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Crufts champion's historic charge for animal cruelty
March 10, 2026
|The Independent
The breeder behind this year's Best in Show winner at Crufts has a previous conviction for animal cruelty.
Lee Cox guided Clumber spaniel, Bruin, to the top spot in Birmingham on Sunday, beating out around 18,000 competitors. But the champion handler was previously found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog in his care, The Independent can reveal.
Mr Cox was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to the dog, a black cocker spaniel named Adam, following a three-day trial at Sedgemoor Magistrates' Court in September 2001.
A Royal Kennel Club spokesperson confirmed Mr Cox's conviction but said it was an “isolated incident 25 years ago”, adding Mr Cox has had an “unblemished record in the 25 years since”.
At the time, it was reported he received a three-year conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £5,000 costs by the court after the cocker spaniel suffered a chronic ear infection, which resulted in amputation. He ran Kaston Kennels in Mark, Somerset.
هذه القصة من طبعة March 10, 2026 من The Independent.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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