owns a dog grooming business in Isanti.
Louden says her sister boarded her young pitbull named Charlotte for several days at Done Right Dogs last year and saw noticeable differences in the animal.
“When they picked her up, she excessively drank water,” said Louden, who also said Charlotte was soaked in urine and was exhausted. “Right away, she was like ‘something isn’t right here.'”
The investigation began after owners say they brought their dog to Done Right Dogs while they went on vacation, and when they came back they were “met with excuses” on why they couldn’t pick their dog up. The owners say they told Krondak they were picking up their dog that day, and that’s when they were told their dog died. They took the dog to the University of Minnesota for a necropsy, and veterinarians there called police when they saw signs of malnourishment.
The criminal complaint says deputies planned to stop by again unannounced, but before they could, they received a welfare check request for a dog in Krondak’s care. When deputies went back to Krondak’s home, they found multiple dogs in crates and one dog tied to a sliding door with a leash that wasn’t long enough to let it lie down.
“It sounds like this has been going on for a long, long, long time and there’s lot of people who had red flags,” said Louden. “It sounds like she was able to fool a lot of these people.”
When deputies went to the garage, they found multiple deceased dogs, according to the complaint. Nine dead and nine living dogs were removed from the home by Animal Humane Society investigators, the complaint states.
Louden says she’s happy Charlotte is safe, but plans to continue to advocate for other dogs.
“She’s so happy that Charlotte made it out alive, but we still don’t know exactly what happened to Charlotte when she was there,” said Louden. “We are their voice and they are in our hands, in our care, and they rely on everything in their life.”
Krondak’s first court appearance is Thursday, May 8.
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