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Arron Croston and June Pickup

Birkenhead, Wirral Animal Abuser

CONVICTED (2022) | Arron Croston, born 8 February 1991, and June Pickup, born November 1991, from Birkenhead – left their elderly dog in extreme pain. June Pickup and Arron Croston pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a dog Croston claimed to “love like a daughter”. Vets decided to put down Arron Croston’s Neapolitan Mastiff, Shy, after she was taken to a surgery unable to stand on her own and in severe pain. Staff there were so appalled by the condition of the dog, brought in by Croston’s girlfriend June Pickup on July 9 , 2021, that they called the RSPCA. An autopsy later found 13-year-old Shy had a number of untreated conditions, including advanced cancer and deep pressure sores from being left on a hard surface for lengthy periods. One of her ears was infected and riddled with maggots. Vets at the University of Liverpool said that she was likely suffering for weeks and that anyone would have been able to tell she needed medical help – yet she received it too late. Peter Mitchell, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said Shy’s conditions were severe, chronic and painful in the weeks leading up to her death. Mr Mitchell said Croston, her registered owner, had not been living with the dog in the run-up to her death, with Croston having left the home he shared with Pickup following an affair. He said the couple told interviewers they had not been able to get to the vets and had not realised the severity of her condition. Carl Nadim, defending Pickup, said she had been struggling financially to provide for her four children in the run-up to Shy’s death and at one point her family faced homelessness. He said that when Croston had left the home she had taken on responsibility for the dog even though she was not able to give Shy the care she needed. Mr Nadim said: “He left the dog with Miss Pickup and she assumed ownership of it. “Financially, she was under pressure. Financially, she was struggling. “There was no support from Mr Croston. “Everything just got on top of Miss Pickup.” Shy was abandoned by Croston when she needed him most. Mr Mitchell said Pickup had been caring for the dog at the time but that Croston remained the registered owner. He added that Croston had apologised for his role in interviews but maintained he had visited the dog regularly. Mr Mitchell said: “He said he had not been cruel to the dog and that the dog was like his daughter.” He continued: “In an interview, Croston said ‘I shouldn’t have left Shy in the position she was in. I love Shy and I am sorry.’ However, the judge in Croston’s case blasted him for not taking responsibility for a dog who it was his duty to care for. Judge Brian Cummings, QC, said: “It is an unattractive feature of the case that it is plain from what you said to the probation officer that you diminish your responsibility. “It does not matter that she was staying with your partner at the time. She was your dog and she was your responsibility.” Sentencing: 12 weeks in jail, suspended for 18 months. 10-year ban on owning animals which can be appealed, in Croston’s case, after five years. Liverpool Echo

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