The owners of a dog that escaped from a boarding kennel in Chertsey and died on a railway track are urging the public to thoroughly check the kennels that they are planning to leave their dog at. Lily a six year old Alsation cross breed scaled a 5ft high fence from Wey Farm Kennels in West Byfleet, and tragically was struck by a train on a nearby railway track. Whilst on holiday in Germany the dogs owners Dave and Teresa Armstrong were devastated by the news and now urge all owners to pay their kennels visit in advance of leaving them at the kennels. According to Mr Armstrong he had been assured by the kennels that Lily would not have been left unattended when outside. The kennels also confessed that a dog had previously escaped and not been recovered for four days.

Kennel owner Mr Le Mare said ‘His staff had been devastated by the incident and security at the kennels had been tightened, including raising the height of the fence that Lily had escaped over.