Overview
- Kwong “Tony” Chun Sit was sentenced on Friday to 11 years and 10 months in state prison after juries found him guilty of multiple felony and misdemeanor counts tied to the dogs’ deaths and attempts to destroy evidence.
- Sit was convicted of 11 felony counts of animal cruelty plus multiple counts of destroying or attempting to destroy evidence while his associate, Tingfeng Liu, was convicted as an accessory and sentenced to three years in custody.
- Necropsies on recovered remains showed eight dogs died of heat stroke, one dog suffered blunt-force trauma, and two dogs had been cremated before investigators could determine a cause of death.
- Investigators say the case unfolded after a June 18, 2025 text from Sit prompted a tip to police; prosecutors say Sit and Liu then impersonated owners, dropped bodies at different crematoriums, and stored dogs in tightly packed crates inside a van.
- Owners described deep emotional harm and called for accountability, prosecutors highlighted evidence the defendants were ready to flee when arrested, and the defense maintained the deaths resulted from panic rather than criminal intent.