BROTHERS BANNED FROM KEEPING PETS AFTER DOGS FOUND STARVING AND LIVING IN SQUALOR
Two brothers, Charles Arnot and David Simons, both of Hotchpudding Lane in Newcastle, admitted to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act after RSPCA officers found two dogs, Tyson (German Shepherd) and Aurora (Husky), severely underweight and living in squalor.
The court heard RSPCA Inspector Rachael Hurst was called on May 23 after a cruelty report.
She described the scene as having a pungent smell and cluttered hallway, with the dogs running out knocking items over.
Tyson, weighing 30.1kg with a body score of 1.5 out of 9, showed signs of hair loss, fleas, overlong nails, and a chronic wound.
Aurora weighed just 11.9kg with a body score of 2 out of 9, covered in dirt, grease, and flea dirt, with overlong nails.
Neither dog had been veterinarian checked before being seized for urgent treatment.
The vet report confirmed their poor condition was likely due to inadequate feeding over at least three months.
Tyson and Aurora have now been rehomed.
Both defendants received a 12-month community order, 100 hours of unpaid work, and 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement Days.
They are banned from keeping animals for ten years each, and must pay £560 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
dequate feeding over at least three months. Tyson and Aurora have now been rehomed. Both defendants received a 12-month community order, 100 hours of unpaid work, and 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement Days. They are banned from keep...
Community order
100 hours
Both defendants received a 12-month community order, 100 hours of unpaid work, and 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement Days
Fine or payment
ten years
They are banned from keeping animals for ten years each, and must pay 560 costs and a 114 victim surcharge
Disqualification or ban
ten years
They are banned from keeping animals for ten years each, and must pay 560 costs and a 114 victim surcharge
