COVENTRY MAN JAILED FOR STARVING DOGS AND CALLOUSLY ENDING THEIR LIVES
In a court report, the vet said: “I have never seen animals with such soft paw pads over the age of six-months-old.” Bambury, an aspiring rapper who performs under the names Rush or Hush It’s Rush, had taken the dogs, Lulu and My Boy, to a vet to be put down.Both dogs were emaciated with wounds on their tails down to the bone.
The vet, who had seen the young dogs 19 months earlier, was shocked to see them in such poor condition and informed Bambury they would be contacting the RSPCA.
Lulu had a body condition score of just one to two out of nine.
She had muscle wasting on her back and pelvis and her tail had bone showing at the end.
She also had pressure sores over the point of her pelvis where a lack of muscle and fat meant the bones were rubbing against the ground when she sat.
Her paws were soft as if they’d never walked outside on the ground and the nails were overgrown.
The RSPCA said My Boy was in a similar emaciated state, with a tail showing signs of repeated trauma, and his feet had overgrown nails and very softened pads.
The vet reported that “I have never seen animals with such soft paw pads over the age of six-months-old.” Bambury pleaded guilty to an animal welfare offence in an RSPCA prosecution case.
RSPCA Inspector Ben Jones stated: “Making sure dogs are given a suitable diet and essential health care is an essential part of caring for a pet.
Alongside the failure to be given enough food, leaving them severely underweight, they were left with untreated injuries to their tails, which exposed both Lulu and My Boy to pain and distress.” The sentencing was 14 weeks in custody with a 12-year animal ban, which expires in February 2038.
