Pet hotel claimed dog escaped. Owner later learned it had died there

A pet hotel operator is facing charges after allegedly concealing the death of a customer's dog and falsely claiming it had escaped from the facility, according to local media on Wednesday.

The owner of a border collie boarded the dog at a pet hotel in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on July 13.

The following day, the hotel informed the owner that the dog had jumped over a fence and gone missing.

Believing the dog was still alive, the owner spent two days searching the area.

"I think I searched all ...