An Airbnb host in the Scottish Highlands was left in shock after discovering the state of her rental property, which had been used by a puppy seller. “Superhost” Tracey Parsons had allowed a woman to rent her cottage near Inverness for 10 days last weekend, but when she attended the property on Tuesday, it had been turned into an unsanitary mess filled with dog waste and rubbish. The property also housed 14 young puppies and a dog, which Parsons believed were being sold by the guest.
Parsons discovered the scene after being alerted by a neighbour, who had seen what she believed to be a car containing puppies left outside the property. Parsons’ partner, David Bradley, attended the scene and found a couple outside waiting to buy a puppy. They left after seeing photographs of the state of the cottage. According to Parsons, her partner had to insist to be allowed into the property.
The puppy seller is understood to have been suspended by Airbnb after renting the property under the name Rachel Tidey. However, the woman claims that some of the mess was caused by the police allowing the puppies to ‘run loose for a few hours’. Parsons confirmed that there were two litters of puppies and that the Scottish SPCA estimated that one was about five to six weeks old, while the other was a few weeks older.
While Parsons and Bradley have been cleaning the property over the past two days, they have confirmed that it will take another few weeks to fully remove the damage and make it suitable for guests once again. They have also purchased security cameras in hopes to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future, and have called in the police and the Scottish SPCA
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