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Dogs, Equine Abuse, horse traders, horses and ponies, Multiple Species, Pet Profiteering, puppy farmers / traffickers, kennels, backyard breeders, Serial Animal Abusers, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Cwmann, Carmarthenshire: Evan Bevan

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CONVICTED (2024) | backyard breeder and serial animal abuser Evan David Bevan, born October 1979, of Pyllau Crynion, Cwmann, Lampeter SA48 8EX – kicked a pony, hit one dog repeatedly with a stick and failed to treat a second dog’s ear injury.

RSPCA prosecution of Evan Bevan from Cwmann, near Lampeter, Wales, who was caught on camera beating a horse and a dog on separate occasions.

In videos provided anonymously to the RSPCA Bevan, director of Electech Electrics Limited trading as Electech Installations, was shown inflicting physical abuse on a pony known as Tony by kicking him, and beating a mastiff called Lily with a stick. He also failed to provide veterinary care for an ear injury suffered during a fight by German Shepherd Rosie.

Bevan, who was once a landlord for notorious breeders Andrew Bateman and Kelly Busby during the period they were churning out sick and dying puppies and selling them to unsuspecting buyers, pleaded not guilty to the cruelty charges but was convicted after a trial.

All of the offences took place at Bevan’s home address in Cwmann.

RSPCA prosecution of Evan Bevan from Cwmann, near Lampeter, Wales, who was caught on camera beating a horse and a dog on separate occasions.
Mastiff Lily was traumatised after being hit with a stick repeatedly by ill-tempered brute Evan Bevan

RSPCA deputy chief inspector (DCI) Gemma Cooper told the court she had attended the location seen in the videos with police officers and an animal health officer from Carmarthenshire Council. She recognised Evan Bevan as the male in the footage.

DCI Cooper said: “We asked if we could look at his dogs and he let out of a barn approximately 10 to 15 dogs who almost straight away started to fight amongst each other, one being bitten on her face and causing her to bleed,” she said.

“Evan Bevan stated it was all too much for him and he wasn’t going to breed anymore.

“I asked if he would like help with rehoming the dogs and he said that he only had two he wanted to rehome; a female bull mastiff called Lily and a female chocolate Labrador called Maggie.”

Bevan was asked where a German Shepherd dog called Rosie was and he said he had rehomed her with a rescue centre a couple of days earlier.

DCI Cooper later spoke with the rescue centre who confirmed that he had brought Rosie to them. She was suffering with an old injury to her right ear.

RSPCA prosecution of Evan Bevan from Cwmann, near Lampeter, Wales, who was caught on camera beating a horse and a dog on separate occasions.

An independent expert veterinary report into the welfare of a group of dogs and a horse was provided to the court in which both videos were examined.

According to the vet, Bevan “kicks the pony with force to the left shoulder” in the first video clip.

The vet added: “The kick was forceful and clearly made contact with the pony that reacted adversely to the kick, indicating that the kick caused pain and hence suffering.” .

In relation to Rosie, who lost a significant portion of her right ear, it was said that “the injury will have caused the dog pain and suffering”.

She sustained the injury during the incident caught on the second video where Bevan was seen in a yard with a large group of dogs all off the lead and running freely around. He is seen swinging a stick in an attempt to hit the Jack Russell and ends up hitting another dog. A fight also erupts between the dogs.

The vet report states: “When Mr Bevan identifies what is going on he walks back across the yard and repeatedly hits the bull mastiff with his stick in an attempt to get the dog to loosen its hold of the German Shepherd dog.

“Mr Bevan persistently hits the dog before eventually getting hold of the mastiff and attempting to pull it free of the German Shepherd dog although he continues hitting at the dog with the stick.”

RSPCA prosecution of Evan Bevan from Cwmann, near Lampeter, Wales, who was caught on camera beating a horse and a dog on separate occasions.
Victims of Evan Bevan’s cruelty: Rosie and Lily are both recovering from their ordeal in loving new homes

Bevan confirmed that Rosie’s ear injury occurred during the incident. He admitted that he did not seek veterinary attention but instead sprayed the ear with Engemycin spray.

Lily and Maggie, who were placed into RSPCA care, are now in loving new homes.

Rosie, who was in the care of another rescue, has also been rehomed.

Magistrates said they “did not find it necessary to make an order” to disqualify Bevan from keeping pets “after a long and careful consideration” because “the offences date back to 2022” and the number of animals in Bevan’s care “has significantly reduced” because he “is no longer breeding dogs or ponies.”

Magistrates ruled that “the risk to the future welfare of animals in the defendant’s care had significantly reduced.”

Sentencing | 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 24 months; 25-day rehabilitation requirement order; 200 hours of unpaid work; £1,000 in costs and a victim surcharge. No ban on keeping animals was imposed.

WalesOnline
Western Telegraph

Animal Abandonment, Dogs, Worst of the Worst

Kingston upon Hull / Scarborough, North Yorkshire: Jake Craven and Megan Findlay

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CONVICTED (2024) | Jake Craven, born 11 February 1996, currently of Linnaeus Street, Anlaby, Hull HU3, and Megan Findlay, born 18 April 1999, of Victoria Park Avenue, Scarborough YO12 7TR – neglected three dogs, starving one to death.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

Craven and Findlay were offered help with rehoming when the RSPCA and a housing association officer visited their flat in Victoria Avenue in Scarborough in March 2023.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

Two Staffies – Coco and her puppy Tinker – and a terrier called Rex were among several dogs being kept in breach of the tenancy agreement. When the housing association officer returned to the flat a fortnight later, she was unable to get inside.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

RSPCA Inspector Tom Hutton later tracked the couple down to where they were living on wasteland near the Grand Hotel in Scarborough on June 10.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

Findlay told the inspector they were homeless and Rex had died, so she had wrapped him in a blanket and put him inside their tent.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

Inspector Hutton said in a statement presented to the court that Findlay then let the two Staffies out of the tent and he could see they were both extremely thin.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

Their hips and ribs were prominent and their spines were visible. Both dogs were anaemic and needed treatment in an animal hospital.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

A vet who examined two-year-old Coco said the dog was emaciated with a body condition score of two out of nine. Her daughter, Tinker, a six-month-old Staffie cross, scored three on the same chart.

“Both dogs were suffering due to lack of nutrition and water and were losing body condition. I estimate they would have been suffering for around a month at least to have lost that much weight,” said the vet.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.

In mitigation, the court was told that Findlay suffered from psychological problems, including ADHD and anxiety and depression. Craven was said to have “secondary responsibility” for the care of the dogs.

Coco and Tinker have been returned to good health and will now be rehomed by the RSPCA.

RSPCA prosecution of former couple Jake Craven now of Hull and Megan Findlay from Scarborough, North Yorkshire- neglected three dogs, with one starving to death.
Jake Craven with Coco and Rex, the dog he and partner Findlay starved to death

Speaking after the hearing, Inspector Hutton said: “The defendants had ample time to address the weight loss of their dogs. They didn’t engage with the RSPCA’s foodbank scheme or seek the support one of our branches could have offered them if they were struggling.

“They rang us to tell us one of the dogs was dead and we rushed over, but it was too late by then.”

Sentencing |
Craven – 18-month community order with 25 days of rehabilitation. Three-month curfew.
Findlay – 18-month community order with 35 days of rehabilitation; victim surcharge of £114.
Seven-year ban (expires May 2031).

BBC News
DogsToday

Dogs, police dogs, service and working dogs, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Bransholme, Kingston upon Hull: Keane Pyzer

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CONVICTED (2024)| Keane Pyzer, born 25 March 2006, of Amberley Close, Bransholme, Hull HU7 – attacked a police dog and his handler with a shovel.

Hull teenager Keane Pyzer, who at 18 years already a long history of violence, attacked a police dog, his handler and a taxi driver.

Pyzer pleaded guilty to a string of offences including threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place, and actual bodily harm.

Pyzer had refused to pay for his taxi after being dropped off at an address in Bransholme.

Hull teenager Keane Pyzer, who at 18 years already a long history of violence, attacked a police dog, his handler and a taxi driver.

John Bottomley, prosecuting, told the court that Pyzer came out of the house and attacked the cab with a shovel.

Armed police were called to the address and forced their way into the house.

A dog handler with his dog saw Pyzer at the top of the stairs, shouting and being abusive and still armed with the shovel.

“He threatened to kill the police dog, having seen it,” said Mr Bottomley.

Hull teenager Keane Pyzer, who at 18 years already a long history of violence, attacked a police dog, his handler and a taxi driver.

Pyzer, still at the top of the stairs, was asked to be compliant and he was warned about what would happen if he was not. The police dog was sent up the stairs.

He then hit the police dog with the shovel.

The police officer tried to detain Pyzer but the teenager raised the shovel above his head and tried to swing it towards the policeman’s head.

The officer put his hands up but he suffered an cut on his arm and passed out because of the loss of blood.

Pyzer was eventually arrested.

The officer later said that the police dog was his “best mate” and that the dog could have been killed or seriously injured.

The dog suffered a bruise to his abdomen and had to be taken to a vets.

Hull teenager Keane Pyzer, who at 18 years already a long history of violence, attacked a police dog, his handler and a taxi driver.

Pyzer had convictions for 14 previous offences, including two of assaulting an emergency worker and others of possessing an offensive weapon, affray and threatening behaviour, all from last year.

He also pleaded guilty to the use of threatening behaviour to cause distress, making off without making payment, and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

Sentencing | two years and 11 months in a young offenders’ institution.

BBC News

Cats, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Southport, Merseyside: Matthew Daly

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CONVICTED (2024) | Matthew Daly, born 24 May 1992, of Manchester Road, Southport PR9 9HG – left his pet cat in agony for two weeks, with nearly every bone in his paw broken – injury unexplained.

RSPCA prosecution of Matthew Daly of Southport, Merseyside, who left his cat in agony with unexplained multiple fractures in his paw.

The cat, Buddy, had broken four out of the five metacarpal bones on his front left paw and was battling a severe untreated flea allergy when he was found on the top floor of a flat on Manchester Road, Southport, in January 2023.

RSPCA prosecution of Matthew Daly of Southport, Merseyside, who left his cat in agony with unexplained multiple fractures in his paw.

His owner, Matthew Daly, who’s originally from Feltham, West London, admitted two charges of causing unnecessary suffering and failing to meet Buddy’s needs following an RSPCA investigation.

South Sefton Magistrates Court heard how RSPCA inspector Anthony Joynes had gone to the property after concerns were raised about Buddy’s welfare.

He said: “I noted Buddy was underweight with his spine, ribs and pelvic bones easily palpable through the skin. He was also suffering with a skin condition and I saw that his fur was thinning down his back and rear legs. Scabs could be felt under the fur and live fleas were noted.

“Daly picked Buddy up and brought him over to me and I could see his front left paw was swollen. He said that he had been suffering with an ingrown nail.”

RSPCA prosecution of Matthew Daly of Southport, Merseyside, who left his cat in agony with unexplained multiple fractures in his paw.

Daly agreed to sign over his pet, and Buddy was taken for immediate veterinary treatment, where x-rays revealed multiple fractures in his paw.

The vet said the deformed paw on the cat’s left front leg was consistent with having fractured metacarpal bones, and x-rays confirmed that four out of the five bones were broken. The fracture margins and the formation of new bone suggested the breaks were between 10 and 14 days old.

RSPCA prosecution of Matthew Daly of Southport, Merseyside, who left his cat in agony with unexplained multiple fractures in his paw.

During interview, Daly said Buddy was an indoor cat who belonged to someone else, but admitted he was also responsible and helped to look after him on a daily basis. He said he didn’t think Buddy was in any pain and he would have sought treatment for him if he thought he was suffering.

RSPCA prosecution of Matthew Daly of Southport, Merseyside, who left his cat in agony with unexplained multiple fractures in his paw.

Happily, Buddy went on to make a full recovery at the RSPCA’s Wirral and Chester Branch. Another cat owned by Daly was also signed over into RSPCA care, and the two were adopted together.

Speaking after the case, Inspector Joynes said: “Buddy was clearly in a suffering state and needed urgent veterinary attention. It is the legal responsibility of the owner or person responsible for their animals to look for symptoms of ill health or injury and seek prompt and appropriate veterinary care. I’m relieved that Buddy is now safe and living in a loving home.”

Sentencing | fined £162. Banned from keeping any animals for just two years (expires May 2026).

Liverpool Echo
Companion Life

Cats, Dogs, Hoarders, Multiple Species

Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands: Stephanie Sinclaire

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CONVICTED (2024) | Stephanie Sinclaire, born c. 1956, of Stour Hill, Brierley Hill DY5 – kept 13 sick and neglected pets inside her filthy home.

RSPCA prosecution of animal hoarder Stephanie Sinclaire from Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, who kept eight cats and five dogs in foul conditions and failed to feed them properly.

Animal hoarder Sinclaire kept eight cats and five dogs in a foul environment, surrounded by a build-up of faeces and urine. One of the dogs was in such poor condition that he had to be put down.

There was no clean water source available and no comfortable bedding for resting.

RSPCA prosecution of animal hoarder Stephanie Sinclaire from Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, who kept eight cats and five dogs in foul conditions and failed to feed them properly.

Some of the animals were found in small crates with no litter trays or heavily soiled litter trays and all had urine and faecal soiling to their coats.

The dogs were found to be suffering with a variety of health conditions including fleas, skin lesions, dental disease and eye discharge.

Four of the five dogs and all eight of the cats were underweight because of a lack of food.

RSPCA prosecution of animal hoarder Stephanie Sinclaire from Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, who kept eight cats and five dogs in foul conditions and failed to feed them properly.

The vet who examined the animals said they would have been suffering unnecessarily for weeks due to poor body condition and the associated feelings of weakness and hunger.

Two dogs, Sykes and Ozzy, had lesions on their skin due to pressure from inappropriate housing and prolonged contact with urine and faeces causing scalding to the skin.

RSPCA prosecution of animal hoarder Stephanie Sinclaire from Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, who kept eight cats and five dogs in foul conditions and failed to feed them properly.

The vet said Ozzy would have suffered unnecessarily for a number of weeks due to pain associated with severe spondylosis – a painful condition of the spine resulting from the degeneration of the intervertebral discs – affecting multiple regions of his spine.

As a result of these spinal issues he developed painful urine scald and pressure sores affecting his limbs.

In their report, the vet said: “This unnecessary suffering could have been avoided by seeking veterinary treatment, including pain relief and by providing an appropriate environment that would have prevented Ozzy from lying in his own urine and faeces.”

Sadly Ozzy had to be put to sleep by vets because of the severity of his condition.

RSPCA prosecution of animal hoarder Stephanie Sinclaire from Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, who kept eight cats and five dogs in foul conditions and failed to feed them properly.

The other animals, who have been in RSPCA care since their rescue, can now be found new homes after Sinclaire was also deprived of ownership when she was sentenced.

Sinclaire admitted four animal welfare offences following an investigation and prosecution by the RSPCA.

RSPCA Inspector Ben Jones said: “Our plea to all animal owners is to make sure they always receive care and treatment they need.

“Animals are completely reliant on their owners to ensure their needs are met and they are kept safe and healthy.”

Sentencing | 26-week custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months; 15 days of rehabilitation; £400 costs. Disqualified from keeping animals for 10 years.

Express & Star
BirminghamLive

Animal Torture, Dogs, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers, Worst of the Worst

Chatham, Kent: Thabiso Giyo

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CONVICTED (2024) | Thabiso Luzuko Giyo, born July 1994, currently of High Street, Chatham, but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland – for the systematic torture of a pug puppy.

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

The tiny seven-month-old pug, called Capri, was discovered with severe burns to her face, mouth and tongue after Giyo doused her with boiling water. She had also suffered trauma to her head. In addition, X-rays showed that she had a fracture to her right leg and healed pelvic fractures from older injuries.

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

The puppy was first taken to a vets in Chatham with swelling to her head believed to have been caused by trauma. A few weeks later she was back at the vets, this time with burns and injuries to her face, mouth and tongue. The RSPCA was then alerted.

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

The vet said in a witness statement: “Capri presented with massive burns over her face and nek. Her tongue was swollen to three times its size and sloughing.

“The substance she had been burned with also affected her left eye”.

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

In a court statement RSPCA Inspector Kirsten Ormerod, who investigated for the animal charity, said Capri’s owner claimed to have left her in the care of flatmate Giyo for around four hours while she went out shopping.

Inspector Ormerod added: “She stated that on her return at 6:30pm Capri had a sore face.

“She stated Giyo had wiped Capri’s face with an exfoliating glove but quite quickly Capri’s face started to swell and she was struggling to breathe so she took Capri to the emergency vet.

“She had red, open wounds to her face, nose and around her mouth. Her tongue appeared very swollen and she was not able to close her mouth due to her swollen tongue.

“She was also audibly breathing loudly and appeared lame on her back right leg and was very reluctant to put weight on it.”

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

Capri’s owner told Inspector Ormerod she’d informed police and had asked Giyo to leave the property, but was able to provide a contact telephone number for him.

The vet’s witness statement added: “Nobody was willing to tell us what substance Capri had been burned with. [Giyo] said he gave her a bath and used an exfoliating glove on her which didn’t add up to the severity of the injuries she presented with.

“While she was under anaesthetic for an endoscopy, she was also x-rayed. The x-rays showed a fracture of the right [leg]. The x-rays also showed healed pelvic fractures from older injuries.”

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

Speaking about Capri’s first stint in hospital, the vet said: “She was really calm and relaxed around females but shrank away and trembled in the presence of a male vet.

“She was absolutely terrified of males in hospital to the point where only females could handle her without stressing her out.”

When a feeding tube was fitted to help the puppy, it was later suggested that the burns had been caused by boiling water.

Two weeks after she was first admitted, Capri began eating on her own and her injuries started to improve.

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

In January 2023, she had surgery for her leg fracture and was moved to an RSPCA rehoming centre to recover.

She was later adopted by one of the vet nurses who saved her life.

In court Giyo, an inspiring rapper who came to the UK from Pretoria in South Africa, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act.

RSPCA prosecution of evil sadistic dog abuser Thabiso Luzuko Giyo a South African national currently of Chatham, Kent but with links to Tottenham Hale, London, and Edinburgh in Scotland - who systematically tortured a pug puppy called Capri.

Giyo, who according to his LinkedIn profile works in network support for internet service provider Trooli, told the court that Capri’s injuries had been caused accidentally and denied having intentionally harmed the puppy,

Sentencing | 22 weeks in prison, suspended for two years; £800 in costs and £154 victim surcharge. THREE-year ban on keeping any animals (expires May 2027).

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KentOnline

Dogs, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Billingham, County Durham: Thomas Hardy

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CONVICTED (2024) | Thomas Hardy, born 13 April 1992, of 48 Prior Court, Billingham TS23 3PL – for two counts of animal abuse involving blunt force trauma, physical violence and intimidatory behaviour towards two Cockapoos.

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.

Sickening CCTV footage from Prior Court, Billingham, captured Thomas Hardy inflicting a litany of abuse on two terrified dogs.

One clip showed Hardy repeatedly punching a tan-coloured Cockapoo in the head, before placing her in a stranglehold, compressing her chest between his legs and swinging her around by the neck.

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.

Further footage showed the same dog cowering from Hardy and trying to run before he grabs her by the scruff and lifts her off the floor. He places his free hand around the dog’s throat and carries her swinging in front of him.

She is then thrown into a lift and collides with the back of it before Hardy kicks her under the chin and blocks the security camera.

In a third clip filmed 10 days later Hardy is seen with a brown male Cockapoo. The dog is initially wagging his tail as he follows Hardy. He is grabbed by the neck as the defendant violently puts a lead on him before being dropped to the floor and yanked off his front feet. His tail stops wagging and he is observed acting submissively.

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.

An RSPCA inspector visited Hardy’s flat with police officers on August 2, 2023,. Due to animal welfare concerns, entry to the property was forced after there was no reply.

In written evidence to the court, the RSPCA inspector said: “Inside the property was a light brown Cockapoo type dog, she was very nervous and cowering down.

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.

“The flat the dog was living in was very unkempt and smelt of excrement and had faeces littered around.

“The dog was seized by the police and placed into the care of the RSPCA and I put her in my vehicle.”

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.

In written evidence to the court the vet who examined the female dog and viewed the CCTV footage, said: “The individual in the videos is clearly seen to hit, choke, kick and throw the tan cockapoo.

“There is no reason to treat any animal in this way. The dog will have suffered physical pain and in addition showed clear signs of emotional distress.”

The vet said Hardy had inflicted pain and fear on both dogs and they had suffered unnecessarily as a result.

Hardy pleaded guilty to the charges.

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.

Speaking after the conclusion of the case, RSPCA Chief Inspector Mark Gent said: “The video footage of these dogs being abused by Hardy multiple times was very difficult to watch. It’s hard to understand how someone can treat animals with such contempt and cruelty, and we will never know, as the defendant refused to be interviewed about it. We’d sincerely like to thank the police and the security staff for their assistance in this case which has been upsetting for everyone involved.”

The female cockapoo was looked after at a private boarding facility on behalf of the RSPCA and has since been happily rehomed.

The offence was deemed serious enough to warrant a prison sentence. However, it was suspended given Hardy’s admission of guilt.

Sentencing | twelve-week custodial, suspended for 24 months, for each charge; thinking skills programme; £600 costs and £154 victim surcharge. Disqualified from dealing or participating in keeping any animals for 12 years.

Northern Echo
TeessideLive

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Following Hardy’s conviction, the Daily Mail spoke with two of his neighbours with one telling the newspaper that the two dogs he attacked belonged to his boss.

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.

The neighbour added that he had “never seen Thomas fight”.

A second neighbour said he was ‘shocked’ to hear about the case as Hardy is a good neighbour.

Prosecution of violent dog abuser Thomas Hardy from Billingham, County Durham.
“Good neighbour” Thomas Hardy from Billingham

He said: ‘I didn’t hear anything about the attack but I knew that he had a dog at one point.

‘I’m shocked to hear about the attack. I know he has his problems and that he had his problems.

‘He is a little bit anti-authority.

‘But, when you meet him and you know him that isn’t the person I know.

‘He is a good neighbour. He doesn’t have loud parties and barely has anyone over.’

Daily Mail

Dogs, Domestic Violence - Animals Targeted, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Claudy, Co Londonderry: Niall O’Kane

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CONVICTED (2024) | drug addict Niall O’Kane, born 21 January 1987, of Altinure Road, Claudy, Londonderry BT47 4DG – punched a dog repeatedly, bit her then tried to strangle her during domestic violence incident.

Prosecution of Niall O'Kane from Claudy, County Londonderry, who attacked a dog during a domestic violence incident

Junkie O’Kane, who has a string of criminal convictions dating back 14 years, also attacked his sister in bed and set fire to her bedroom door while she was inside.

The court was told that on July 10, 2023, O’Kane returned to the home he shared with his mother and sister in a state of intoxication.

He asked his sister, who was in bed, if he could borrow her phone, but she refused.

O’Kane then became “violent, aggressive and threatening” and turned his attention to his sister’s dog,.

The court heard he “punched the dog a number of times, bit the dog and then grabbed it by the neck as if trying to strangle it”.

Prosecution of Niall O'Kane from Claudy, County Londonderry, who attacked a dog during a domestic violence incident

As his sister grappled with him to protect her pet, O’Kane “grabbed her by the back of the head and bit her on the cheek” before he staggered from the bedroom.

A short time later, the sister noticed flames at her door and rang some friends to come to her aid.

When they arrived at the property, O’Kane, who was slumped on the sofa, told them to “f*** off”.

They ignored him and extinguished the fire, which he had started by piling clothes against the door and setting them alight.

O’Kane was unfit to be interviewed by police until the following day. He said he recalled nothing of the previous evening because he had been on a drink and drug binge. He denied attacking the dog, however, and claimed to have a good relationship with his sister.

Ultimately O’Kane, who has links to Limavady, County Londonderry, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal alongside assault, criminal damage and arson.

The court heard that Kane had amassed 51 previous convictions — half of them related to his drug habit.

Sentencing | one-year custodial of which half will be spent on licence. No mention of a ban on keeping animals.

Belfast Telegraph

Dogs, Pet Profiteering, puppy farmers / traffickers, kennels, backyard breeders

Newport, South Wales: Troy Bowyer and Sam Hudacek

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CONVICTED (2024) | prolific backyard extreme bully breeder Troy Eric Bowyer, born January 1992, of 5 Aberthaw Drive, Alway, Newport NP19 9QB* and Sam Hudacek, born c. 1999, of Albert Avenue, Maindee, Newport NP19 8FF – filmed themselves trying to artificially inseminate a pet dog.

Prosecution of backyard extreme bully breeder Troy Bowyer and accomplice Sam Hudacek from Newport, Wales - who filmed themselves artificially inseminating a dog.

The men were described in court as making a “crude and amateurish” attempt to inseminate a dog. A judge said when he first saw the footage he thought it showed “some sort of sexual perversion”.

The attempts of Troy Bowyer, who bred and sold cropped-eared bull-breed dogs under the name ‘One Hunna Bullys’, and Hudacek to impregnate the latter’s dog came to light after police executed a drugs search warrant and found the video on a mobile phone. The phone also showed Hudacek had been involved in dealing cocaine.

Prosecution of backyard extreme bully breeder Troy Bowyer and accomplice Sam Hudacek from Newport, Wales - who filmed themselves artificially inseminating a dog.
Prosecution of backyard extreme bully breeder Troy Bowyer and accomplice Sam Hudacek from Newport, Wales - who filmed themselves artificially inseminating a dog.

The video showed a female bull dog standing on her front legs with her back legs being held up and Bowyer moving his fingers in and out of the dog. A syringe could also be seen in the footage.

The court heard the footage was being shot by Hudacek and he could be heard laughing and giving Bowyer “encouragement” to carry on.

The court heard the footage appeared to show “some kind of artificial insemination” of the bitch.

When interviewed about the video footage Hudacek answered “no comment” to all questions asked while Bowyer accepted it was him on the footage but denied causing the dog unnecessary suffering.

Hudacek pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, while Bowyer pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

Defence counsel for Hudacek said the defendant had moved to the UK from Slovakia as a 12-year-old boy and initially struggled at school in Newport as he could not speak English. When his parents later returned home, however, he decided to stay in Wales. He said “there are people who think he is capable of a lot more” and said the defendant wants to support his partner and be a better role model. He said his client’s role in the animal offence had been “peripheral”.

Counsel for Bowyer, who is no stranger to the Welsh courts, said the dog belonged to the co-defendant Hudacek and his client had been “asked to assist with the artificial insemination”.

Prosecution of backyard extreme bully breeder Troy Bowyer and accomplice Sam Hudacek from Newport, Wales - who filmed themselves artificially inseminating a dog.

He said Bowyer had a long-term partner of 18 years with whom he had two children with a third was on the way, although the couple did not actually live together.

Judge Simon Mills described the matters involving the dog as “frankly unpleasant”, and said when he first saw the footage he “thought there was some sort of sexual perversion going on” but in reality it was a “crude and amateurish attempt at artificial insemination” which would have caused the dog considerable discomfort.

Sentencing |
Hudacek: three years in prison with one month to run concurrently for the animal welfare offence.
Bowyer: 24 month community order for the animal offence with rehabilitation course; £500 fine.
Neither man was banned from owning animals.

Wales Online

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*alternative address for Troy Bowyer: 9 Ifton Place, Newport NP19 0HH.

Bowyer is a chef by possession and also a co-director of TJ’s Carvery & Grill based in Maindee, Newport.

Dogs, hare coursing, hunting with dogs, Organised Animal Crime, Traveller Animal Crimes, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports

Morecambe, Lancashire / Bolton, Greater Manchester: George Miller and Lewis Sheridan

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CONVICTED (2024) | hare coursers George William Miller, born July 1991, of Loupsfell Drive, Morecambe LA4 4SB and Lewis Sheridan, born 21 October 1986, of 128 Thicketford Road, Bolton BL2 2LU

Prosecution of hare coursers Lewis Sheridan from Bolton, Greater Manchester, and George Miller from Morecambe, Lancs

The pair were seen hare coursing near the Lincolnshire villages of Twenty and West Pinchbeck on Friday 13 October 2023. They were spotted walking across arable land with their two long dogs. The dogs -one beige in colour and the other black – were seen chasing and catching hares.

Prosecution of hare coursers Lewis Sheridan from Bolton, Greater Manchester, and George Miller from Morecambe, Lancs
Caught red handed: convicted hare courser Lewis Sheridan

The men had arrived in the area in a silver Skoda car which they had left near to a farm in the area. They had tried to hide the car behind some foliage.

On arriving back at the car, the men were challenged by the local farmer who had tried to block the car in with farm machinery. In a bid to escape, the Skoda was driven at speed across grassed areas and onto the A151.

Prosecution of hare coursers Lewis Sheridan from Bolton, Greater Manchester, and George Miller from Morecambe, Lancs

Sheridan and Miller were arrested when their car was seen and stopped by officers from Lincolnshire Police’s Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT), around an hour later.

The men’s car was seized along with the two dogs and equipment including three thermal cameras, a video camera and four mobile phones.

Prosecution of hare coursers Lewis Sheridan from Bolton, Greater Manchester, and George Miller from Morecambe, Lancs

Information obtained from the recording devices and mobile phones pinpointed the men’s unlawful activities and provided evidence of their offending.

During interview the men lied that they had the landowner’s permission to undertake pest control in the area.

On 1 May 2024 Sheridan and Miller pleaded guilty to hunting a wild mammal with a dog, contrary to Schedule 1 of the Hunting Act 2004.

Both men relinquished ownership of their dogs who have subsequently been rehomed.

Sentencing | 10-year Criminal Behaviour Orders banning them from entering onto any private land in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire or Nottinghamshire during hare coursing season (31 July to 30 April) with a sighthound, ground, long dog, lurcher type dog or crossbreed or be in the company of any other people with that type of dog. Ordered to pay a total of £4,575.50 in full by 30 May 2024.

Lincs Police
LincolnshireLive

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George Miller, who’s originally from Lancaster (Slyne Road) with links to Heysham, has a roofing company called Lancashire and Cumbria Roofing Ltd.

In March 2021 Miller received a three-year ban on breeding and selling dogs after being convicted of illegally trading puppies. He was prosecuted by Animal Protection Services following their investigation into his activities.

Lewis Sheridan is also a roofer. His wife runs a dog grooming company called Your Faithful Friend Limited, which operates from premises on Bury Road, Bolton BL2 6BB.