Dogs, farms / smallholdings, Food Production, Hoarders, Lifers, Multiple Species, Worst of the Worst

Bourne, Lincolnshire: Maxine Cammock

July 10, 2018 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2018) | Maxine Cammock, born May 1964, of Foss Farm, Dyke Grove, Bourne PE10 0BL – kept dogs, chickens and pigs in horrific conditions; 176 animals found dead.

Maxine Cammock of Foss Farm, Bourne, Lincolnshire kept scores of animals in horrendous conditions and allowed 176 of them to die.

RSPCA Inspector Kate Burris initially attended Maxine Cammock’s farm after some of Cammock’s pigs escaped, but discovered a scene of unimaginable horror in which 176 animals were found dead and dozens more living in shocking conditions.

Inspector Burris said: “I went to Cammock’s home in October last year [2017] after a call from a police officer who had been involved in rounding up a number of escaped pigs and returning them to her.

“The officer was extremely concerned by what he had seen, and rang us.

“It is a large property with several buildings on site. There were the remains of dead animals everywhere, most in such a state of decomposition it was impossible to establish how they had died.

“Several collie type dogs were in a shocking state in filthy pens in one of the buildings. Two of the dogs were dead, one in a pen with two other dogs, Julie and Martin.

“A pig who had eaten a bucket of rat poison was dead in another of the buildings. Cammock realised what the pig had done and, rather than seek vet treatment, locked him inside.”

Only 25 animals were found alive and were immediately removed.

However, a month later even more animals were found in distress including chickens who had been packed into plastic containers with the lids weighted down.

A total of 55 eggs had been hatched and the chicks were seen living in cardboard boxes and containers.

The charges made to Maxine Cammock

between 10 September and 10 October 2017, causing unnecessary suffering to seven dogs by failing to provide adequate nutrition;
between 10 September and 10 October 2017, failing to meet the needs of seven dogs by housing them in a urine and faeces contaminated environment;
on dates before 10 October 2017, failing to meet the needs of a pig by failing to house him in an environment without rat poison and failing to protect him from pain, suffering, injury or disease once he had ingested rat poison;
between 27 October and 8 November 2017, failing to meet the needs of 10 chickens by housing them in an environment that didn’t allow them to stand properly or stretch their wings and did not provide adequate food or drinking water;
between 27 October and 8 November 2017, failing to meet the needs of 55 chicks by housing them in cardboard boxes or plastic containers which did not provide a suitable environment for their needs.

Cammock pleaded guilty to five offences contrary to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 relating to a total of nine dogs, a pig, ten chickens and 55 chicks.

Sentencing: 24-month community order; 30-day rehabilitation requirement; total of £335 costs and charges. Lifetime disqualification from keeping animals.

LincolnshireLive
Metro

Equine Abuse, horses and ponies

Chesterfield, Derbyshire: Judy Shaw

July 10, 2018 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2018) | Judy Shaw, born 17/10/1972, of Dorset Close, Brimington, Chesterfield S43 1DW – allowed two of her ponies to become disturbingly underweight and in poor health

Chesterfield magistrates’ court heard how Judy Shaw kept ponies Larry and Daisy with five others in a paddock on Sheffield Road, Dronfield, where they were spotted by the public who alerted police.

Judy Shaw's neglected pony Larry — Larry was described as being disturbingly underweight but recovered in the RSPCA’s care. Worryingly, he was returned to his irresponsible owner Judy Shaw after the case, despite her having shown her inability to care for him properly.

The police called the RSPCA who visited the paddock and discovered five ponies in a reasonable condition but the state of Larry and Daisy gave cause for concern.

RSPCA Inspector Michael Darling described Larry as looking like a Jersey cow with prominent ribs and he was in a “pitiful” state and was walking in a slow, laboured manner.

The RSPCA contacted an expert veterinary surgeon, Christine Jamieson, and Larry and Daisy were removed for an investigation and treatment because their conditions were described as “very disturbing”.

The court heard Daisy was not in as bad a condition as Larry but she was underweight with her ribs prominent. Ms Jamieson stated Larry was unbelievably emaciated and added that she had not seen a pony as bad as this alive.

She said Larry was crawling with lice and she could see them laying eggs on his body and that Daisy also had a similar problem but not as bad and she too was underweight but not worryingly so .

Judy Shaw's neglected pony Daisy — Daisy was also in poor condition with her ribs visible through her skin.

Shaw had been treating the ponies for the respiratory condition Strangles and she had been feeding them with supplements but this condition can result in horses going off feed.

Shaw had pleaded not guilty to causing unnecessary suffering by failing to address the ponies’ condition, denied failing to ensure the needs of the ponies were met with a suitable diet and denied failing to protect them from suffering or disease between June and August, 2017.

However, she was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to both Larry and Daisy by failing to seek veterinary advice, and guilty of failing to protect Larry only by failing to protect him from lice.

Shaw was found not guilty of failing to provide Larry and Daisy with a suitable diet.

Following the hearing, RSPCA inspector Rachel Leafe said: “The horses were in a very bad condition at the time we were called out and the vet who treated them said that, in the case of Larry, they had never seen a horse so thin to survive. He couldn’t stand up he was so weak.

“Since being in RSPCA care they have thrived and are back to full health. As no disqualification order was made by the court, the horses will now go back to Shaw’s care.”

Sentencing:
Shaw, who is dependent on benefits, was fined £500 and was ordered to pay £750 costs and a £30 victim surcharge. The defendant was not banned from keeping animals and no order was made to deprive her of her ponies.

Source: Dewsbury Reporter (article removed)

Update | May 2021

Shaw was back before the courts facing charges in relation to her shocking neglect of horses and cats. Her partner Peter Hardy was also charged with cruelty. Both were convicted and given a community sentence and 10-year ban on keeping all animals.

Bestiality / Zoophilia, Dogs, donkeys and mules, Equine Abuse, farms / smallholdings, Food Production, horses and ponies, Paedophiles / Sex Offenders, Reptiles / Exotics

Yate, Gloucestershire: Stephen D Bowes

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CONVICTED (2018) | Stephen D Bowes, born 1971, of Cranleigh Court Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 5DJ – possessed images showing human intercourse with reptiles, horses, goats, donkeys and dogs

Between 8/12/16 and 3/11/17 made category A, B and C images of children and possessed a pornographic image which portrayed, in an explicit and realistic way, persons performing an act of intercourse with live animals or reptiles namely snakes, horses, goats, donkeys and dogs.

Sentencing: Bowes was due to be sentenced on 29/08/18 but the outcome was not reported.

Bristol Live

guinea pigs, Hoarders, Lifers, Small Furries

Llanishen, Cardiff: Barbara Herbert

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CONVICTED (2018) | Barbara Herbert, born c. 1948, of Beverley Close, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 0RL – kept 29 guinea pigs in squalor

Guinea pigs lived in squalor at Barbara Herbert's filthy home in Llanishen, Cardiff

Barbara Herbert was banned for keeping animals for 10 years after 29 guinea pigs were found living on a pile of filth in a “squalid” bedroom.

More than a foot-and-a-half of straw and debris was piled up in the “squalid” room where the guinea pigs were being kept.

The conditions were so bad RSPCA staff had to wear breathing equipment to go into the bedroom.

It took them a day to clear the room.

Herbert admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the animals during August 2017.

The animals were found living in a 1.5ft (45cm) high pile of straw and debris that took RSPCA officers an entire day to clear.

A few of the guinea pigs died, but the charity is caring for the remainder and hopes to rehome them soon.

RSPCA inspector Christine McNeil said: “These 29 guinea pigs were kept in an upstairs bedroom in a squalid and entirely inappropriate environment.

“Fortunately, we were able to intervene and most of the guinea pigs now have a second chance of happiness in a new forever home.”

Sentencing:
Two-year conditional discharge; £320 in fines and costs. Banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

BBC News
Wales Online

Update | November 2019

Herbert is now banned from keeping animals for life after breaching her ban. She was caught with two guinea pigs who were being kept in foul conditions. Herbert was also given a 12-month community order with a ten-day rehabilitation activity requirement. She was ordered to pay a £80 fine, £805.22 in costs and a £90 victim surcharge. The guinea pigs were rescued in time and rehomed.

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

Wallsend, Tyne and Wear: Tyler Laverick

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CONVICTED (2018) | Tyler Charles Laverick, born 12 July 1997, of Armstrong Road, Wallsend NE28 6NA – bit a young Staffy while high on cannabis, causing the dog to suffer horrific injuries including a partially severed nose

Useless stoner and dog abuser Tyler Laverick and his defenceless victim Diesel

Laverick was convicted in absence earlier in 2018 of attacking Diesel, but that conviction was overturned to allow the useless thug to mount “a proper defence”.

Laverick denied one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal but changed his plea to guilty on the day of the trial.

At an earlier hearing he court heard that Diesel was seized by police after members of the public reported seeing him being assaulted by a male.

Animal abuser Tyler Laverick from Wallsend, Tyne and Wear

Officers attended Laverick’s former home in North Shields and found the pet, who had horrific injuries to his face, eyes and ears, inside.

When asked how Diesel suffered the visible wounds to his head, Laverick responded by saying “I was biting him, I was stoned”.

Diesel was taken to the vets where a catalogue of injuries were noted, which included:

Puncture wounds to his tongue
Significant trauma to the nose, which was bleeding and had the whole surface of skin removed
Multiple scars to his muzzle
Multiple wounds to his muzzle
Swelling to the left side of the jaw
Bleeding in the whites of his eyes
Scratches and puncture wounds on his ears, which were bleeding
A small wound to the left foreleg
Multiple scars to the left foreleg

There was also evidence of previous trauma on Diesel’s body, the cause of which is unknown.

Laverick’s lawyer said his client had substantial mental health difficulties and had previously pleaded not guilty as there were concerns those difficulties meant he didn’t have the intention or knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime.

Sentencing | 11-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. Ordered to pay £750 costs. Banned from keeping animals for 10 years (expires July 2028).

Chronicle Live
Daily Mail

animal fighting / baiting, Birds, Dogs, hunting with dogs, Multiple Species, Organised Animal Crime, Traveller Animal Crimes, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports

Fordingbridge, Hampshire: William Sheen

July 3, 2018 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2018) | William Gregory Michael Sheen, a traveller, born c. 1997, of Queens Gardens, Fordingbridge SP6 1QP, but now living in Marryat Road, New Milton – fired a catapult at swans and their cygnets before choking his dog when she wouldn’t chase the birds

Animal abusing pikey William Sheen from Hampshire

Career criminal Sheen, who has previous convictions for violence and burglary, attempted to harm the swans and their cygnets in Riverside Park, Fordingbridge on dates between July 5 and 8 2017.

One witness spotted him trying to force his dog into the water to chase the birds. When the dog didn’t give chase, Sheen dragged her into the air by her lead.

One of Will Sheen's dogs. It's not known if this is the dog involved in this incident. — One of Will Sheen’s dogs. It’s not known if this is the dog involved in this incident.

The dog was in a “distressed state” and “making choking noises”.

Sheen, who is believed to be part of the travelling community, was found guilty of three charges of attempting to injure wild birds and one of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog following a trial at Southampton Magistrates’ Court in April 2018.

Mark Gammon of the Crown Prosecution Service said: “Sheen was seen by members of the public to be firing a catapult at some swans and cygnets on the River Avon before attempting to encourage his dog to enter the water to chase them.

“When the dog wouldn’t give chase, Sheen pulled it up by its lead so that it was hanging in the air, with its back legs kicking the water below.

“The dog was in a distressed state and making choking noises.

“Later that month, Sheen was again seen firing a catapult at swans on the river, before deliberately setting a dog on one of the swans.

“The dog chased the swan in the river and as it approached, the swan flapped its wings defensively.

“Along with eye witness accounts, a photograph was presented to the court in evidence of the swan with its wings spread out with the dog in the water approaching it.

“These were appalling attacks that caused much distress to the animals involved and the members of the public who witnessed them.

“This case serves as a warning to others that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated and anyone caught carrying out offences of this nature will be robustly prosecuted and punished.”

Sentencing: 260 hours of unpaid work within a year. Disqualified from owning or controlling any dog for two years (expired July 2020). Both of his dogs taken away from him. Banned from visiting Riverside Park or the river for 12 months.

Bournemouth Echo

Dogs

Taunton, Somerset: Luke Scarley

July 2, 2018 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2018) | Luke Reginald Scarley, born 29 September1992, previously of Park Street, Taunton – allowed two dogs to ingest the hallucinogenic drug Spice.

Scarley was prosecuted alongside partner Talia Forward, who was prosecuted separately for animal cruelty in relation to the same two dogs, Lola and Kia. He admitted failing to ensure the dogs were protected from suffering after Kia was found to have ingested a Class B drug in November 2017.

RSPCA inspector Jo Daniel, who investigated, said the dog was left uncoordinated as a result of consuming the chemical, said to be the synthetic cannabinoid known as spice.

She said: “Sadly, Scarley’s chaotic lifestyle saw Kia suffer as a result of the consuming of drugs.

“During the investigation, Lola was also found to have needed veterinary attention following her consumption of a prescription drug and was subsequently seized.

“It’s saddening that the dogs were repeatedly exposed to a risk they were unable to escape because of their owner’s pattern of behaviour.

“There is no suggestion he intended to harm his dogs but he had a lack of ability to meet their need to be safe from harm.

“We always encourage pet-owners who suspect that an animal has been poisoned by a substance to take their pet to a vet immediately.”

Sentencing: 80 hours of community service; £80 victim surcharge. Banned from owning dogs for five years (expires July 2023).

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