CONVICTED (2018) | Declan Hogan, born 26/08/1980, of 22 Powers Court, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland – kept two dogs in deplorable conditions at his home.
Declan Hogan pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty at Mallow District Court.
Animal welfare inspector Lisa O’Donovan said she found a two-year-old Labrador-type dog and a one-year-old terrier in “a critical condition” in February 2018.
Ms O’Donovan took the dogs to a local vet who said that they “endured unnecessary suffering and that without immediate intervention, it would not have been a good outcome for these dogs, and one would most definitely have died.”
Ms O’Donovan said: “I was shocked to discover a Labrador type cross dog huddled inside a shed, he was very nervous and would not move,” she said.
“Upon closer inspection, I noticed multiple open infected sores behind his ear, left shoulder, on his head and eye. Weeping wounds were visible on his legs and his paws were also swollen and badly inflamed.
“A strong pungent odour was coming from his coat later confirmed to be a mix of ectoparasites and severe bacterial and yeast infection all over the dog’s body. He was anaemic and a mild heart murmur was also present.”
She said the young terrier was also underweight adding that his “coat was greasy to the touch and was suffering from a skin infection.”
Both dogs have since made full recoveries and have been responsibly rehomed by the ISPCA.
Sentencing: Fined €800 and given a two year ban from owning an animal (expired 2020).