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farms / smallholdings, Food Production, Paedophiles / Sex Offenders, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Crawley, West Sussex: Kieran Taylor

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CONVICTED (2016) | Kieran James Taylor, born 04/02/1997, of Holbein Road, Crawley RH10 5LB – killed a tame sheep by kicking him, stabbing him and then setting him on fire

2018 social media image of Kieran Taylor
Kieran Taylor in FB image from 2018

The sheep was kept in a paddock at Tilgate Nature Centre in Crawley.

Nature Centre staff found the young semi-wild male Boreray sheep savaged and burned in the woods on October 16 2014.

Prosecutor Timothy Forster said the animal’s injuries were “consistent with the use of a sharp blade such as a pen knife”.

Taylor pictured outside court in February 2016
Taylor pictured outside court in January 2016

He added: “[Taylor] was seen going into the pen and the sheep was chased. It was assaulted a number of times while still in the paddock.”

Twisted Kieran Taylor admitted kicking and stabbing the innocent animal before burning its remains.

Taylor avoided jail but was given a court order banning him from drinking.

He was also ordered to observe a curfew and attend behaviour therapy sessions after engaging in sexual activity with underage girls.

Sentencing: four months in jail for animal cruelty, suspended for two years and a further 11 months for the underage sex offences. Banned from drinking alcohol.

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A second man, Matthew Dean, born 19/08/1997, of Whittington Road, Crawley RH10 5AQ was found guilty of hitting, kicking and stabbing  the sheep along with Kieran Taylor and a third person who has never been identified.

Taylor's accomplice Matthew Dean pictured at court in 2016
Taylor’s accomplice Matthew Dean pictured at court in 2016

Dean had denied one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal but was found guilty.

On 22 March 2016 Dean was jailed for 14 weeks suspended for 12 months with requirements to do 90 hours of supervised unpaid work and comply with a daily electronic tag curfew from 9pm to 7am. He was ordered to pay £50 compensation, £20 victim surcharge and £750 costs.

Crawley Observer

Dogs, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Reading, Berkshire: John Shackell

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CONVICTED (2016) | alcoholic career criminal John Michael Shackell, born 13 October 1982, most recently of Talbot Court, Reading RG1 6QH – launched a frenzied attack on a stranger’s dog

Violent dog abuser, alcoholic, career criminal John Shakell from Reading, Berkshire, UK

Shakell thought he had got away with dishing out the savage kicking to the dog but the horrific incident, which took place outside the One Stop store in Fairview Road, Hungerford, was caught on CCTV.

The dog’s owner said in a statement that her pet was now frightened of strangers and afraid to go out.

Jennifer Riddell, prosecuting said Shackell, then of Embrook Way, Calcot, was visiting the store with his partner, children and his Staffordshire bull terrier.

She added: “He allowed his own dog to approach the other animal, which was tied to a post.

“He then pulled his own animal away and kicked the tied-up dog.”

Shakell then marched into the store and began shouting and swearing before leaving his pet with his family and rushing, in an “agitated state”, back outside.

Ms Riddell said: “There, he proceeds to furiously kick the tied-up dog in the head.

“A female came along and he started shouting at her.”

Shackell was arrested after police viewed the CCTV footage.

Shackell, whose previous convictions include assault and theft, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal by repeatedly kicking it.

Ben May, defending, said his client “lashed out, in a ‘moment of madness” after the dog began to fight with his own.

He described jobless Mr Shackell as a “dog lover” who was signed off work owing to alcoholism.

Mr May said his client was addressing his alcohol dependency and told magistrates: “A custodial sentence would put back his recovery.”

A probation officer assessed both Mr Shackell’s risk of harm to others and his risk of re-offending as ‘medium’.

She went on to tell the court that, in her opinion, Shackell was not suited to a sentence involving unpaid community work because of the medication he takes for his drink addiction.

Sentencing: 10- month community order with 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement; £145 costs and charges. Not banned from owning animals.

Newbury Today

Animal Abandonment, Dogs, Lifers, Worst of the Worst

Bournemouth, Dorset: Christopher Rushton and Kirsty Hales

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CONVICTED (2016) | Christopher Rushton, born 05/02/1978, and Kirsty Hales (aka Kathleen Johnston), born 07/08/1986, previously of Henley Green, Coventry, but more recently of Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH7 6DT – prosecuted for animal cruelty after handing in “walking skeleton” puppy to RSPCA

Chris Rushton and Kirsty Hales, who were banned from keeping animals after handing in a starved puppy to RSPCA
Christopher Rushton and Kirsty Hales told the RSPCA they had found a starving puppy on the streets when he had been living with them for two months

Four-month-old lurcher William was handed into the RSPCA centre in Allesley by NHS workers Christopher Rushton and Kirsty Hales, who lied that they had found the starved puppy in the street. However, RSPCA investigators eventually uncovered their deception to reveal the couple had in fact failed to feed William properly, causing him to become seriously malnourished.

William the lurcher, who was found curled up and unable to stand by a passer-by in Willenhall Lane, Binley, in September 2015.
William the lurcher was found curled up and unable to stand by a passer-by in Willenhall Lane, Binley, in September 2015.

One RSPCA inspector said it was the worst case she had seen in ten years.

The pair had bought William – who was initially named George – on impulse after seeing him advertised for sale on the internet. But they had not done their research on how to look after a puppy or how much to feed him, leading him to lose so much weight that he became seriously ill.

Chris Rushton and Kirsty Hales, who were banned from keeping animals after handing in a starved puppy to RSPCA
The pair, who have two children, relocated to Bournemouth from Coventry

As well as the effects of starvation, a vet said William was also anaemic and dehydrated when he was taken into the RSPCA’s care.

The couple pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the puppy between August 26 and September 9, 2015.

Chris Rushton and Kirsty Hales, who were banned from keeping animals after handing in a starved puppy to RSPCA

RSPCA inspector Nicky Foster, who investigated the case, said: “This would never have happened if they had done their research before getting him.

“Getting a dog should never be done on impulse, and this is evidenced by what happened to William. It is heartbreaking to think that, because of this, four months ago he was close to death.

“Thankfully, William has made a fantastic recovery and has now been rehomed with a family who dote on him.”

Lurcher William has recovered from his ordeal
William came on leaps and bounds in the RSPCA’s care and was eventually rehomed

The ban means parents-of-two Rushton and Hales had to give up their two other pets – a dog and a cat – who had to live with relatives.

Sentence: 12-week prison sentence suspended for a year; 35 hours of unpaid work; £889 costs each towards the RSPCA investigation and court case plus £80 victim surcharge. Banned indefinitely from keeping animals (can re-apply to keep animals after five years, i.e. 2021).

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