CONVICTED (2021) | James Awdry, born 25 April 1981, previously of Jubilee Villa, Lydney Road, Bream and now Hill View, Bicknor Street, Coleford GL16 7PH – kept flea-infested dogs in filthy cages.
James Awdry, who is the son of puppy farmer and convicted animal abuser Jeremy Awdry, was prosecuted by Forest of Dean District Council following an inspection of the home he shares with his father in January 2020.
Council staff found a Labrador and a spaniels “housed in an old chiller unit at the rear of an open garage that was in a filthy and unhygienic condition, with no natural light and poor ventilation.”
Three other spaniels were found in small cages at the front of the property.
Awdry had pleaded not guilty at an earlier hearing in September 2020 to two charges of failing to provide for an animal’s needs and one charge of causing unnecessary suffering but later changed his pleas to guilty and was ordered to pay a total of £3,866 in fines and costs.
The prosecution was brought by the Forest of Dean District Council Street Warden Team with the assistance of the Counter Fraud Unit and the Council’s legal team.
“The Street Warden Team and Gloucestershire Constabulary attended the home address of Mr Awdry’s father on the 14th of January 2020 on the execution of a warrant. The Counter Fraud Unit and Street Warden Team then conducted an investigation into allegations under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
“Two dogs, a spaniel and a black Labrador, were found housed in an old chiller unit at the rear of an open garage that was in a filthy and unhygienic condition, with no natural light and poor ventilation. Three other spaniels were also found in small cages at the front of the property.
“It was deemed by the Street Warden Team that the basic needs of the animals had not been provided for. The spaniel kept in the chiller unit was found to have an infestation of biting lice and a fungal infection in her ears, along with a patch of raw skin on her chest causing her unnecessary discomfort and suffering.
“Awdry had failed to provide a suitable environment for his dogs to live in and failed to protect them from suffering and disease.”
If you want to keep multiple Dogs out side, you have to have the right set up, and Kennelling arrangements have to be provided.
To include Heating, Lighting, Ventilation, Suitable Bedding, Secure Exercise Facilities, Fresh Food and Water, Regular Washing and Disinfection, Regular Worming and Vaccinations, also Grooming Facilities. Also Licensing with the Local Authority.
Unless you have the Right Set Up. Forget It.