CONVICTED (2011) | Craig Alan Edwards, born June 1984, of 69 Jacksmere Lane, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk L40 9RT – left his dog with a large infected open wound believed to have been caused by a badger.
Edwards, who previously ran a pub in Buxton, High Peak, Derbyshire, was found guilty after a trial of six animal cruelty charges in relation to the unnamed dog.
Magistrates heard the dog had been kept in the upstairs accommodation which was bare, had mould, rubbish, an uncarpeted floor and dog mess everywhere.
Vets found two large substantial wounds to the lower jaw were infected and covered in a substantial amount of pus discharge. Surgery was not an option as the wound was too extensive and too infected.
Expert opinion was that the wound had been sustained in a fight with a badger.
Sentencing | jailed for 12 weeks. Banned from keeping animals for 10 years with the right of appeal after five (ban expired 2021).
Updates
As of May 2022 Edwards still lives at the property in Jacksmere Lane. In 2021 he registered a construction company named ‘Craigs Properties Ltd‘.