A Leeds man has been banned from maintaining animals after abandoning two cats in an unhygienic flat plagued by faeces and hazards.
Reece Glossop, 23, of Wharfedale Lawns, Wetherby, left his home over Christmas and New Years, leaving his cats behind for 9 days. This included a black and white feminine referred to as Daisy and a male tabby cat referred to as Mustafa, who have been left to fend for themselves in his flat which was unkempt and full of hazards.
There was no space for them to go to the bathroom and so by the point the RSPCA visited the flat, faeces had piled up within the flat.
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Glossop was discovered responsible in his absence of 1 offence underneath the Animal Welfare Act 2006 after initially failing to attend a court docket listening to. He appeared for sentencing at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court on Apirl 11 and was banned from maintaining animals for 3 years, advised to finish 20 hours of unpaid work and 15-hours of Rehabilitation Activity Days underneath a 12-month neighborhood order.
RSPCA Inspector Emma Ellis described in a press release to the court docket the robust odor of ammonia within the communal space exterior the flat throughout her go to on January 11, 2023. The inspector met the defendant on the property, and he stated he was cleansing to the flat.
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She requested concerning the welfare of the cats and he stated he had left on December 24 to go to London due to household points. He stated “somebody was imagined to be taking care of them”.
“He stated he got here again on December 28 to examine on the cats, however he needed to return to London after which he got here again once more on January 6. When I requested who was taking care of the cats throughout that point he replied, ‘they were looking after themselves’,” stated the inspector.
Glossop had left meals in a bowl in the lounge, however there was no water. Daisy and Mustafa have been in a traditional physique situation, nevertheless it was later discovered that Mustafa had a coronary heart murmur, which can have been the results of stress.
Cat faeces have been behind the flat door and the realm behind the lounge door was lined in mouldy faeces. The room was additionally lined in garbage.
In mitigation, the court docket heard how Glossop had been identified with ADHD and suffered from psychosis. He had obtained remedy for a character dysfunction whereas at a psychiatric unit.
Glossop was ordered to pay a sufferer surcharge of £114 and prices of £200.
According to the RSPCA, homeowners mustn’t go away cats unattended “for any size of time when it might trigger them misery”. If somebody is supposed to take care of them whereas the proprietor is away, they need to make certain the setting is secure and so they have access to each meals and water and a place to go to the bathroom.
