CONVICTED (2020) | Seamus Lee, born c. 1984, and wife Stacey Lee (née O’Reilly), born c. 1986, of Drumalla Park, Carnlough, Ballymena BT44 0JE – starved and neglected their pet dogs
Seamus Lee, who owns Total Training gym in Ballymena, and his wife Stacey Lee pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a boxer dog named Keela and a Jack Russell known as Tara.
The charges were brought against the Lees by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
The couple were prosecuted after animal welfare officers visited their property in September 2019 and found their dogs living in filthy conditions.
Keela was found to be in poor health and clearly malnourished. As well as being “excessively thin”, she had a one-inch ingrown dew claw embedded into her leg, an infection and sores from being forced to lie on a hard surface.
Tara was in good body condition, but her living conditions were assessed by a vet as unsuitable.
Both dogs were removed and later rehomed following their recovery.
Sentencing:
Seamus Lee – 150 hours of unpaid work; £1000 costs.
Stacey Lee – two-month suspended prison sentence.
Both were banned from keeping animals for five years (expires November 2025).
Scum Pair, not even capable of Feeding and Keeping 2 Little Dogs.
Not good enough of a sentence! They should have been locked up and banned from having a pet for life!🤬
F**king BARDASTS, they deserve live in jail . How would they like if they were left like themselves
You just don’t know people
These two put up a great show front
Anyone that can do this to a animal are capable of harming a human . Bow your head in shame
scumbags