CONVICTED (2011) | Scott McDonnell, born 8 October 1980, with a most recent known address of Blackburn Road, Haslingden, Rossendale BB4* – abandoned a dog in a hazardous environment without food and water.
McDonnell, then of Hardman Terrace, Stacksteads, admitted leaving a dog unattended and failing to provide him with a suitable diet.
The court heard that McDonnell was staying with friends but had left his dog behind in a house that was littered with broken glass. Although McDonnell claimed to love the dog, he had left him without food, water, walks or companionship as he couldn’t be bothered to walk the short distance back to his house to care for him.
The underweight animal was finally rescued after RSPCA inspectors, who had been watching the house and had repeatedly tried to squirt water to the dog through an air vent, alerted police who broke in.
McDonnell, who alleged he had been too tired to go and look after the terrier, refused to sign him over to the RSPCA, leaving the charity with a £1,500 bill.
The dog was taken to a vet and put on two kilos in just 17 days after he was properly fed.
Sentence: £250 fine. A 10-year ban on keeping animals (expired September 2021).
Update October 2021
McDonnell, who has links to Tyldesley and Bury, Greater Manchester, is now living at 31 Cross Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn BB6 7BT. His ban expired earlier this year and he does appear now to have a dog.
Another Mentally Disturbed Scum.
People such as this should not keep Animals.
There is absolutely no excuse for this.