Patrick Vereb is charged with theft by deception, receiving stolen property and deceptive business practices A Pennsylvania funeral director is facing charges after prosecutors say he allegedly threw out the bodies of thousands of pets whose owners had paid for burial and cremation services.

Patrick Vereb, owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial in Pittsburgh, is charged with theft by deception, receiving stolen property, and deceptive business practices, according to an April 28 news release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.

A Pittsburgh funeral home owner is being changed with theft and improper disposal of thousands of dogs and cats after authorities say owners paid for private cremations of their pets when in fact they were dumped in a landfill.