A Northamptonshire couple didn’t treat the “rugby ball” tumour on their dog’s tail. Steven Parrott, 56, and Nikki Lorren Parrott, 44, both of Park Avenue, Raunds pleaded guilty to triggering unneeded suffering to Dexter, their chocolate labrador.
It sought the RSPCA discovered the dog had a big, ulcerous mass on his tail. A veterinarian reported that this tumour should have triggered Dexter to suffer needlessly for a minimum of 3 months.
His condition was so serious that on veterinary suggestions he was put to sleep to avoid any more suffering. The set were disqualified for keeping animals for 10 years and each sentenced to 12-month suspended jail sentences.
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The couple will likewise be needed to carry out 10 rehab activity requirement days in a quote to minimize the possibility of them re-offending. They need to pay expenses of £400 and victim additional charges of £154.
The court heard that the RSPCA checked out the couple’s home in November 2022 to perform an animal well-being check, after getting a report from a worried member of the general public. RSPCA inspector Rebecca Harlock said: “When I initially came to the Raunds property, I might smell infection and decomposing flesh through the letterbox.
“When I went within, I might see a labrador resting, with a plaster covering a swelling on his tail. Poor Dexter was underweight, with his ribs and hips plainly revealing. He had a big weeping development – longer than a rugby ball – on his tail.
“The swelling was covered in a plaster that was taken in body fluid and I might see that it had actually burst, infection existed and it was leaking blood and pus onto the flooring.
“I knew that Dexter needed to be seen by a vet urgently, though I suspected that his tumour was untreatable. After getting the dog signed over to the RSPCA by the owner, I took Dexter to the vet, who examined him.”
The veterinarian reported that on analyzing Dexter, she discovered “a large pendulous, malodorous mass measuring 30cm x 15cm x 10cm from around the tail. The mass was painful to touch.” She said that the size of the mass and the level of the ulcer was triggering discomfort and suffering due to the tissue damage and the infection and swelling present.
In the veterinarian’s viewpoint, Dexter was “caused to suffer unnecessarily for a period of at least three months, if not longer.” Inspector Harlock included: “It was this couple’s legal duty to take care of their dog and they stopped working to do this.
“There was no reason for stopping working to look for veterinary take care of Dexter when it was perfectly clear that he so frantically required it. This was an awful case and just shouldn’t have actually taken place.
“The RSPCA prompts anybody having a hard time to look after their family pet to request help, instead of overlooking them and leaving them to suffer.”
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