GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — For more than 15 years, K9 Kabana Dog Resort in Garner has been a second home for hundreds of dogs and their families, but this Labor Day Weekend, the day care and boarding facility is being forced to close its doors after the property owner didn’t renew their lease.
The sudden shutdown leaves clients scrambling during a holiday weekend, with less than 48 hours to pick up their pets. With more than 40 dogs spending the long weekend there, owner James Margolis said the timing couldn’t be worse.
“Chaos, pure chaos. So, we are trying to get in touch with parents to pick up their kids by 4:30 on Sunday just to make sure there are no kids on premises because they’re threatening to change locks. And if that happens, I can’t have my kids locked here and not have access to them,” he said.
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Margolis begged the property owner to give him more time to find a place, but says the only response he got was from their lawyer, saying they had to be out by Sunday afternoon…