CONVICTED (2016) | Chetan Bali, born September 1992, of 61 Lansdowne Avenue, Slough SL1 3SG – for the mistreatment of a dog and her puppies.
Bali forced his Japanese Akita dog and her puppies to live permanently in an outside pen without shelter, bedding or fresh water and surrounded by faeces.
He was served with a legal notice in August 2014 to improve conditions for the dog Kiki, and her three six-month-old puppies, Ziggy, Zoe and Black Nose.
However, enforcement officers and police had to rescue the dogs on October 7, 2014 after further checks revealed conditions had deteriorated.
Officers found nails and rusty metal in the garden which put the dogs at risk of harm.
Linda Corcoran, housing and enforcement officer for Slough Borough Council, said the conditions were dangerous ‘for people, let alone dogs’.
“Every dog has a right to a safe environment and Mr Bali’s back yard was far from safe,” she said.
Bali pleaded not guilty to the two animal welfare offences but was convicted.
All four dogs were rehomed.
Sentencing | 12-month community order for each offence to run concurrently; £600 costs and £60 victim surcharge. 10-year ban on keeping animals (expires January 2026).