CONVICTED (2015) | Aaron Wielding, born 02/01/1990, and partner Selina Jane Ferguson, born 22/03/1994, both of Staveley Street, Edlington, Doncaster DN12 1BP – allowed two dogs to starve to death in freezing conditions locked in a pen in their garden.
Wielding and Ferguson shut Rosie, an 18-month-old brindle bull breed, and American bulldog Buster in a pen in the garden with no food in January and February 2015.
RSPCA inspector Sandra Dransfield, who investigated the case, described the scene. She said: “Buster, the larger of the two dogs, died first, and in desperation for food Rosie was forced to eat his remains, she said.
“All we found that was left of him was the upper and lower jaw and atlas bones which had gnaw marks on them.
“It was truly horrifying. Rosie later died too.”
Both defendants pleaded guilty to failing to provide proper care, failing to provide a suitable environment, and causing unnecessary suffering.
Sentencing |
Wielding: jailed for 16 weeks; £1,000 in costs.
Ferguson: 10-week custodial sentence suspended for a year, 20 days of rehabilitation; 10-week curfew order; £400 costs.
Both received a lifetime ban on owning animals.
What A Sad Life Of These Young Pair.
Disturbed and Scum, Lets Hope They Never Have Children.