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Tooting, South London: Mercy Mujinya-Motima

March 13, 2024 misanthropic 2 Comments

CONVICTED (2024) | Mercy Mujinya-Motima, born 27 May 1986, of Longley Road, Tooting, London – starved her pet Labradoodle to death.

RSPCA prosecution of Mercy Mujinya-Motima from Tooting, South London, who starved a labradoodle to death.

NHS employee Mujinya-Motima, who works in mental health services, took the emaciated body of the female dog, Shiloh, to the Blue Cross animal hospital on 23 October 2023.

She told staff the one-year-old labradoodle had died after being involved in a collision with a car the previous evening. However, it was evident to the vet that the dog had been starved over a prolonged period and had no injuries consistent with a road traffic accident. She was given a body condition score of just one out of nine.

The vet was of the opinion Shiloh had been unwell for at least six months before her death

Mujinya-Motima had never taken the dog, whom she had owned from the age of eight weeks, to a vet but had registered her with a practice just five days before her death.

RSPCA inspector Harriet Daliday investigated for the animal welfare charity.

In written evidence, she stated: “I was shocked at what ease the body was removed from the storage given the breed of dog. I could easily lift the dog with one hand.

“I was informed that the dog only weighed 5.8kg at the time she was brought in.

“Shiloh was extremely underweight with all ribs, hips and spine sharp and easily felt.

“The shape of her skull and the indentation above the eye sockets were easily felt. There was absolutely no fat or muscle on her body.

“Her eyes were sunken in and had a gunky discharge surrounding them.

“She had a small open wound on her left hind leg and what looked to be like pressure sores on her thighs. I found it surprising that whilst being in this poor condition, Shiloh’s coat appeared to be well maintained.

“It was clean and looked like it had been fairly freshly groomed. The nails were trimmed far back and had been cut as opposed to being naturally short.”

Inspector Daliday also contacted the registered owner on the dog’s chip – who was the breeder of the labradoodle – and added: “She advised she had a litter of labradoodle puppies last July which she sold at nine weeks old.

“This one by the name of Pink Collar was sold to a lady and her daughter. She said she would be able to find the contact details if I needed them.

“I advised the dog was sadly deceased and this was now being investigated. The breeder was shocked and upset that this had happened to one of her puppies.”

Mujinya-Motima pleaded guilty to an animal welfare offence.

The court heard in mitigation that she was remorseful and distressed and that she had no plans to keep a dog in the future.

They added that she had paid over £400 for the dog, and had voluntarily surrendered the dog’s body to the vet.

Sentencing | 12-month community order including a 12-week curfew and an electronic tag; £400 costs. Five-year ban on owning dogs (expires March 2029).

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Tooting, Wandsworth, South West London: Harry Booth

November 10, 2023 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2023) | Harry Booth, born c. 1996, of Dalebury Road, Tooting SW17 7HH – kicked his dog in the head during an angry outburst.

Harry Booth appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on November 8, 2023, where he pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and one count of affray.

The court heard that in Brighton on May 17, 2022, he kicked a rottweiler repeatedly to the head in what was described as a “psychotic episode”.

Booth was “extremely unwell” when he attacked the dog after a row in Budgens in Queens Road, central Brighton, in the early hours.

Prosecuting, Benjamin Parkinson said Booth’s dog had lunged at a customer after he went into the Budgens at about 1am.

He said: “The defendant and the customer had a verbal argument and the dog again lunged at them.

“The defendant took the muzzle off the dog and made threats towards the customer, and threw a bottle.

“The customer paid and left the shop. The defendant made a threat to fight a member of staff.

“CCTV captures the defendant’s behaviour outside the shop and shows him kicking the dg multiple times.

“Police attended, and the defendant gave a false name and date of birth and could be hard saying on body worn camera footage ‘F*** the law.’”

The incident of affray took place on the same day during an altercation with train staff.

The court was told that Booth used his dog as a weapon during that incident.

Defending, Alison Reedy said Booth had suffered from mental health episodes since his teens, had been sectioned several times and sent to mental hospitals across the country.

But it was only recently he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was now receiving treatment for that and was “in a much better place.”

She said when he was told what he had been charged with, his main concern was his dog.

She said: “He’s clearly very fond of his dog and wants the best for him. He’s a lovely dog.

“He would never harm that dog intentionally – he’s horrified that he has done.

“He’s someone who forms a very strong bond with animals. He was able to give the dog a good life. They loved each other.”

Sentencing | six-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. Disqualified from keeping pets for two years (expires November 2025) and the rottweiler was confiscated from him.

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Battersea, South London: Cindy Hancock

September 1, 2022 misanthropic 2 Comments

CONVICTED (2022) | Cindy Hancock, born 28 January 1986, of St Georges House, Charlotte Despard Avenue, Battersea, London SW11 5NH – left her poorly dog trapped in a shaft for three days before calling for help.

Hancock was jailed after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to her dogs, Maya and Oscar.

In December 2021 the London Fire Brigade and RSPCA officers rescued Maya, a black spaniel, from a deep riser cupboard where she had been trapped.

Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Mat Hawkins said: “Cindy Hancock showed me the hole where Maya was stuck down and confirmed that the dog had been there for three days before she called fire and rescue. The hole was so deep I didn’t manage to see the bottom of the area.”

In a witness statement read in court, a vet said: “It is deeply concerning that the dog was left in a service shaft for that period of time, during which her needs were not met and she would have suffered both physically and psychologically.”

While at Hancock’s house, the RSPCA examined Maya as well as her other dog, Oscar. Concerned about their welfare, he took the dogs to a vet who found that both were underweight and suffering from eye infections.

A vet told the court that Oscar was clearly underweight on presentation and his blood profile fitted with a diagnosis of malnutrition. Oscar’s eye infection was also causing pain and had been left untreated by Hancock.

“It is extremely clear in this case that through ignoring the eye injury, failing to provide adequate nutrition and failing to rescue the dog from the service shaft as quickly as possible, the owner’s actions have resulted in significant and unnecessary suffering,” the vet said.

Maya and Oscar have recovered in the care of the RSPCA and Oscar has since gained a substantial amount of weight. They are now looking for loving new homes.

Sentencing | 26 weeks’ imprisonment. Banned from owning any animals for 10 years.

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Roehampton, South-West London: Rosie Moore

December 2, 2021 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2021) | Rosie Moore, born 24 September 1997, of Norley Vale, Roehampton, SW London – failed to ensure the welfare of a dog found riddled with disease and living in her own filth.

Rosie Moore only received a 5-year ban after magistrates decided her animal neglect was "not deliberate" ... — Rosie Moore only received a 5-year ban after magistrates decided her animal neglect was “not deliberate” …

Cali, a female boxer cross, was found cowering under a table soaked in her own urine as police carried out a warrant at Moore’s address.

Prosecutor Beata Murphy told the court how on June 18, 2020, police entered the property and found two dogs alone surrounded by faeces and urine.

One of these dogs, Cali, belonged to Moore, while the other belonged to a separate occupant of the flat.

Ms Murphy told the court: “Police entered the property while nobody was home and found two dogs who were understandably scared.

“The officers were also met by the overwhelming stench of faeces and urine.”

The court heard how the balcony had been used as a place for the dogs to go to the toilet for several weeks and was covered in faeces.

The flat, which was also home to two children aged seven-months-old and three at the time, was described by as being in disarray.

Ms Murphy said: “There was dog faeces and urine all over the flat, as well as vomit.

“It was clear to the officers that the dogs had been searching for food in open bin bag and had resorted to eating the contents of used nappies.

“It was not clear how long the dogs had been in the flat without food and water.

“One of the dogs cowered under the table in fear until police managed to coax it out.

“Cali’s rear leg was entirely soaked with urine when officers found her.”

The dogs were seized by the police and taken to a vet who found Cali had been suffering from lung worm for at least four weeks and would have been in pain.

The court heard that the lung worm may have been caused by, or made worse by, the appalling conditions she was living with.

They also found she had ingrowing eyelashes in one eye which would also have been uncomfortable for her.

Moore pleaded not guilty before being convicted at a trial.

In mitigation, the court was told Moore had only left the dog alone for one night and that the faeces that had accumulated in the flat was only two weeks’ worth.

Moore also claimed she had noticed the dog’s eye and had called a vet, but decided against getting it checked out after being told the price.

The court heard Moore had suffered with her mental health and at the time had stopped taking her medication, explaining the conditions the dogs were left in.

The bench of magistrates decided the harm she caused to Cali was not deliberate, but disqualified her from owning any animals for the next five years.

Moore will also be subject to a 12 month community order including electronic monitoring.

Cali and the other dog were seized from the property and are being re-homed.

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Balham, South-West London: Adam Elliott

February 2, 2016 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2016) | Adam Elliott, born 04/05/1964, of Foxbourne Road, Balham, London SW17 8EW – neglected six puppies and their three-legged mother

RSPCA officers discovered three-legged Staffy Caramel and her six puppies in squalid conditions and without food or water at the Morden home Elliott shared with now ex-wife Rebeca.

Neglected three-legged dog Caramel was very thin

Elliott admitted three charges relating to neglect of the dogs – two counts of not feeding them properly, and one of not providing them with a clean place to live.

The puppies, called Susan, Wendy, Jennifer, Carol, Fiona and Alison, and their mother, can now be re-homed.

RSPCA inspector Kate Fletcher said: “Caramel, in particular, was worrying.

“You could see her ribs and spine, and the environment was just unacceptable for all of them – especially such young pups – they were living in their own filth.”

Sentence: community order for 100 hours’ unpaid work; £720 in costs; disqualified from keeping dogs for ten years (expires February 2026).

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