Perth, Scotland: Christopher Dickson

November 30, 2019 misanthropic 9 Comments

CONVICTED (2019) | Christopher James Dickson, born July 1987, of Balhousie Street, Perth PH1 5HJ – caught on dashcam brutally kicking his dog after she strayed onto the road

Dog abuser Christopher James Dickson of Perth in Scotland

Horrified witnesses saw Dickson, a director of The Dunblane Motor Company Ltd, which trades as Dicksons of Perth, kicking the dog on her underside causing her to fall to the ground.

The court heard that when a passing motorist pointed at Christopher Dickson from her car, he gesticulated at her by raising his middle finger.

One of the witnesses was “particularly upset” at what had happened and uploaded dashcam footage on to Facebook and it was “circulated” by other members of the public.

Dickson was subsequently identified and later traced by police.

Dickson admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner by gesticulating at a member of the public and kicking a dog on Perth’s Dunkeld Road on September 14 2019.

He originally admitted causing the animal unnecessary suffering by kicking her on the body but having obtained legal representation later changed his plea to not guilty. This plea was accepted by the Crown. He was not, therefore, banned from keeping animals.

Dickson’s solicitor Paul Ralph said his client had been walking his dog when she strayed from his side.

He said: “The problem was the dog was not on the lead. The dog walked on the road.

“He administered swift justice, which he would normally have done with a clip round the ear but he’d had an operation to his hand.

“The dog is six and a half years old and still lives with him.”

Dickson was told by a sheriff that this was “a dog-loving nation” and the attack had caused revulsion.

Dickson is no stranger to appearing in the dock at the Perth court.

In September 2017, he was banned for five years and ordered to carry out unpaid work – as an alternative to prison – after he ignored a 40-month driving disqualification imposed earlier after a drunken road rage incident. The court heard that he got behind the wheel of his £37,000 Mercedes but was caught by police.

He was banned for five years and told to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work after he admitted driving without a licence and without insurance on Perth’s Balhousie Street on August 3, 2017.

Dickson had earlier been put off the road for more than three years – and fined £5000 – after he was convicted of causing an accident which left three young children screaming in terror in their parents’ people carrier.

Aged 29 at that time, he was convicted of driving with 35 microgrammes of alcohol in his system – the legal limit is 22 – driving carelessly and behaving in a threatening and abusive manner.

He also has a previous conviction for drink-driving from February 2008, when he was fined £600 and disqualified for two years.

Sentencing | fined £240.

The Courier

Dogs, Organised Animal Crime, Pet Profiteering, puppy farmers / traffickers, kennels, backyard breeders, Traveller Animal Crimes, Worst of the Worst

Rochdale, Greater Manchester: Gusztav Petrovics

November 30, 2019 misanthropic 3 Comments

CONVICTED (2019) | Gusztav ‘Guszti’ Petrovics, born 4 August 1988, originally from Pécs in Hungary and at date of conviction of Abingdon Close, Rochdale OL11 3PX – kept 27 dogs stacked up in their own faeces and urine with no food or water.

Dodgy breeder/importer Gusztav Petrovics from Rochdale and some of his dogs — Guszti Petrovics from Rochdale and some of the dogs he kept stacked up in cages inside a filthy shed.

Petrovics, a Roma gypsy, was found guilty in his absence of two animal welfare offences at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on November 18, 2019.

Dodgy breeder/importer Gusztav Petrovics from Rochdale kept dogs in grim conditions — Conditions inside the metal shed where Petrovics kept the dogs were grim and inhumane

The court heard the RSPCA were called to Petrovics’ home on January 24, 2019, following concerned calls from members of the public.

When they visited the home, Petrovics confirmed he owned a large number of dogs, and allowed RSPCA inspector Danni Jennings to see them.

She was shown inside a closed metal shed in the back garden, where there were seven dog crates full of dogs and puppies piled on top of each other.

In total there were 10 female adult dogs, one male and 15 puppies – all Dachshunds – with one female terrier-cross.

An expert vet who joined police and the RSPCA on the raid confirmed that the dogs were not being looked after properly.
They were seized by police, the court heard.

Petrovics said during his interview that he had imported the dogs from Hungary, where he grew up, and planned to give the puppies to friends.

Dodgy breeder/importer Gusztav Petrovics from Rochdale

Inspector Jennings said: “The smell from the shed was apparent as soon as we were in the back garden. These dogs were kept in cramped conditions in cages which were stacked on top of each other.

“They were lying in their own faeces and urine – and the smell from the shed was evident as soon as we went onto the back garden. There was also no water or food in the cages for the dogs. The conditions were absolutely appalling.

“The puppies were immediately signed over into RSPCA care and have been rehomed. Following the conclusion of the case the RSPCA has taken the adult dogs into our care and they too will be rehomed.”

Sentencing | 12-month community order. Ordered to pay £1,000 costs and an £85 victim surcharge. Five-year ban on keeping animals (expires November 2024).

Rochdale Online

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

Castleford, West Yorkshire: Joe Bucktrout

November 29, 2019 misanthropic 89 Comments

#MostEvil | Joe Bucktrout, born 11/07/1998, of 65 Lumley Avenue, Castleford WF10 5LX – subjected his pet dog to a campaign of systematic abuse, causing her to suffer multiple fractures and cigarette burns

Campaign of cruelty: violent Joe Bucktrout, who calls himself Joe Bucky on Facebook, inflicted multiple injuries on his pet dog Sasha over several months.

Joe Bucktrout was jailed for causing unnecessary suffering to the dog – a Staffy named Sasha – including broken bones and cigarette burns.

Animal abuser Joe Bucktrout with girlfriend Victoria-Louise Chamberlain. She was also convicted of animal cruelty offences relating to Sasha and will be sentenced separately. — Bucktrout with ex girlfriend Victoria-Louise Chamberlain. She was also convicted of animal cruelty offences relating to Sasha and will be sentenced separately.

Bucktrout initially denied the charges but changed his plea to guilty at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.

He also changed a plea to guilty for failing to get veterinary treatment to the dog.

Sasha sustained a number of severe injuries over several months including dislocation of both hips, fractured ribs and severe scarring to the head which was most likely caused by cigarette burns — Sasha was taken into the care of the RSPCA and has since been rehomed

RSPCA inspector Vanessa Reid said: “We attended the address after we were passed a number of recordings taken over a four-day period where Bucktrout can be heard shouting at Sasha, there are loud bangs and Sasha is screaming.

Joe Bucktrout's victim Sasha sustained a number of severe injuries over several months including dislocation of both hips, fractured ribs and severe scarring to the head which was most likely caused by cigarette burns — Some of Sasha’s injuries

“Sasha had sustained a number of severe injuries over several months including the dislocation of both hips – her left hip was out when we rescued her, which hadn’t had any veterinary attention, and she was operated on in RSPCA care.

“She also had three fractured ribs that were in the process of healing and severe and obvious scarring to her head, consistent, according to the veterinary expert, with burns most likely caused by cigarettes.

“In interview, Bucktrout said that the first hip dislocation was due to an accident in the garden where a mattress had fallen on Sasha, and that he thought the second dislocation had happened when she was recovering from an operation to repair the first and fell down the stairs.

“However, the veterinary expert said that couldn’t be true and concluded that he believed the injuries were caused by intentional and repeated violence against her, which Bucktrout went on to admit in court.”

Sasha was signed over to the RSPCA and has been happily rehomed.

Sentencing: 18 weeks for the physical abuse and 10 weeks for failing to get veterinary treatment – to run concurrently. Bucktrout is to spend a minimum of nine weeks in custody allowing for good behaviour and then supervision on licence. He was ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge. Disqualified from keeping animals for life.

Pontefract & Castleford Express

Additional Information – Victoria-Louise Chamberlain

Bucktrout’s former girlfriend, Victoria-Louise Chamberlain (aka Victoria-Louise Robinson – pictured here with Bucktrout), born 06/09/1999, of Mickle Court, Temple Street, Castleford WF10 5TD was convicted in absence of two animal cruelty offences.

On Tuesday 3 December 2019, she was sentenced to 10 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months and banned from keeping animals for life.

Daily Star

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

Verwood, Eastern Dorset: Jillian Sanford

November 28, 2019 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2019) | dog breeder/hoarder Jillian Elisabeth Sanford, born c. 1948, of Oaklands Close, Verwood BH31 6NZ – for the extreme neglect of eight dogs in her care.

Breeder Jillian Sanford of Verwood, Dorset, UK, kept dogs in appalling conditions in her filthy home

Sanford, who breeds whippets and English setters under the name Erinnis, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an English setter named Star by failing to seek appropriate care for an entrapped claw. She also failed to get veterinary treatment for her seven whippets’ various ailments, which included chronic eye condition and advanced dental disease.

At least one of the dogs was said to be very thin when rescued. The abuse apparently took place over a prolonged period and it took some time for a prosecution case against Sanford to be built.

Sentencing | ordered to pay a total of £1,180 fines, costs and charges. All dogs handed over to the RSPCA. Banned from keeping any animal for five years (expires November 2024).

Bournemouth Echo
Dorset Echo

Dogs, ear cropping and tail docking

Blackpool, Lancashire: Simon Broscombe

November 28, 2019 misanthropic 31 Comments

CONVICTED (2019) | Simon Broscombe, born 11/10/1984, of Bela Grove, Blackpool FY1 – had his dog’s ears cruelly and illegally mutilated.

Dog abuser: Simon Broscombe from Blackpool — Simon Broscombe arranged for his American bulldog’s ears to be mutilated to look more intimidating

Wannabe hardman Simon Broscombe had his six-month-old American bulldog’s floppy ears cut back to short points so that the animal would look more intimidating.

Broscombe, who is apparently a hairdresser by profession, paid £2,000 for the puppy, known as Tyson, who came into the country from Holland.

He bought the dog, described as his pride and joy, a £3,000 gold neck collar.

In the first case of its type in the UK the RSPCA prosecuted Broscombe over the ear cropping.

Simon Broscombe had his dog Tyson's ears mutilated to make the animal look more intimidating — Cruelty victim Tyson and his mutilated ears

Broscombe admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the champagne-coloured dog by having his ears cropped.

He also admitted permitting another person to carry out a prohibited procedure on Tyson.

Broscombe admitted a third charge of failing to protect Tyson from pain and suffering.

District Judge Jane Goodwin heard that dogs’ears can only be cropped for medical reasons and the cutting done by a qualified vet.

The procedure can cause pain to the animal involved and in Tyson’s case, an examination of his ears revealed scarring and holes.

He was in otherwise good condition.

The ears are a very sensitive organ of dogs but some owners have the dog’s natural ears cut back almost to the skull for purely cosmetic reasons designed to give breeds like the Bully a “street cred “look.

When Broscombe was confronted by RSPCA officer Amy McIntosh at his home, she says he grabbed his phone and she believed she was trying to delete Whatsapp pictures from it.

However, the investigators did trace messages from Broscombe one stating….”With big floppy ears.He not the kind of dog I want.”

RSPCA prosecutor Paul Ridehalgh told the court:”This dog is a cross between an American pit bull and American staffie.”

“The investigators found pictures of Tyson with his ears intact and the defendant knew that ear cropping in the UK is illegal.”

“Owners want cropped ears because it makes the animal more intimidating”

“These ears were mutilated and he would not say who did it which obstructed the RSPCA investigating.”

Probation officer Amanda Kenyon said that Broscombe-who has facial tattoos- was devastated to have been split up from Tyson, who is being kept in kennels by the RSPCA.

Trevor Colebourne, defending, told the judge:”My client bought the dog via a breeder thinking it had had his ears cropped in Holland before being brought into the UK.”

“He would not name the person who carried out the procedure as he had been given a threat to keep his mouth shut and not be a grass.”

Sentencing Broscombe the judge told him: ”Despite your claim to be a responsible animal lover you became involved in a seedy operation which was a deliberate attempt to cause suffering.”

“You will not name the vet you claim was involved and this dog will have suffered for up to five days.

Sentencing: 12-week jail term suspended for 18 months. Ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work and to pay £715 court costs). Banned from keeping any animal for seven years (expires November 2026) .

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Blackpool Gazette

Dogs, Lifers, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers, Worst of the Worst

Sterte, Poole: Jon-Luc McLoughlin

November 28, 2019 misanthropic 22 Comments

#MostEvil | Jon-Luc McLoughlin, born 30/07/1992, of Lagland Court, Poole BH15 1RS – punched and kicked his German Shepherd puppy to death in a fit of rage

Dog killer Jon Luc McLoughlin of Poole, Dorset, UK

McLoughlin subjected 11-month-old rescue dog Lexi, whom he had only owned for a month, to a barbaric beating. When the pet died, he attempted to cover his tracks by leaving her body in the woods near his home where she was found by a group of schoolchildren.

Lexi was beaten to death by her owner Jon Luc McLoughlin of Poole, Dorset, UK

The death was reported to the RSPCA, who led the prosecution against McLoughlin.

In court, McLoughlin admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

The court heard that a post-mortem carried out on Lexi’s body found she had suffered ‘blunt force trauma’, including a laceration to her liver.

She also had blood in her abdomen and a stomach tear.

Dog killer Jon Luc McLoughlin pictured at court 28/11/2019 — McLoughlin pictured at court on 28/11/2019

During a police interview, McLoughlin initially tried to put the injuries down to a road traffic collision.

However, he later confessed to the killing, telling officers: “I get very angry and I don’t know what came over me.”

Matthew Knight, prosecuting, said: “He punched or kicked the dog to death and dumped the body in some trees near his home.

“It was found by locals and upset local children who saw it.

“She had a laceration to her liver, blood in her abdomen and a stomach tear.

“It is likely that the dog did not survive for long.”

James Moore, mitigating for McLoughlin, said the defendant was under “significant stress” as he was acting as a carer for his ill father at the time of the incident.

“This episode of blind rage is where stress has got the better of him,” Moore said.

“This is not just some violent thug who thinks it is okay to treat his own pet poorly.”

McLoughlin’s sentencing hearing was attended by around 25 animal rights campaigners – including his mother, half-sister and half-brother.

After seeing his sibling go down, Alec Mackay claimed the sentence was too short. He said: ‘My mum is grateful that he has gone down but I don’t think 16 weeks is long enough. If anything it should have been a year minimum.

‘If it was a human he would have gone down for a lot longer. We are all living creatures so he deserved to get more. I hope the dog comes back and bites him on his a***.’

Sentencing: 16 weeks in prison and a lifetime ban on keeping animals.

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Additional Information

Since originally publishing details of this case back in August 2019 we have been contacted by various people from Jon-Luc McLoughlin’s past. The following must, of course, be treated as unproven allegations but, if true, demonstrate that we are dealing with a truly monstrous character, who cannot be trusted to be around animals, women, children or the elderly.

Animal cruelty: he has allegedly abused animals before, possibly multiple times.

McLoughlin cares for his grandfather, who has a dog and has allegedly subjected that dog to beatings.

An ex-girlfriend claims that McLoughlin also beat her dog.

McLoughlin has had several previous rescue dogs and was also (allegedly) violent towards them. Whether he killed any of them remains a grey area.

Child cruelty: it’s alleged that McLoughlin’s children were removed from him due to physical abuse. His current girlfriend is said to be pregnant.

Domestic violence: the same ex-girlfriend who claims McLoughlin was violent towards her dog also alleges that she lost a baby following a beating by McLoughlin.

McLoughlin tends to target vulnerable women, sometimes with learning difficulties.

Elderly abuse: it is alleged that McLoughlin’s grandfather is terrified of him and has also been a victim of his violent temper.

Alternative address for Jon-Luc McLoughlin: Trinidad Crescent, Poole BH12 3NN .

Dogs, foxes, hunting with dogs, hunts, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire: Kimblewick Hunt Associates Ian Parkinson and Mark Vincent

November 27, 2019 misanthropic 3 Comments

CONVICTED (2019) | Kimblewick Hunt terrier-men Ian James Kirby Parkinson, born c. 1955, of Folly Farm, Lower Road, Haddenham, Aylesbury HP17 8TP, and Mark Anthony Vincent, born c. 1966, of Kennel Cottages, Kimblewick, Aylesbury HP17 9TA – pulled out a captive fox by his tail from an underground artificial sett and released him into the path of hounds.

Ian Parkinson (left) and Mark Vincent of the Kimblewick Hunt dragged a captive fox from an artificial sett and threw her into the path of foxhounds

Ian Parkinson and Mark Vincent were found guilty of one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

Covert footage obtained by the Hunt Saboteurs’ Association in January 2019 appeared to show a fox being held captive, trapped in pipes underground.

The court heard that one man could be seen assembling a rod from pipes, which the association said was used to push the fox into position.

Mark Vincent is employed by the Kimblewick Hunt

Another man then appeared to forcibly drag the fox out of the hole by his hind legs as the animal tried to squirm away, before letting him run loose.

Minutes later a pack of hounds were seen to run past, sniffing at the ground.

District Judge Kamlesh Rana said the men had “put this fox at substantial risk of further suffering”.

During their trial, prosecutor Peter Rymon said the men had “clearly placed” the fox “in the path of a hunt at the time the hunt was arriving” in the woodland in Moreton near Thame.

“The rodding caused it unnecessary suffering and pulling it out by the tail enhanced that,” he added.

Mr Rymon said animals rendered “under the control of man” had “enhanced rights and those rights are the person in control of it should not cause unnecessary suffering”.

It emerged that Vincent was the President of the Kimblewick Hunt, which operates in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire. He is also named as a local event coordinator in a hunt newsletter.

Martin Sims, director of investigations at the League Against Cruel Sports and former head of the police’s National Wildlife Crime Unit, said the case “provided clear evidence that the Kimblewick Hunt is flouting the hunting ban”.

District Judge Rana previously said the defendants’ actions were “deliberate and pre-mediated” but said during their sentencing that they “weren’t the brains of the operation”.

Sentencing: 12 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for a period of 12 months. 120 hours of unpaid work; 15 rehabilitation days. £113 victim surcharge each plus £960 in costs.

Daily Mail
BBC News

Cats, Hoarders

Hartcliffe, Bristol: Pamela Coombes

November 27, 2019 misanthropic 4 Comments

CONVICTED (2019) | cat hoarder Pamela J Coombes, born 14/09/1967, of 114 Gatcombe Road, Bristol BS13 9RG – neglected dozens of cats in her care and kept them in foul conditions

Bristol hoarder Pamela Coombes kept dozens of cats in filthy, unhygienic conditions

In August 2018 police raided Pamela Coombes’ house after her neighbours called the RSPCA and she repeatedly refused to let them in to look around.

Inside, police officers and RSPCA inspectors found what they described as unhygienic and unsuitable for the number of cats.

Many of the cats were found to be suffering from cat flu, dental disease and flea infestations.

An RSPCA spokeswoman said: “Cats were immediately removed from the premises because of the conditions they were being kept, with some found to have discharge from their eyes and nose, some in poor body condition, and several sneezing.

“Vets who assessed the cats found many to be suffering from cat flu, dental disease and flea infestations.

“Conditions in Coombes’ home were described as being unhygienic and unsuitable for animals, with a lack of provision for the number of cats confined in the space,” she added.

District Judge Anthony Callaway said there was no evidence that Coombes had been “deliberately cruel” to the cats and her actions were borne out of “a desire to help too many animals to the extent that the care of others may be jeopardized by further additions and cruelty, not inflicted deliberately, but on the contrary, cruelty borne of kindness.”

Sentencing: Coombes was found guilty of five separate animal welfare offences and given a two-year conditional discharge. She was banned from keeping cats for just three years (expired November 2022). All of her cats were handed over into the care of the RSPCA.

BristolLive

Dogs

Littlemore, Oxford: Martin Edwards

November 27, 2019 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2019) | Martin Edwards, born 14 November 1971, of Falcon Close, Oxford OX4 6EY – failed to treat his dog’s chronic skin condition.

Callous Martin Edwards from Oxford failed to get his pet dog the treatment he needed for his painful skin condition. — Callous Martin Edwards failed to get his pet dog the treatment he needed for his painful skin condition.

Edwards was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to his Labrador-Staffie cross called Terror by failing to treat his painful allergic dermatitis between 20 February and 20 March 2019.

RSPCA inspector Andy Eddy investigated Edwards after receiving a report of a neglected dog.

When Inspector Eddy arrived at Edwards’ home he noticed Terror was chewing on his back leg and there were bald patches in his fur.

Inspector Eddy advised Edwards to take his dog to the vet and gave him a voucher towards the costs. He failed to do so despite repeated advice and on 20 March Inspector Eddy took Terror to the vet himself.

Later that day an order was issued by Thames Valley Police to seize the dog.

Terror was found to be unwell, and the vet who later examined him said his body looked sore with lesions on his legs and an abdomen that looked infected. The vet also found mites in his skin.

During interview Edwards said how upset he was with himself he was for letting it get to the point where Terror was taken from him.

Edwards also revealed he had recently lost his mother and had been made redundant from BMW just before Christmas and as a result was struggling financially.

Terror went on to make a full recovery in the care of the RSPCA.

Sentencing | 18-month community order; total of £125 costs and charges. Banned from keeping animals for two years (expired).

Oxford Mail

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

Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent: Thomas Bolton and Mathew Stubbs

November 27, 2019 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2019) | Tom Bolton, born c. 1995, and Mathew Stubbs, born c. 1999, both of Broomhill Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 – for neglect and violent mistreatment of three dogs in their care.

Dog abusers Thomas Bolton (left) and Mathew Stubbs are originally from Shearbridge, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Thomas Bolton and Mathew Stubbs faced charges relating to their treatment of three Staffordshire Bull Terriers – Teig, Bobo and Tyson – while they lived in Bradford.

The court heard Bolton was the owner of the dogs, but Stubbs was jointly responsible for them, and a series of visits and incidents were tracked.

On the first visit, to a property on Rand Street, Shearbridge, on October 11, 2018, the RSPCA inspector was told there were two dogs in the house. Teig was kept in the cellar while another had the run of the rest of the house.

When the inspector found Teig, the dog was said to be “excited” at getting attention. The inspector noted a strong smell of ammonia and piles of faecal matter.

An Animal Welfare Assessment form was issued and the inspector told the defendants Teig should be integrated with the other dog, or should be signed over so he could receive the care he needed. At this point, the inspector had not been told there was a third dog in the house.

The dogs suffered physical and psychological abuse at the hands of Mathew Stubbs who was said to be a “disciplinarian”

Another visit took place a week later, but the matter came to a head on January 24, 2019, after a further report about the conditions the dogs were living in.

The court heard a veterinary surgeon had issued a certificate to say the three dogs were likely to suffer if their circumstances did not change.
The tempers of both Bolton and Stubbs rose at this visit and the dogs were removed and were taken for an assessment.

The dogs were found to have long claws and soft paws – a sign of not being walked regularly – while Tyson was said to flinch when touched. His behaviour was that of a dog which was fearful of people and loud noises.

Thomas Bolton is banned from keeping animals indefinitely

The court also heard evidence provided by a former partner of Bolton, who lived with him on Rand Street between September and December 2018.

She touched on a number of issues regarding how the dogs were kept and treated, with Stubbs said to be the disciplinarian who would take his bad mood out on the dogs. It was said he grabbed Tyson by both sides of his face, lifted him off the floor, screamed in his face and threw him on to a bed.

Evidence was heard from an animal behaviourist who highlighted Tyson’s extreme anxiety and fear.

Sentencing:
Stubbs – jailed for 10 weeks, suspended for 24 months; costs of £260. 10-year ban on keeping animals.
Bolton – 12-month community order; Rehabilitation Activity Requirement; costs of £260. Indefinitely disqualified from owning or being responsible for any animal.

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