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Daventry, Northamptonshire: Stephen Welch

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CONVICTED (2017) | Stephen Welch, born 11/01/1958, of Wimpole House, Snowshill Close, Daventry NN11 8AH – killed neighbour’s pet cat after leaving cat food laced with antifreeze in his front garden

Welch pleaded guilty to leaving out the antifreeze, under section 7 of the Animal Welfare Act, in a case brought by the RSPCA.

The court heard that he put a bowl of cat food diluted with antifreeze beneath his car on 27 September 2016, after a neighbour’s cat injured a bird in his front garden

Four-year-old Charlie  ate the food and became ill. He was put to sleep the following day to end his suffering.

RSPCA inspector Susan Haywood said: “Welch admitted to putting the antifreeze down as he wanted to scare the cat away from his front garden, where he regularly fed wild birds. He said that he didn’t intend for Charlie to die, however very sadly antifreeze is extremely toxic and can cause kidney failure and death.

“When Charlie returned home he was struggling to walk and was crying. His owners took him to a vets, where sadly he deteriorated and was put to sleep later that day. Tests confirmed that he had ingested antifreeze.

“Charlie would have been in considerable pain in his last few hours as a result of this. It is extremely important for us to get the message out there that antifreeze is a very toxic substance which can cause unnecessary suffering to animals if it is ingested.”

Sentencing: total of £1,120 costs and charges. No ban.

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Daventry, Northamptonshire: Steven Cook

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CONVICTED (2016) | Steven Cook, born 03/07/1977, of Greenhill Crescent, Daventry NN11 9BL –  repeatedly stabbed a young Shih-Tzu with a kitchen knife in the face, neck and body, causing fatal injuries.

Shih Tzu Ronnie was stabbed to death by deraned owner Steven Cook
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Cook inflicted a number of stab wounds on the dog, known as Ronnie, after taking him to local Spider Park. The court heard Cook “lost the plot” after Ronnie supposedly “went for” his newborn baby daughter and then bit him.

Janita Patel, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said the dog was found by a member of the public in the park shortly before 8pm on August 23, 2015.

Ms Patel said Cook had been seen walking out of the park with “blood on his hands” and all over his shins and socks.

The court heard Ronnie, who was still breathing despite suffering severe blood loss, was taken to a vets in Northampton for treatment.

They heard Ronnie had a collar around his neck with a phone number and contact was eventually made with Cook’s father-in-law who attended the vets. The father-in-law was told the cost of treating Ronnie’s wounds was likely to be £2,500 to £3,000 and he made the decision, on his son-in-law’s behalf, to have the dog put down.

Ronnie suffered 10 wounds to his body, including a fractured skull, fractured leg and multiple stab wounds.

In December 2015 Cook pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and in January 2016 was sent to jail to serve a pathetic 12-week sentence.

Sentence:  sentenced to 12 weeks in jail. Disqualified from keeping animals for life.

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