A man who was discovered with 4 Collie puppies in his car was prosecuted at Naas District Court was prohibited from keeping animals for 5 years.
Anthony Stokes, 24, whose address was offered as 5 Carton Terrace, Poppintree, Ballymun, Dublin 11, was prior to the court for a breach of the Animal Health and Welfare Act.
Sgt Dave Hanrahan described that the event developed following a single vehicle mishap on May 8, 2021, at 11.50am on the M4 at Killickweeny, Kilcock.
He said the accused had the animals in the back of the car and they remained in “a poor state.”
The court heard there was insufficient food, beverage or bed linen.
The puppies were around 10 weeks old.
Garda Conor McCarthy said they were given a veterinarian who considered them to be badly taken care of.
He included that the veterinarian expense totaled up to €800.
The puppies were later on homed through the My Lovely Horse animal rescue charity.
Garda McCarthy said the accused showed he purchased them that day in Kinnegad however he had no documents.
Defending lawyer Aisling Murphy said messages on a social networks platform showed the accused’s interest and he was aged 21 at the time.
She included he works as a dump truck driver and he had actually meant to take care of the animals.
The accused was never ever in difficulty prior to.
Judge Desmond Zaidan likewise enforced the minimum fine of €4,000 along with purchasing that the accused pay the €800 expense.
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