Nicola Peltz Beckham is taking legal action against a dog groomer over the death of her chihuahua Nala.
Two weeks after the Bates Motel alum and husband Brooklyn Peltz Beckham announced their pet had died at age 8, she filed a lawsuit against New York mobile dog grooming service Houndspa LLC, its owner Deborah Gittleman and groomer Jony Ceballos, blaming them for the dog’s death in June.
The July 30 filing, obtained by E! News, alleges that “upon information and belief, while grooming Nala, Ceballos not only failed to properly care for her, but also Ceballos violently mistreated and/or intentionally abused the dog, with utter callous disregard for her safety, health and well-being.”
E! News has reached out to HoundSpa, Gittleman and Ceballos for comment and has not heard back.
According to the lawsuit, HoundSpa was hired to provide mobile grooming services to five of Nicola’s dogs at her Westchester County home, with Nala, her 2-pound chihuahua, set to be bathed and dried and have her nails trimmed and her teeth and ears cleaned.
