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Gosport, Hampshire: Jason Bowditch and Samantha Rees-Bowditch

March 28, 2019 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2019) | Jason Bowditch, born 16 September 1975, and Samantha Rees-Bowditch, born 3 May 1974, of Whitworth Road, Gosport PO12 3NN – for starving two dogs until their bones were visible

Skeletal starved dogs Sazzle and Leggs were rescued from the Gosport home of Jason Bowditch and Samantha Rees-Bowditch

RSPCA inspectors rescued emaciated cross-breed Sazzle and a terrier called Leggs from the home of Jason Bowditch and Samantha Rees-Bowditch, after being alerted by a concerned member of the public.

Such was the ‘shocking state’ of Sazzle inspectors said it was ‘hard to believe’ he is a Staffordshire bull terrier crossed with a Labrador.

The poor dog had ‘every bone showing’ when the charity found the animals in August 2018.

Video footage shows Sazzle wolfing down a bowl full of food at speed after being rescued.

The defendants admitted failing to maintain the needs of the two dogs.

RSPCA inspector Charlotte Coggins, who investigated the case, said: ‘This was a frustrating and saddening case where these two dogs were left without the care they desperately needed.

‘Sazzle was in a shocking condition when we first saw him with every bone showing. It was hard to believe he is a Staffordshire bull terrier crossed with a Labrador.

‘Veterinary examination found no medical reason for the weight loss and they increased in weight simply from being provided with an adequate diet.

‘It would have been obvious to anyone looking at both these dogs that they were desperately thin and in urgent need.

Sazzle and Leggs have recovered from their ordeal. Photo shows Sazzle as he is now.

‘Thankfully, both Sazzle and Leggs have recovered and are now happy and healthy after gaining weight and condition.’

Sentencing: banned from keeping any animal for three years (expired March 2022).

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Animal Abandonment, Dogs

Gosport, Hampshire: Daniel Jackman and Charlene Reed

November 27, 2017 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2017) | Daniel Jackman, born c. 1975, and Charlene Reed, born 27/08/1981, both of 123 Queens Road, Gosport PO12 1LG – locked their starving flea-infested dog in a filthy bathroom with no food or clean water

PIctured are Daniel Jackman and partner Charlene Reed from Gosport who kept a starving dog locked in a filthy bathroom — Jackman and Reed, who have two young children, were only banned from keeping dogs for 18 months despite repeatedly ignoring animal welfare advice from the RSPCA.

Charlene ‘Charlie’ Reed and partner Danny Jackman were convicted in their absence of two charges of causing unnecessary suffering to Staffordshire bull terrier Mitsy and two charges of failing in a duty to ensure her welfare.

RSPCA inspectors, who visited the couple’s home on February 16, 2017, were met with piles of faeces on the bathroom floor while Mitsy had been left with a bowl of stale water and an empty food bowl.

Staffy Mitsy had been starved and neglected by her cruel owners Danny Jackman and Charlie Reed from Gosport — Staffy Mitsy had been starved and neglected by her cruel owners

The dog had extensive fur loss and was very thin with her ribs prominent through her skin. She also had multiple sores which she was scratching.

The RSPCA contacted and visited Jackman and Reed a total of 16 times, but after their advice was repeatedly ignored, had no choice but to call police and seize her from the couple.

RSPCA Inspector Jen Ride said: “Mitsy was in a terrible state when she was rescued.

“She had been left without food or clean water in a dirty bathroom. She was very underweight with all her ribs showing.

“The neglect suffered by Mitsy could have been easily avoided but she was simply left to suffer without the care she needed and deserved.”

Sentencing:
Jackman – 18-month community order, 100 hours of unpaid work, 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days, ordered to pay a total of £335.

Reed – 18-month disqualification from keeping dogs, a 12-month community order; two-month curfew; 15 days of rehabilitation activity requirement days; ordered to pay a total of £210.

Both were banned from keeping dogs for 18 months (expired May 2019).

Daily Echo

Dogs

Gosport, Hampshire: Lesley Duke

September 26, 2017 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2017) | Lesley Marieanne Duke, born c. 1964, of St Johns Square, Gosport PO12 4TS – caused her elderly dog to bleed and collapse

Dog abuser Lesley Duke from Gosport, UK, is banned from keeping animals until September 2022 — Dog abuser Lesley Duke is banned from keeping animals until September 2022

Duke was banned from keeping animals for five years after causing her 10-year-old German shepherd, known as Kitty Karna, to bleed and collapse, which ultimately led to her being put to sleep.

Lesley Duke's dog, called Kitty Karna, was put down following heat exhaustion and kidney failure — Lesley Duke’s dog, called Kitty Karna, was put down following heat exhaustion and kidney failure

Duke admitted two charges of causing unnecessary suffering to the dog after she was seen struggling with blood coming from her injured paws.

The RSPCA were called on May 24, 2017, after Duke had been confronted by members of the public in Brockenhurst Road, Gosport.

Kitty Karna's paws had burned as she walked over the scorching pavement before she finally collapsed of heat exhaustion. — Kitty Karna’s paws had burned as she walked over the scorching pavement before she finally collapsed of heat exhaustion

Kitty Karna was bleeding from her paws after excessive walking in the extreme heat, with temperatures that day reaching 25C.

The dog's paws bled after being made to walk over scorching pavements — The dog’s paws bled after being made to walk over scorching pavements

She subsequently collapsed, and despite initially recovering well, she was found to be suffering with kidney failure and had to be put to sleep.

RSPCA inspector Jenny Ride, who investigated the case, praised the strangers who stopped to help.

Jenny said: “Kitty had been walked excessively in extremely hot weather through the streets which caused her paws to bleed before she finally collapsed of heat exhaustion.

“Thankfully the kind people who saw her suffering rushed to her aid and took her to the vets where she was treated and deemed to be suffering.

“During hot weather, the RSPCA advise people to walk your dog in the morning or evening when it will not burn on the pavement or be at increased risk of heatstroke, and to be alert for signs of burned pads or other heat-related health issues.

“Dogs need exercise, even when it is hot, so walking your dog early in the morning or later in the evening can help mitigate risks associated with high temperatures.”

Sentencing: 80 hours of unpaid work; ordered to pay £50 court costs. Banned from keeping any animal for five years (expired September 2022).

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Animal Abandonment, Equine Abuse, Worst of the Worst

Gosport, Hampshire: Claire Hopkins

November 4, 2016 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2016) | Claire Louise Hopkins, born c. 1972, of Tukes Avenue, Gosport PO13 0SD – left three horses unattended for two weeks, during which one horse died

Claire Hopkins from Gosport, Hampshire, left three horses unattended for two weeks. — Claire Hopkins left a horse to rot in a stable

Hopkins admitted three offences over three horses kept at Newgate Lane, Fareham. Molly in the stable in Newgate Lane, Fareham.

Left stabled and neglected for around two or three weeks in the spring, the three horses, Phoebe, Fred and Molly, were left to fend for themselves.

Following a call from a concerned member of the public, RSPCA inspectors found that Phoebe had died, her body remaining with Fred. Molly was so emaciated that she was close to death and was later found to be in-foal.

Claire Louise Hopkins — Hopkins only received a three-year ban on keeping animals

“It was horrendous,” explained RSPCA inspector Jenny Ride. “To see a deceased horse basically rotting away and another not long from death must have been mental and physical torture.”

Fred, Molly, and her foal, Bluebell, have now been successfully rehomed, all in the same place.

Sentence: eight-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, 20 days of rehabilitation activities; £300 fine and an order to repay the vet costs of £274.80. Banned from keeping horses for just three years (expired November 2019).

Horse & Hound

Bestiality / Zoophilia, Paedophiles / Sex Offenders

Gosport, Hampshire: Janet Robinson

June 3, 2016 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2016) | Janet Robinson, born 8 November 1966, of Prideaux-Brune Avenue, Gosport PO13 0UE- kept a sick hoard of child abuse and bestiality images and shared twisted fantasies with a paedophile rape gang

Paedophile Janet Robinson. Picture: Facebook.

Police raided grandmother Robinson’s home after discovering chat logs on the now-jailed gang’s computers.

In court, a judge heard Robinson had a sick hoard of images, including a movie of bestiality with a girl aged between 12 and 13.

Robinson, who the court heard had been ‘shunned’ by the community since admitting her crimes last month, talked to men on Skype and Yahoo.

There was no suggestion she abused any children.

Janet Robinson pictured during her court appearance.

The court heard she made full admissions to police when arrested and told them she had performed a sex act with a dog before.

Judge Ian Pearson said: This was a sick fantasy of yours, you got your sexual gratification from the male with who you were discussing rather than the images.’

Hannah Duncan, for Robinson, said she had never been in trouble and had nausea from remorse. She added Robinson had lost her job, was told not to come back to a fitness group she attends and that a Facebook page had been set up highlighting her crimes.

Robinson pleaded guilty to 14 charges of possession of indecent images and one charge of possession of extreme pornography.

She had been charged with intercourse with a dog but pleaded not guilty and this was accepted by the court due to lack of evidence.

Sentence: 16-month suspended term for the child image offences and a four-month concurrent term for the bestiality – suspended for two years. 50 days of rehabilitation activities; £350 costs. Robinson was put on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years. Banned from contact with children under 16 and from having a dog for 10 years (expires June 2026).

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