This week on A Pawdcast we continue the twisted journey leading us in to the House of Horrors. To anyone who was on this horrific ride with us you probably remember the moment when a now iconic video hit your Instagram feed… a video showing a rescuer crying in tears saying “She’s holding our dogs hostage. Please help us”. For most, this is the very moment the entire world became aware of the existence of those precious souls who would soon be known as the #Chandler55 . The woman in the video is Koco Garcia. And the dog she was pleading to the world for help in getting back was Marbles. A sweet, blind pup who was rescued off a chain in Mississippi. In good faith and with the hopes of finding him a better life, Marbles was transferred to the Special Needs Animal Welfare League in Chandler, Arizona. Unbeknonst to Koco, and so many more well intentioned humans, the woman behind SNAWL was an animal abusing hoarder who preyed upon special needs dogs.

Watch and listen as Koco starts from the beginning, giving the details about where Marble’s came from, how he was rescued, and how April McLaughlin inserts herself into the picture. We learn why she begins to suspect something is not right, and how a phone call from a previous victim confirms her worst fear and blows her world wide open. We discuss that iconic video, how it purposefully came together, and how it’s impact motivated a social media army to light a fire under law enforcement’s ass to finally do something.

Guys. In Marbles’ honor Koco tells her story. Because it deserves to be told. Grateful to her for putting it here, because maybe, at some point, it will aid in the prevention of this atrocity happening to others.

Let’s go.

#Chandler55