ALLANNA BERGIN-PARSONS – EAST SUSSEX

❌ALLANNA BERGIN-PARSONS – EAST SUSSEX❌

Professional dog walker Allanna Bergin-Parsons, 28, from Peacehaven, East Sussex BN10 – left a customer’s dog to die in the boot of a hot vehicle after “forgetting” the animal was there.

Bergin-Parsons was prosecuted in relation to a three-year-old Welsh border collie/Labrador crossbreed called Frankie, who roasted to death in a hot vehicle while in her care.

The court heard Bergin-Parsons, who traded as Allie’s Pet Care Services, collected Frankie for a walk at approximately 9am on July 24, 2025. At around 6pm Frankie’s owners returned home from work and could not find their pet. They contacted Bergin-Parsons, who insisted she had dropped him off “hours ago”.

Initially believing Frankie had been stolen from their home, they began a frantic search but a GPS device attached to his collar led him to Bergin-Parsons’ driveway.

“When we got there [Allanna] came out of her house and said ‘It’s not good news’” said Frankie’s owner.

The dog was found deceased in the boot of Bergin-Parsons’ vehicle, which had the parcel shelf removed. He had had no access to any food, water or fresh air.

The owner continued: “When I asked what happened, Allanna replied ‘I forgot him’.”

Prosecution of professional dog walker Allanna Bergin-Parsons from Peacehaven, East Sussex for leaving a customer’s dog to die in a hot vehicle.

From that point the owners claim to have received “no apology” from Bergin-Parsons, only “radio silence”.

Bergin-Parsons pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. She vowed she would not care for dogs again after the tragedy.

Sentences to 80 hours of unpaid work; £1,048 compensation.