CONVICTED (2021) | Raimonda Burkauskaite, born c. 1985, of 20 Le Strange Avenue, King’s Lynn PE30 2PG – failed to get help for her badly injured Yorkshire terrier
Yorkie Gucci had to have a leg amputated after his owner, Raimonda Burkauskaite, failed to get him veterinary treatment for a fracture.
The tiny dog was left suffering with the broken front leg for six weeks before he was taken in by the RSPCA. By then it was too late for the leg to be saved.
Single mum-of-two Raimonda Burkauskaite, from Lithuania, had told police she could not afford the £1,000 bill for treatment but was told there were charities which could help.
A week later, after Burkauskaite was arrested for drink-driving at almost four times the legal limit, police noted she had still taken no action over Gucci.
She admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a dog and drink driving.
Jonathan Eales, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said Burkauskaite, who had owned Gucci for eight years, didn’t know how he had suffered the fracture but the dog was seen to be yelping in pain.
He said: “Miss Burkauskaite failed to deal with that at all. The dog didn’t receive any veterinary attention for about six weeks.”
Mr Eales said: “What we find so frustrating with these offences is there is help available. Miss Burkauskaite was advised by the police officer that there was help available and she still didn’t take it.”
Magistrates heard the drink-driving offence occurred on April 17 in Wisbech Road, when police saw. Burkauskaite driving with her lights on full beam at 2.30pm.
She was arrested after failing a roadside test and in custody blew 134 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; the legal limit is 35.
Andrew Cogan, for Burkauskaite, said the drink-drive offence had occurred when she felt severely depressed and “foolishly” took her car to speak to a friend.
A new home has been found for Gucci by the RSPCA.
Sentencing: 12-month driving ban; 12-month community order with 100 hours’ unpaid work. She was ordered to pay costs of £50 to the RSPCA and £95 victim surcharge. Banned from owning a dog for five years (expires May 2026).
Imagine the Pain that little Dog must have gone through for all those Weeks. Resulting in Him Losing his Leg.
Would you leave your Child with A Broken Leg.
Such a shame as she had kept him for 8 Years.
Social Services need to be informed and keep an eye on the Children.
People such as this shouldn’t keep Animals.
Me and my sister will be fine don’t worry we don’t even know how the dog got a fractured leg at all
He was using his leg at first
We’re not worried about your sister .. why would we be? No, we take that back. We are worried that such an irresponsible and callous person will eventually be allowed to keep animals again. Please tell her not to bother. #AnimalsDeserveBetter
To G .. What you on about “you’ll be fine” ?? The poor little dog wasn’t so why should we want you to be ?
What part of this didn’t you understand .. the police told your sister plain enough .. Owner and single mum-of-two Raimonda Burkauskaite, 35, had told police she could not afford the £1,000 bill for treatment but was told there were charities which could help.
A week later, after Burkauskaite was arrested for drink-driving at almost four times the legal limit, police noted she had still taken no action over Gucci.
So she left the dog to suffer for a week at least but could carry on boozing ?
Very well put. She’s a cu next Tuesday and a half, this one.
Can I just confirm that it is our utmost wish that your sister will be the very opposite of “fine”. It would be a fitting outcome if next time she decides to drink and drive she wraps her car round a tree and does not survive.
God guys, it’s a child commenting here, as a person on first comment mentioned social services. She and her sister will be fine- as in children. You going hard on a 10-year old child here… She’s not a sister, she’s a child, keep in mind that..
What ? Back to “Be aware” .. if I’d known it was a child commenting no way would I have said that back to her .. I wouldn’t have thought for one minute a young child would have had access to this type of site ? ! I’m pretty sure no-one else would either .. we presumed it was an older family member as in the sister of the prosecuted. It does beg the question though why a young girl is allowed access to here ?