BORDERS MAN SENTENCED FOR STARVING TWO DOGS
Twenty-seven-year-old Ryan Hogg, of Grieve Avenue, Jedburgh, had denied two offences of not feeding two dogs - an eight-year-old German shepherd and an 18-month-old brindle lurcher - in his care adequately.But, he was found guilty after a trial of failing to provide adequate food for the dogs, which resulted in the animals becoming emaciated, and failing to seek veterinary attention when their conditions deteriorated.
Sheriff Peter Paterson banned Hogg from keeping dogs for two years and fined him a total of 700 with a 340 victim surcharg