CONVICTED (2024) | Julie Kavanagh, aka Julie Hope, born 16 December 1976, of 19 Chestnut Gardens, Low Teams, Gateshead NE8 2TJ – starved her dog for at least three months.
Kavanagh pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two-year-old Staffy Missy, whom she had starved for a minimum of three months.
An RSPCA Inspector visited Kavanagh’s property on 26 January 2024, after the charity was alerted to Missy’s plight.
In a statement to the court RSPCA Inspector Keogh described how Missy was severely underweight with her hips, ribs and spine all “very prominent”.
Her statement continued: “I asked if Missy had seen a vet recently and Julie Kavanagh confirmed she had not seen a vet.”
Inspector Keogh took Missy to a vet, who confirmed that the dog was suffering.
The vet said in a statement: “It is my opinion that the dog Missy had a poor body condition due to not being provided with food. The dog had been starved.”
The vet added that the clinical examination showed Missy had a poor body condition score of one out of nine and that she had muscle loss throughout her whole body. She weighed 9kg, when she should have weighed around 15kg.
“Food was provided for Missy and this was eaten without any difficulty, showing good ability to consume food when provided,” the vet’s statement said.
“The dog appeared clinically healthy and able to consume food. Therefore the assumption can be made that the dog was deprived of food for a prolonged period of time resulting in the seen weight loss.
“The dog suffered through the mechanism of starvation and malnourishment. This is a painful and prolonged process in which physical and mental strain would have been immense. The length of suffering had likely been ongoing for three months, if not longer.”
Missy has since made a full recovery.
Inspector Keogh said, after the sentencing: “Missy was left to suffer because she wasn’t being provided with a basic right which is food, which led to her being starved and losing muscle. Pet-owners have a responsibility by law to ensure their pet is well cared for. I’m just pleased that Missy made a full recovery from this.”
Sentencing | 12-month community order with 60 hours of unpaid work; costs of £146 plus £114 victim surcharge. Five-year ban on keeping animals (expires August 2029).
She is make me sick 🤬🤬🤬
The photo isn’t even the lady mentioned in the article. This seriously needs to be taken off!
Tell her to caption her photos then! Feel free to send us a mugshot.
Caption her photo? The lady on the photo didn’t post that photo and it’s been taken off a Facebook photo from over ten years ago! Do some research and find the right person before setting the lip up IDIOT
She’s vile and should have been locked up