MILFORD HAVEN DUO JAILED FOR SHOCKING ANIMAL NEGLECT AND ABUSE
Post-mortem examination of Titch confirmed a “rectal tear” which had occurred when he was alive causing him “extreme pain.” In a written statement, RSPCA Inspector Keith Hogben said when he entered the property in December 2024 he was “hit by a strong smell of dog faeces and urine”.The couple, who bred dogs under the name New Age Bullyz, kept dozens of starving and unwell animals at their squalid home.
Dyfed Powys Police, the RSPCA and two vets attended the property on December 29, 2024 where 29 dogs and puppies, 17 snakes, one Hermanns tortoise, a leopard gecko and a monitor lizard were found in appalling conditions and taken into possession by police.
Many of the dogs and snakes were emaciated and sick, with some dying shortly after being rescued while others had to be euthanised on humane grounds.
In total 17 live snakes, one tortoise, one gecko, one monitor lizard were taken into possession by police and were handed into the care of the RSPCA.
She pleaded guilty to multiple animal welfare offences along with drug charges.
Graham admitted 14 offences under the Animal Welfare Act and Lock admitted 12 offences under the same Act.
The court heard Lock has 12 previous convictions for 19 offences including engaging in coercive behaviour, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and possession of a bladed article.
The pair was involved in backyard breeding and kept animals in “filthy conditions”.
The judge described their actions as “a litany of unconscionable cruelty to animals”.
