National pet store sued following local dog’s death

VENICE — The day started like any other normal day for William and Elma Hall, and their pet English Bulldog Max. But it would end anything but normal. 

Back in January, Max had a grooming appointment at Petco, just off the U.S. 41 Bypass in Venice. Within minutes of dropping him off, Elma says she received a call from a Petco employee explaining Max was being transported to an animal hospital in Sarasota. Shortly after, the Halls say they were made aware that Max had died.