Families settle in Ponderosa Pet Resort lawsuit

September 2021 overnight fire killed 75 dogs

Tributes to pets lost in the September 2021 fire
Tributes to pets lost in the September 2021 fire

Thirteen families whose dogs died in the 2021 fire at the Ponderosa Pet Resort in Georgetown have settled their claims against the facility’s owner, Austin attorney Ard Ardalan said October 3. 

Seventy-five dogs — every animal in the facility — died in an overnight fire three years ago on September 18, 2021. Families in the lawsuit collected a payment of $75,000. 

The Ponderosa building at…