An Irvine animal trainer and his girlfriend were convicted of killing 11 dogs in their care and cremating their bodies to conceal how the pets died.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Kwong (Tony) Chun Sit, 54, faces a maximum sentence of 13 years and 11 months after a jury found him guilty of:
- 11 counts of animal cruelty
- seven misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence
- One misdemeanor count of destroying evidence.
Sit’s girlfriend Tingfeng Liu, 23, faces a maximum sentence of four years in custody after a jury found her guilty of one count of being an accessory to a felony, one misdemeanor count of destruction of evidence and two misdemeanor counts of destruction of evidence.
“The greatest fear dogs have is that you will never return when you leave them behind, and because of the unbelievably cruel actions of Mr. Sit and Miss Liu, that fear became a tragic reality for 11 dogs who will never have the chance to reunite with their families,” District Attorney Todd Spitzer said…