A girl has been banned from proudly owning animals for 10 years after permitting her canine’s well being to deteriorate.
Donna Marie Morrison, 42, from Durham Street in Newcastle, was additionally handed a 18-month group order with 25 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work after being prosecuted by the RSPCA.
She was sentenced at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Magistrates Court on April 5, and in addition should pay a £114 sufferer surcharge and £1,170 in prices.
This comes after Morrison’s elderly Staffordshire Terrier, Dozer, had been left with an untreated anal mass and tumours throughout his physique.
Morrison had been given recommendation on a number of events to take the canine to the vet, and appointments had been booked by the RSPCA on her behalf.
Inspector Helen Nedley mentioned: “My colleague, Inspector Suzanne Edgar found that Dozer had a soft lump the size of a golf ball around his tail area.
“He also had a small lump the size of the end of a Biro pen on his front right leg.
“She strongly advised Donna Morrison to take Dozer to the vets for a check up on these lumps within the next two weeks.”
The tumours had unfold by the canine’s physique leading to his skinny physique situation – and was put down to stop additional struggling.
The court docket heard that the RSPCA first visited the defendant’s property in September 2022 to hold out a situation verify on Dozer, after receiving issues from the general public in regards to the canine.
Morrison was suggested by the officer to take the canine to the vet and had agreed to the plan of action – although the canine was by no means taken to a vet.
The canine was left in a really critical situation in May 2023 and was signed over to the RSPCA in order that he may very well be assessed for remedy by a vet.
An ultrasound of Dozer discovered two very massive, exhausting plenty inside Dozer’s stomach urgent in opposition to his bladder, which had presumably unfold from the unique tumour on his bottom.
An RSPCA spokesperson mentioned: “The vet stated that given that Dozer’s weight loss was likely to have been somewhat chronic in nature, and that the anal mass had been present for some time, suffering could have been avoided if the dog had been taken to a vet sooner. It was likely Dozer had suffered for several weeks.
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“He added that given the significant weight loss and the presence of the tumour, the needs of the Staffie were not being met.”
RSPCA Inspector Helen Nedley added: “It was Morrison’s legal responsibility to properly care for Dozer and she failed to do this. There was no excuse for failing to seek veterinary care for him when it was abundantly clear he so desperately needed it.
“This was an awful case and Dozer’s suffering could have easily been avoided. The RSPCA urges anyone struggling to take care of their animal to ask for help and act on advice, rather than neglecting them and leaving them to suffer.”
