Nicola Peltz-Beckham is suing a Westchester dog groomer, who she claimed killed her beloved pooch, Nala.
The 29-year-old actress alleges that HoundSpa in Mount Kisco was responsible for the chihuahua’s death, which came hours after she was treated at a routine grooming by an unfit employee, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
Jony Ceballos, the groomer in question, has a history of “intentional and malicious abuse of dogs,” the lawsuit alleges.
Peltz-Beckham also blamed HoundSpa for keeping Ceballos on the staff despite numerous complaints alleging he mistreated animals.
What happened during the grooming session was not included in the lawsuit, but Peltz-Beckham said on Instagram that Nala “came out hyperventilating and couldn’t catch her breath.”
The “Lola” actress, who is married to David and Victoria Beckham’s son, Brooklyn, 25, rushed the 9-year-old pup to the vet, where she died.
Vet records showed Nala — who Peltz-Beckham treated “like her own child” — had fluid in her lungs, neurological issues and a rapid heart rate before she died, sources previously told TMZ.
HoundSpa did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Peltz-Beckham has been open on social media about her suspicions that the dog spa was responsible for Nala’s death — even claiming that her other dog, Angel, now shakes and screams in terror when left alone after a grooming trip at HoundSpa.
“Please be careful who you send your dogs to because you don’t know what goes on behind closed doors. 1 day without nala on earth feels like an eternity. i wish i could have her back in my arms,” Peltz-Beckham wrote earlier this month.
In another post, she claimed HoundSpa had stopped cooperating with her legal team, and vowed to do everything she could in the hopes of making sure “this never happens to another family, because the pain is unbearable.”
“my brain can’t comprehend where you went. i just feel so much pain,” the Westchester native wrote.
Peltz-Beckham is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in the lawsuit, but has expressed her intention to donate any money received to a dog rescue organization.
