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28/02/2014
Man Convicted Of Neglecting Puppy
A man from Edinburgh has been convicted of puppy neglect.
The man, 36-year-old Alistair Stuart, had neglected his puppy who was suffering from brain damage.
Mr Stuart had been pleaded guilty to failing to provide necessary veterinary attention for his five-month-old Yorkshire terrier puppy named Angel following an investigation by the Scottish SPCA.
He was found to have broken the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.
The puppy had to be put down by a vet.
At the city's sheriff court on Thursday (27 February), the accused was banned from keeping dogs for four years and fined £1,000.
Commenting on the case, Inspector June Chalcroft said: "We were contacted after Angel was taken to a vets suffering from a prolonged and sustained seizure.
"She was in an extremely bad way and had clinical signs of brain damage and, sadly, the vet had no option but to put her to sleep as she would not have recovered.
"The vet concluded that Angel had endured suffering as a result of Stuart's failure to provide earlier veterinary attention."
She continued: "During questioning, Stuart admitted being aware that Angel was extremely unwell and that he should have taken her to a vets sooner and we are very disappointed the court has not issued a life ban on keeping all animals.
"In our opinion, this is the only way to prevent any other animals suffering under Stuart's care."
(JP)
The man, 36-year-old Alistair Stuart, had neglected his puppy who was suffering from brain damage.
Mr Stuart had been pleaded guilty to failing to provide necessary veterinary attention for his five-month-old Yorkshire terrier puppy named Angel following an investigation by the Scottish SPCA.
He was found to have broken the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.
The puppy had to be put down by a vet.
At the city's sheriff court on Thursday (27 February), the accused was banned from keeping dogs for four years and fined £1,000.
Commenting on the case, Inspector June Chalcroft said: "We were contacted after Angel was taken to a vets suffering from a prolonged and sustained seizure.
"She was in an extremely bad way and had clinical signs of brain damage and, sadly, the vet had no option but to put her to sleep as she would not have recovered.
"The vet concluded that Angel had endured suffering as a result of Stuart's failure to provide earlier veterinary attention."
She continued: "During questioning, Stuart admitted being aware that Angel was extremely unwell and that he should have taken her to a vets sooner and we are very disappointed the court has not issued a life ban on keeping all animals.
"In our opinion, this is the only way to prevent any other animals suffering under Stuart's care."
(JP)
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