An Orange County dog trainer was convicted for the deaths of 11 dogs under his care and later cremating their bodies to cover up their cause of death.
Kwong (Tony) Chun Sit, 54, of Irvine, operated Happy K9 Academy, which offered behavioral training services and overnight boarding. Prices for the services ranged from $999 to $3,399, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.
The incidents occurred in June 2025 when the dogs were left in Sit’s care for training that typically lasted up to several weeks at a time. During the dogs’ stay, he left the animals in small crates inside a hot van where they died of heat stroke, prosecutors said…