CONVICTED (2023) | Georgette Georgia Grey of 30B Blenheim Park Road, South Croydon CR2 6BD – starved a puppy and left him exposed to the elements, causing him to become hypothermic.

Grey pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in relation to an eight-month-old dog called Milo. She was investigated by the RSPCA after the bull-breed puppy was brought to the vet in a collapsed and unresponsive state with severe dehydration and hypothermia.

Milo was given emergency care, but he was so poorly that vets recommended he was put to sleep to end his suffering.

In mitigation, Grey said she was remorseful and claimed she had monetary issues centring around lack of care, child care. She said her neglect of Milo was “not intentional”.

The vet said: “In my professional opinion, the owner failed to meet Milo’s needs in that she did not ensure that he has access to preventative healthcare in the form of his initial vaccination course and ongoing veterinary review.

“Based on his physical presentation, it is highly unlikely that his presentation occurred overnight and he is likely to have been suffering and in a significant level of discomfort for a sustained period of time.

“His low body condition score is likely to have occurred over a matter of months; either as a result of severe neglect, underlying pathological processes or a combination of the two.

“His body weight of 9.1kg on 20th January 2023, was lower than the weight recorded in September 2022, of 9.50kg.

“In my opinion, this shows that he was not growing in line with his expected timescales.

“At the very minimum, it is my opinion that Ms Grey did not seek veterinary assistance from which Milo could have benefitted, leaving him to suffer unnecessarily.”

Inspector Lynn Serrano, who led the investigation for the RSPCA, said: “It was clear that Milo had not received appropriate veterinary care despite continuing to lose weight over a period of months.

“Grey was sentenced for failing to address his poor body condition and weight loss.

“As a result he was left to suffer, and it’s very sad that his life was so short due to a lack of care.”

Sentencing | three-month suspended prison sentence. 11-year ban on keeping animals (expires December 2034).

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