Investigating officer:
RSPCA Inspector Laura Jones
Defendants:
Male 41, window fitter;
female 34, cinema team leader
Offences:
Animal Welfare Act 2006 S4
Pleas:
Guilty
Total convictions:
Four
Sentence:
Both disqualified from
keeping animals for 10 years.
Deprivation order in respect
of remaining animals in their
possession; £825.35 costs.
Prosecuted by:
Sills & Betteridge Solicitors
Investigating officer:
RSPCA Inspector Alison North
Defendant:
Male 21, unemployed
Offences:
Animal Welfare Act 2006 s4
Pleas:
Guilty
Total convictions:
Two
Sentence:
Disqualified from
keeping animals for 10 years;
16 weeks' imprisonment.
Prosecuted by:
Headleys Solicitors
LINCOLNSHIRE
PERSONS
CONVICTED 12
TOTAL
CONVICTIONS 31
LEICESTERSHIRE
PERSONS
CONVICTED 7
TOTAL
CONVICTIONS 13 LincolnshireTwo Akita dogs, a male called Chewbacca and a
female called Star, were found in a pitifully thin state
by RSPCA inspectors.
On entering the property RSPCA
Inspectors Laura Jones and
Sarah Chambers were hit by the
stench of infection. Chewbacca
had two pressure sores the size
of 50 pence pieces, aggravated
by urine scalding. His fur was
wet and he had to be lifted to
his feet in order to stand. Star
was found pawing at the door
of an enclosed lean-to, the
floor of which was littered with
excrement. Both dogs' ribs, hips
and spines were clearly visible.
The Akitas had a body condition
score of one out of nine. The
vet advised that Chewbacca
needed to be euthanased on
welfare grounds.
When interviewed, the woman
admitted both dogs were
underweight and neither had
seen a vet. She said she had been
treating Chewbacca's sores with
soapy water.
Star was fed an appropriate diet
and gradually gained weight. She
was rehomed through another
animal welfare charity.
LeicestershireA man locked his Staffordshire bull terrier, called
Tyson, inside his flat and left him to starve to death.
The defendant had been sent to
prison for an unrelated matter,
leaving Tyson without any food.
The only water source was the
toilet bowl. He had failed to
ensure any arrangements had
been put in place, never even
mentioning Tyson to family or
friends. Once released three
weeks later, he made no attempt
to check on Tyson, at a time when
it was possible he was still alive.
Tyson was discovered lying dead
in the kitchen amongst piles of
rubbish. He was very thin and his
ribs and pelvis could be easily
seen. There was a very strong
smell. RSPCA Inspector Alison
North picked Tyson up but due
to decomposition she had to peel
him away from a blanket.
A post-mortem was undertaken
at Nottingham University
Veterinary Unit, where staff were
able to estimate that Tyson had
died approximately five to seven
days earlier. A digested teabag
was found in his stomach and
his bladder was empty. It was
concluded that Tyson died of
starvation and dehydration
and had suffered for, at least,
several days.
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