BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
PERSONS
CONVICTED 12
TOTAL
CONVICTIONS 20
BRISTOL
PERSONS
CONVICTED 9
TOTAL
CONVICTIONS 21
Investigating officer:
RSPCA Inspector
Kirsty Withnall
Defendant:
Male 28, law student
Offences:
Animal Welfare Act 2006 s4
Pleas:
Found guilty in absence
Total convictions:
Three
Sentence:
Disqualified from keeping
animals for life; 12 weeks'
imprisonment suspended for
two years; 200 hours' unpaid
work; £6,880.17 costs.
Prosecuted by:
ABV Solicitors
BuckinghamshireA man who left his dog to die from horrendous
wounds was disqualified from keeping animals for
life, despite fleeing the UK during his trial.
RSPCA Inspector Kirsty Withnall
said it was "impossible to count"
the number of bite wounds
Bruno, a Rottweiler-type dog,
had sustained in a fight with his
owner's other dog. He was so
badly injured he was unable to eat
during his last days; his wounds
had become infected and he had
been left to die.
The other dog, Tyson, also
had infected bite wounds.
He recovered, however a
behavioural assessment found
him too dangerous to rehome
and he was euthanased on
veterinary advice.
The defendant absconded after
the first day of his trial in 2009. He
was convicted in his absence, and
upon his return to the UK in 2014
he was arrested and sentenced.
RSPCA Inspector Kirsty Withnall
said: "I hope this case sends out a
clear message that animal cruelty
is taken very seriously by the
courts. The RSPCA will do all it
can to bring an offender to justice
- no matter how long it takes."
Investigating officers:
RSPCA Inspectors Miranda
Albinson and Chris James
Defendant:
Female 27, lawyer
Offences:
Animal Welfare Act 2006 s4
and s9
Pleas:
Guilty
Total convictions:
Two
Sentence:
Disqualified from
keeping animals for life;
18 weeks' imprisonment.
Prosecuted by:
Glynns Solicitors
BristolA lawyer was imprisoned after she abandoned her
five-year-old boxer dog, called Roxy, without food
or water, leaving her to starve to death.
The desperate dog had chewed
at the kitchen door, which had
been tied shut with rope, and
had emptied mop buckets in
a desperate search for water.
Shockingly, the woman had
piled tins of dog food and
dog treats outside the kitchen -
just feet away from where Roxy
was shut inside.
Roxy's remains were not
discovered for 10 weeks, when
neighbours reported a large
amount of flies in the window of
the property. RSPCA Inspectors
Miranda Albinson and Chris James
had to remove Roxy's maggotcovered
remains from the kitchen
floor with a snow shovel, as they
were so badly decomposed.
A post-mortem examination
found Roxy had suffered
starvation and dehydration,
leading to a "prolonged and
painful" death that may have
lasted as long as six days.
Roxy would have become blind
and fallen into a coma before
dying of organ failure.
Bruno was so badly
injured he was unable to
eat during his last days;
his wounds had become
infected and he had
been left to die.
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