BROUGHTY FERRY MAN ACCUSED OF NEGLECTING HIS BULLDOG
Police have been ordered to arrest a Broughty Ferry man accused of neglecting his English bulldog before its death.Ewen Paton is charged with causing the dog – named Bear – unnecessary suffering over a 12-month period.
It is alleged the 22-year-old failed to seek appropriate veterinary advice and treatment for the animal.
The dog was allegedly in an “emaciated condition” which led to his eventual death, according to Dundee Sheriff Court papers.
Paton, of Abernethy Road, was the subject of repeated attempts by the Crown to have him cited to respond to the charge against him.
At the most recent calling of the case, fiscal depute Sam Craib sought a further continuation.
This was refused by Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane who granted a warrant for Paton’s arrest.
