CONVICTED (2016) | Jeffrey James Alexander Greer, born 12 May 1970, of Hiltonstown Road, Portglenone, Ballymena BT44 8ER – allowed his pet dog to starve to death
Animal rights campaigners reacted with fury after Jeff Greer walked free from court despite allowing his eight-year-old Rottweiler cross, Bailey, to starve to death.
Greer was given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to failing to ensure Bailey’s welfare.
An interim ban on Greer owning animals was revoked.
Speaking about the Greer case Daniel Barclay of the campaign group Northern Ireland Says No To Animal Cruelty (NISNTAC) said that Bailey appeared “to have been subjected to torturous and agonising periods of starvation before being given one large meal which the body was not equipped to tolerate and the result was death.
“If you take on the commitment of an animal, you have a responsibility to ensure you have the correct knowledge and means to properly care for the animal.
“Another precious life has been ended through a conscious and deliberate choice, made every single day, not to adequately care for this dog.”
Mr Barclay called for tougher sentencing. “The harrowing image of this dog paints a picture of neglect and suffering and we are very interested to hear on what grounds the charge of causing unnecessary suffering was dismissed,” he said.
A spokeswoman for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council said they were “disappointed with the outcome of this case”.
Sentence: 18-month conditional discharge; £274 costs. In an outrageous decision by the Ballymena court, a previous interim disqualification order granted in October 2015 was revoked meaning that Greer is not disqualified from owning animals.
Another Scum. Absolutely Heart Breaking.
There is absolutely no excuse for this.
How the hell can you leave an Animal To Starve To Death.
He won’t have no luck for what he has done.