COUPLE BANNED FROM HAVING PETS AFTER STARVING FLEA-RIDDEN DOG AND KITTENS
Kevin Castle, aged 53, and Julie Lugg, 54, both of Buxton Road, Walsall, admitted two animal welfare offences and were handed suspended jail sentences.
They pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a dog named Chase, which was found in a 'severely underweight' condition with ribs and spine visible, fur loss, and skin scabs, between November 14 and December 5 last year.
They also failed to provide treatment for eye infections in three kittens rescued by the RSPCA, which were suffering from flu and fleas, but which gained more than 50 per cent of their body weight in two weeks after treatment.
The court sentenced them to eight weeks custody suspended for 12 months, including 20 days of rehabilitation activities.
Additionally, they were disqualified from keeping animals for ten years and ordered to pay £350 in costs and a £154 victim surcharge.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
from flu and fleas, but which gained more than 50 per cent of their body weight in two weeks after treatment. The court sentenced them to eight weeks custody suspended for 12 months, including 20 days of rehabilitation activities. Additi...
Prison sentence
eight weeks
The court sentenced them to eight weeks custody suspended for 12 months, including 20 days of rehabilitation activities
Suspended sentence
12 months
The court sentenced them to eight weeks custody suspended for 12 months, including 20 days of rehabilitation activities
Fine or payment
ten years
Additionally, they were disqualified from keeping animals for ten years and ordered to pay 350 in costs and a 154 victim surcharge
Disqualification or ban
ten years
Additionally, they were disqualified from keeping animals for ten years and ordered to pay 350 in costs and a 154 victim surcharge
