CONVICTED (2022) | serial offenders Rajeshwari Cameron, born c. 1965, and her husband Adrian Cameron, born c. 1959, of Northampton Place, Northampton Avenue, Slough SL1 3FT – caught breaking a banning order imposed in June 2009.
The Camerons were convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to their pet dog Lucy in June 2009 following an RSPCA prosecution. They were banned under section 34 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 from owning or having any control of an animal for 10 years.
However, in September 2020, Slough Borough Council (SBC) officers investigated the couple – by now living Reddington Drive – in relation to complaints the local authority had received about the care and treatment of their then current dog, Lila.
As a result of the investigation, SBC became aware and confirmed via witness statements and veterinary records that Mr and Mrs Cameron had owned at least two other dogs during the period of the ban they had received in 2009.
Between March 2018 and June 2019, the pair had owned a dog named Latte who was put to sleep by a vet for undetermined causes, and a dog named Archie, who they subsequently sold.
Ownership of both these dogs during this period breached the ban imposed on them in 2009.
The pair pleaded guilty to two charges each of breaching a disqualification order relating to Latte and Archie contrary to section 34(9) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
During sentencing, the district judge stated that he was satisfied that both Mr and Mrs Cameron fully understood the terms of their original 2009 ban, and that both had control and responsibility for the dogs during the period they were banned from owning or having control of animals.
The judge also gave acknowledgement for their guilty plea.
Lila has been safely rehomed after being in the care of the council since September 2020.
Sentencing: three-year conditional discharge. Ordered to pay a total of £160 each. Banned from keeping any animals for eight years.