Civil lawsuit filed against Cypress Arrow K9 owner Tina Frey … – KALB

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) – A civil lawsuit has been filed by seven former Cypress Arrow K9 Academy clients against the company’s owner, Tina Frey, and her daughter, Victoria Brimer. The lawsuit was filed on Dec. 19, 2022, in the 9th Judicial District Court in Rapides Parish.
Frey and Brimer were arrested in August and each face two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Frey was booked on an additional charge of aggravated cruelty to animals in September. The charges stem from videos that began circulating on social media in August that showed dogs being abused while at Cypress Arrow.
According to court records, neither Frey nor Brimer have been officially charged by the Rapides Parish District Attorney’s Office yet. Frey is represented by Mike Small in the criminal case. Attorney Brad Drell has also released statements on behalf of the two in the past.
Drell released a statement regarding the civil suit that reads:
The lawsuit filed makes non-specific allegations against my clients. It is impossible to determine what possible harm was allegedly done to any particular dog. Additionally, the petition references what appears to be an automobile accident on page 15, regarding “failing to see what he should have seen” and “failing to take the necessary evasive action to avoid the damages.” Moreover, Alicia Alsup, one of the plaintiffs, was the kennel manager in charge of feeding the dogs at issue. If any dogs were not properly fed at Cypress Arrow, Ms. Alsup is to blame. Alsup should be a defendant and not a plaintiff in this lawsuit. The petition is, for lack of a better word, sloppy. We plan to vigorously defend this lawsuit, including bringing reconventional demands against Ms. Alsup for any damages claimed by the other plaintiffs
Cypress Arrow closed shortly after the allegations emerged.
Attorney Lauren E. Ventrella filed the civil lawsuit on behalf of Kayci Gonzales, Carmen and Jared Cloute, Anne Cholewinsky, Darnell Coucet, Stephania Shelby and Alicia Alsup.
“During the time the Plaintiffs’ dogs spent at the facility and under the care of the Defendants, they were essentially starved by being held without proper nutrition through negligent, reckless, or wanton and/or intentional acts. All Plaintiff’s dogs came back significantly underweight and otherwise unhealthy after leaving the facility and care of Defendants.”
The lawsuit goes on to state that Frey and Brimer breached their agreement to the Plaintiffs and “failed to provide training to the dogs and as a result are liable for the damages sustained, including but not limited to the actual contracted amount paid to the Defendants to undertake the agreement.”
The lawsuit aims to recoup the money that the Plaintiffs spent to send their dogs to Cypress Arrow, as well as money for damages against the Plaintiffs and their dogs.
“We hope to recover the money they paid for the training, as well as other damages that can be determined at a later time,” Ventrella told KALB in a phone interview. “We have sued for tort claims, which is the damage to the property, being the dogs, the damage that really can never be undone, as well as the emotional stress it caused the owners. So we have several things going on in this lawsuit, and we are hopeful that we will get justice on everything that we have asked for.”
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