A person has been banned from retaining snakes and ferrets after an investigation by animal welfare officers.
William Scott, 61, was additionally fined £420 having admitted inflicting pointless struggling to a snake and 5 ferrets at his home in Elliot Crescent, East Kilbride, over a two-month interval in 2022.
Hamilton Sheriff Court heard he failed to supply satisfactory meals, water and dwelling circumstances. Animal welfare inspectors discovered the snake to be emaciated and affected by contaminated lesions.
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One of the ferrets was additionally considerably underweight and had a pores and skin situation related to dehydration.
His plea of not responsible to a cost of neglecting a lurcher canine was accepted.
Sheriff Colin Dunipace banned Scott from retaining or proudly owning snakes and ferrets for 5 years.
However, the sheriff rejected the prosecution’s request to have him disqualified from retaining dogs.
Defence solicitor Gary Young stated his shopper is a lifelong canine breeder who wouldn’t “knowingly” trigger pointless struggling to any animal.
But he added: “He accepts that the life-style he was main at the moment had an antagonistic impact on the animals.
“His personal dwelling circumstances have been very poor attributable to his poor psychological and bodily well being.
“It appears he has made a concerted effort to revive his home to its former state.”
A lurcher canine, Astor, was additionally taken from Scott by the inspectors and rehomed pending the result of the court docket case.
Young described Scott as “some sort of authority on hunting-type dogs”.
The solicitor added: “He accepts there would have been vital veterinary payments in respect of his animals, however he’s a real animal-lover and has discovered his lesson.”
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