Injured puppies left to suffer without medical treatment

MAN BANNED FROM KEEPING ANIMALS FOR 10 YEARS

- By MARK PAGE

AN East Yorkshire man has been banned from keeping animals after failing to provide medical care for injured puppies, instead letting them suffer for days.

Owen Batty, of Humber Villas, Paull, was sentenced at Hull Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (November 19).

He admitted two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal after an investigation and prosecution by the RSPCA.

Batty was handed a suspended prison sentence and a ten-year ban on keeping animals.

The court heard that the dogs suffered injuries while under Batty's care at his former address in Hull, and were clearly in pain.

Batty failed to promptly seek veterinary help for head wounds on one puppy, or follow professional advice he had been given regarding a leg fracture on another.

The RSPCA got involved in the case after concerns were raised about a male bully type puppy named Major, who sadly had to be put to sleep after Batty brought him to a vet in November 2022 in a poor state of health.

The five-month-old dog, unable to stand, was vomiting blood clots and had head wounds and blood-tinged saliva.