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Aylesbury / Chesham: Buckinghamshire: Hammad Javaid and Louise Lane

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CONVICTED (2023) | Hammad Javaid, born October 1993, of 32 Charmfield Road, Aylesbury HP21 9QB,and Louise Chrystal Lane, born 12 February (tbc) of Upland Avenue, Chesham HP5 2EA – ran an illegal puppy farm and caused the deaths of several dogs.

Former couple Hammad Javaid and Louise Lane, who now goes by the name Chrystal O’Brien on Facebook, were convicted of numerous animal cruelty charges in relation to an illegal breeding operation located at a house in Bateman Drive, Aylesbury. Twenty-four bull-breed dogs and puppies were involved.

The pair’s offences included the docking of tails involving new-born puppies, not ensuring the animals’ welfare, and failing to obtain a license when selling dogs.

The court heard how the dogs lived in the same house, which was ‘covered in faeces, urine and maggots’. Others were kept in kennels in the property’s garden. Unattended, the dogs fought with each other, leading to the deaths of two of them.

Regular and constant ‘barking, snarling, yapping, and howling’ in the quiet Aylesbury neighbourhood led several members of the public to contact the police and the RSPCA.

Neither Javaid nor Lane lived at the Bateman Drive residence.

Distressing footage shown in the court revealed several animals were left alone for large periods and that the animals would ‘constantly fight each other’.

One video shows a dog lying dead in the back garden following a fight, while some other animals were eating his carcass.

Another dog would later succumb to her injuries in a separate fight, with one of their bodies being disposed of by being put in a bin bag.

In one of the videos the court witnessed, Javaid and Lane were seen trying to separate the fighting dogs by ‘swinging their legs’.

The council had warned Javaid, who had been selling puppies without a valid license between 2012 and 2020, that he needed to obtain such paperwork to which he responded by suggesting we would comply.

However, this never materialised and all the remaining bulldogs were seized from the property in September 2021.

Of the dogs rescued by the council, two were pregnant.

RSPCA investigators found that dogs had been intensively bred and subjected to repeated caesarean sections. There were several cases of dogs having two litters in less than a year.

Javaid admitted to his actions whilst Lane initially denied all wrongdoing and tried to distance herself from the crimes.

However, text messages between the two parties revealed that they were selling puppies for around £5,000 each with the money ‘being put into a Rangy’. This would later be revealed as a Range Rover that Lane drove to and from the property.

Javaid pleaded guilty to charges of unlicensed dog breeding, tail docking, three charges of causing unnecessary suffering and one charge of failing to ensure animal welfare, brought by Buckinghamshire Council. He also pleaded guilty to two further charges of causing unnecessary suffering brought by the RSPCA.

Lane pleaded guilty to charges of unlicensed dog breeding, two charges of causing unnecessary suffering and one charge of failing to ensure animal welfare, brought by Buckinghamshire Council.

The defence had argued in favour of a suspended sentence for both defendants on the grounds that the pair have two children, aged seven and five, and are both due to become parents with their new partners

They also claimed that they were both ‘contributing to society in positive ways’, with company director Javaid running an ironing business called the Ironing Board and a driving school called Revs Driving School. Lane is currently on maternity leave from a job in catering but plans to return.

Sentencing |

Javaid received a total sentence of 20 months’ imprisonment.

Lane was given a six month suspended sentence, together with 100 hours of community service and 25 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) days. She was also required to pay £500 towards the council’s costs in bringing the case.

Both have been banned from keeping dogs “in the future”.

ITV News

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Manor / Darnall, Sheffield: Claire Wainwright, Tariq Ajmal, Adam Ajmal

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CONVICTED (2023) | Claire Wainwright, born c. 1982 and Tariq Ajmal, born 7 March 2002, both of Prince of Wales Road, Manor, Sheffield S2 1EX, and Adam Ajmal, born 7 March 2002, of Swales Gardens, Darnall, Sheffield S9 4LD – kept seven dogs and a parrot in disgusting conditions.

Claire Wainwright and sons Tariq and Adam Ajmal were banned from keeping animals for three years after the RSPCA found seven dogs, including two puppies, and a parrot living in dreadful conditions at a Sheffield property.

Claire Wainwright and twin sons Tariq and Adam Ajmal were prosecuted by the RSPCA for cruelty towards seven dogs, including two puppies, and a parrot found at their family home in Prince of Wales Road in the Manor area of Sheffield.

Wainwright pleaded guilty to two animal cruelty offences relating to a shepherd puppy called Hugo and a rottweiler puppy named Winnie.

Tariq Ajmal pleaded guilty to one animal cruelty offence relating to four other dogs, named Shotty, River and Vegas and Coco.

Adam Ajmal pleaded guilty to one animal cruelty offence relating to a dog called Shadow.

Claire Wainwright and sons Tariq and Adam Ajmal were banned from keeping animals for three years after the RSPCA found seven dogs, including two puppies, and a parrot living in dreadful conditions at a Sheffield property.

RSPCA inspector Leanne Booth attended the property with police on March 30, 2022, after concerns were raised about the animals.

Seven dogs and puppies plus a parrot, were found living in unsuitable conditions.

Inspector Booth said in a statement to the court she noted a strong smell of urine and faeces in the kitchen, where she found two puppies confined to a small wooden dog kennel placed with its door against a wall.

“The kennel was soaking wet and covered in faeces, while there was no bedding and nowhere dry for the puppies to lay down. Hugo’s coat was soaking wet with a mixture of urine and faeces dripping from him. It was difficult to hold him due to the smell,” said the inspector.

“Winnie was also wet and extremely smelly covered in the same unpleasant liquid as Hugo.”

Claire Wainwright and sons Tariq and Adam Ajmal were banned from keeping animals for three years after the RSPCA found seven dogs, including two puppies, and a parrot living in dreadful conditions at a Sheffield property.

There was also a small cage in the kitchen, housing a yellow parrot called Zara. Her cage was covered in faeces and old food and her drinking pot contained soiled water.

When the inspector heard the sound of barking from the garden, Tariq Ajmal led her to a fenced off area where the other dogs were running loose or tethered.

One of the dogs, a cane corso, needed to be restrained by the owner as she was attacking one of the tethered dogs, who was in pain.

“The dog had a small harness tightly fastened around her abdomen and to a chain on a metal ring on the floor, so her movements were severely restricted. She could not access water, she had no shelter or a comfortable rest area and she was limping in pain,” added the inspector.

“Another dog, Coco, had a choke chain around her neck attached to a very short chain, which meant the dog could only stand up in a crouched position. She had no access to water, shelter, or rest area. There was also a cane corso (Shadow), whose tail had been docked and ears cropped.

“The loose dogs in the garden had access to a large garage with three separate rooms which were in complete darkness with no natural light or ventilation. The floor was completely covered with faeces and there were no beds or bedding material, while there were maggots among the faeces and the smell within the garage was overpowering.”

All the animals were seized by the police and taken into the care of the RSPCA.

Claire Wainwright and sons Tariq and Adam Ajmal were banned from keeping animals for three years after the RSPCA found seven dogs, including two puppies, and a parrot living in dreadful conditions at a Sheffield property.

Wainwright told the inspector the dogs belonged to her two sons, Tariq and Adam Ajmal, and that she had helped care for the puppies, while the parrot was owned by the family as a whole.

A vet’s expert report concluded: “There are a number of huge concerns with the conditions these animals were kept in, most notably the poor sanitation in the garage and outside as well as on the young puppies’ fur.

“There was no suitable bedding or suitable-sized shelter and it is unacceptable to keep animals in conditions where there is no access to fresh water, while they are restrained and tethered for long periods with no bowls within reach. The suffering these animals faced was inexcusable and completely avoidable.”

Claire Wainwright and sons Tariq and Adam Ajmal were banned from keeping animals for three years after the RSPCA found seven dogs, including two puppies, and a parrot living in dreadful conditions at a Sheffield property.

In mitigation, the court was told Wainwright had suffered bereavement and physical illness at the time of the offence and it was said she had “too much on her plate” to be able to cope with the dogs.

For Tariq Ajmal, it was said he struggled after the loss of his father and he found it difficult to be at the house on a regular basis. Adam Ajmal was also badly affected by the death of his father and claimed he was not responsible for docking Shadow’s tail or cropping her ears and that he had “rescued the canine from abroad”.

The dogs and the parrot have been cared for by the RSPCA and will be rehomed when they are ready for adoption – the dogs will need suitable and knowledgeable owners as they are large, powerful canines.

Speaking after the sentencing, inspector Booth said: “The conditions in the garage at this property were horrendous, there was not one part of the garage floor that was not covered by faeces. The dogs did not have any dry space to lay in at all.

Sentencing | 12-week curfew; costs of £300 and a victim surcharge of £95. Banned from keeping animals for a pathetic three years (expires April 2026).

The Star

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Kirkby, Liverpool: John and Katie Drury

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CONVICTED (2020) | backyard breeders John Drury, born 28 May 1981, and his wife Katie Drury, born 29 September 1983, both of 56 Quarryside Drive, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 6YA – illegally docked the tails of five puppies and left them to suffer in agony

Backyard breeders John and Katie Drury

Five puppies with docked tails were among 22 dogs discovered at the home of John and Katie Drury, who trade under the name Johnny Doberbulls. One dog could not stand or walk, and the docked tails of a further two pups had become infected and necrotic.

As well as the five puppies with docked tails, who were found in a box in the living room, an RSPCA inspector found a paralysed puppy whose legs had been tied together by the Drurys.

Clueless backyard breeders John and Katie Drury pictured leaving court
Clueless backyard breeders John and Katie Drury pictured leaving court

The couple had tied the dog’s legs together after internet research led them to mistakenly believe she was suffering from swimmers syndrome and this would help cure her. However, the puppy was suffering from a genetic condition and subsequently had to be put down.

Backyard breeders John and Katie Drury

Peter Mitchell, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, said: “The failure to investigate that matter by seeking veterinary attention had caused the puppy to suffer for approximately three weeks.”

John Drury admitted docking the tails of five puppies by tying string around their tails and waiting for the tissue to die from lack of blood flow. He also admitted failing to seek veterinary treatment.

He denied knowing that it was illegal to dock puppies’ tails for non-medical reasons, but Mr Mitchell said he had admitted to knowing it was against the law during his police interview, adding that Mr Drury had “in fact been operating as an unlicensed breeder”.

Katie Drury

Brian O’Connor, defending the Drurys, described the couple as “dog lovers” who had decided to start a dog-breeding business two years ago.

He said: “They do love and care for the dogs, and the breeding aspect has probably disappeared but they would ask not to be disqualified or deprived of their animals.

“They have learned from their mistake and they have paid the penalty, they have been without [their dogs] for a year.”

Backyard breeders John and Katie Drury

But District Judge Andrew Shaw ordered the couple’s 22 dogs to be confiscated and disqualified them from owning or keeping dogs for 12 months.

The judge said he acknowledged that it was not the couple’s intention to be cruel and that they had shown remorse, but added: “The course of action you started was wrong.

“Having appreciated there was a problem you had an obligation to take them to the vet.”

Sentencing | John Drury: 10-week curfew. Katie Drury: 40 hours of unpaid work. Ordered to pay a total of £500 towards the prosecution’s costs and a victim surcharge of £85 each. Banned from owning dogs for just one year (expired October 2021).

Liverpool Echo

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Thurcroft, Rotherham: Wayne and Joanne Glasby

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CONVICTED (2019) | backyard breeders Wayne Glasby, born 1 December 1981, and Joanne Glasby, born c. 1968, of Cedric Crescent, Thurcroft S66 – illegally docked their dogs’ tails causing them pain

Joanne and Wayne Glasby subjected tiny puppies to a painful and illegal tail docking procedure
Joanne and Wayne Glasby subjected tiny puppies to a painful and illegal tail docking procedure

Former butcher Wayne Glasby, who is originally from Worksop, and wife Joanne Glasby pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and removing whole or part of a dog’s tail.

The pair used docking rings to remove four terriers’ tails when they were around six-weeks-old.

Joanne and Wayne Glasby subjected tiny puppies to a painful and illegal tail docking procedure

Andy Cash, for the RSPCA, told the court that the couple’s offending came to light when they advertised three terriers for sale online.

“By chance, a person who was looking at these photographs [in the advert] had a history as a vet and she thought she could see a docking ring and referred the matter to the RSPCA,” said Mr Cash.

The RSPCA visited the Glasbys on November 30, 2018, and found four puppies, aged around six to seven weeks, with docked tails.

Joanne and Wayne Glasby subjected tiny puppies to a painful and illegal tail docking procedure

Mr Cash said a vet who inspected the dogs assessed that the operation had not been carried out by a qualified practitioner and took the view that it had been an “act of mutilation”.

“It was likely to have caused unnecessary pain which is anticipated to have lasted a few days,” said Mr Cash.

When Wayne Glasby was interviewed by police he admitted owning the puppies but denied docking their tails.

Joanne and Wayne Glasby subjected tiny puppies to a painful and illegal tail docking procedure

He said the operation had been carried out by a vet, but when efforts were made to trace the practitioner, it was discovered no such vet existed.

Joanne Glasby told officers she was also responsible for the puppies and denied knowing who was responsible for docking their tails.

“She thought it was just what was done to terriers,” said Mr Cash.

Joanne and Wayne Glasby subjected tiny puppies to a painful and illegal tail docking procedure

The Glasbys’ lawyer told the court her clients had rehomed all of their terriers ahead of the court hearing but still had a 12-year-old lurcher whom they were hoping to rehome within their family. She said the proceedings had had a traumatic effect on the couple.

The pair also have a smallholding where they keep a pony, sheep and lambs and the presiding judge expressed concern over the welfare of those animals.

Sentencing: 150 hours of unpaid work; £600 costs each. Banned from keeping dogs for five years (expires March 2024).

Rotherham Advertiser

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Ashford, Kent: Liam Jones

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CONVICTED (2019) | Liam Jones, born c. 1993, of Shrubcote, Tenterden, Ashford TN30 – for illegally docked the tail of a 15-week-old spaniel puppy

Max's tail was illegally docked by Liam Jones from Tenterden, Kent

Cocker spaniel Max was discovered in High Halden with an elastic band wrapped at the top of his tail that had been tightened with the aid of crimping pliers, leaving the end to become “withered”.

His owner Liam Jones pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a puppy by attempting to dock his tail, when he appeared before Maidstone Magistrates.

RSPCA Inspector Dave Grant said that Max had been rescued in July 2018: “When we removed Max from the home he had an orange elastic band wrapped tightly around his tail.

“It was 1.5ins from the base of his tail and the remainder of the tail was withered almost to the point of falling off. I touched his tail and he yelped; he was obviously in pain.”

Max's tail was illegally docked by Liam Jones from Tenterden, Kent

He added: “Mr Jones was used to docking lambs’ tails and didn’t see any different in applying the same method to his 15-week-old cocker spaniel puppy, Max.

“He claimed his previous dog had suffered a de-gloving tail injury, which is when the skin is torn away, and he wanted to prevent Max going through the same.

Tail docking is illegal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, except for medical purposes or for certain types of certified working dogs, when the procedure must be carried out by a vet before the puppy is five days old.

“While Mr Jones told us that Max was intended to be a working dog, he was not registered with any groups.”

Insp Grant said. “He also admitted that he was unaware of the laws around tail docking and had used crimping pliers to apply the rubber band to Max’s tail.

“Tail docking is illegal under the Animal Welfare Act. It is a painful process, can impact on how dogs communicate and is often wholly unnecessary.

“We do not believe any animals should be mutilated for cosmetic purposes and that removing part or all of the tail should only be done for medical reasons.”

Max has been rehomed by the RSPCA.

Sentencing: community order of 200 hours of unpaid work and 20-days of rehabilitation activity, to include attending the RSPCA’s pilot intervention programme aimed at stopping re-offending. Total of £385 costs and charges. Disqualified from keeping dogs for two years (expired February 2021).

Kent Online

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Horton, Slough: Clint Rimanoczy

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CONVICTED (2018) | Clint Rimanoczy, born 6 February 1989, of Milton Close, Horton, Slough SL3 9PP – cut off the ears and tails of two puppies

Clint Rimanoczy (misspelt as Rimanaczy in linked article) was sentenced at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Friday, December 8, 2017, for carrying out a prohibited procedure on an animal.

The charge relates to an incident on November 23, 2016, involving the cutting off of the ears and tails of two cane corso puppies.

Rimanoczy also admitted to a separate charge of removing whole/part of a dog’s tail and a third charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal by failing to seek veterinary assistance.

Sentencing | 18 weeks in jail.  Costs/charges of £7,056.28. Banned from keeping animals for 20 years. Deprivation order on a dog and her two puppies.

Windsor Express

As of November 2021 Rimanoczy lives in Burton Way, Windsor SL4 4NJ

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Stourbridge, West Midlands: Robert Lees

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CONVICTED (2017) | backyard breeder Robert Lees, born 15 December 1964, of 27 Stepping Stones, Stourbridge DY8 1JZ –  for cruelty to five spaniel puppies found at his home with their tails cut off

Three of the puppies

An animal welfare officer from Dudley Council visited Robert Lees’ home where he found found five spaniel puppies that appeared to have had their tails docked, a court heard

Lees, who was the owner of the puppies, pleaded guilty to five offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 on April 6. The act makes it an offence to dock the tails of dogs unless on veterinary grounds.

Lees told the court the litter of puppies had been unplanned and denied he was a professional dog breeder.

He said he was advised by an associate that docking the tails of the dogs would make them more attractive as working dogs and make it easier to re-home them. The defendant claimed he handed over £10 per puppy for it to be done by someone else.

Nick Powell, head of environmental health and trading standards, said: “The council will not tolerate any actions that cause unnecessary suffering to animals. Where we do find it we will not hesitate to take the appropriate legal action.”

Tail docking has been banned in England and Wales but spaniels, terriers and hunt, point and retriever breeds that are used to work, are exempt.

Puppies of these types of dog can be docked by a vet providing it is done within the first five days of life.

The owner or breeder must be able to prove that the puppies have been bred to work by showing the vet either a gun licence or a letter from a land occupier stating the owner’s dogs work on his land. The puppies must also be microchipped by a vet. The vet must then the vet must sign certificates to say that the puppies were both docked and microchipped in accordance with the law.

Lees, however was unable to produce any paperwork.

Sentencing:
12-month community order involving 100 hours of unpaid work; costs of c. £900. No ban.

BirminghamLive

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Uckfield, East Sussex: Walter Doe

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CONVICTED (2014) | Walter Roger Doe, born c. 1989, of Batts Bridge Caravan Park, Batts Bridge Road, Maresfield, Uckfield TN22 2HN – illegally docked the tail of a Jack Russell puppy.

Doe, a traveller, left the tiny pup in ‘excruciating pain’ after using a sharp tool to remove his tail two inches from its base.

The RSPCA removed the black and white puppy, named Jack, from Doe’s care in July 2013 following a report of concern for the animal’s welfare.

They found Jack with a bandage around his tail and in obvious pain.

The puppy was taken to a vet who removed the bandage and found a very raw wound, about two inches from the tail base, with the rest of the tail removed.

Career criminal Doe, whose convictions included theft and domestic violence, was sent to jail for 12 weeks for causing unnecessary suffering to the puppy and failing to seek veterinary treatment for his open wound.

Speaking after the sentencing, RSPCA Inspector Andrew Kirby said: ‘The prison sentence reflects how seriously the court took the suffering caused to the puppy.

He added: “The vet said it was a very clean-cut wound and must have been made with a sharp tool.”

‘We have no proof about what was used to dock Jack’s tail but, whether it was a knife or a pair of scissors, he would have been in agony.

‘Cutting through the bone of the tail must have been excruciatingly painful and no attempt at all was made to relieve this pain.

‘Tail docking is such a brutal way to treat a young animal in any case.’

Sentencing | 12 weeks’ imprisonment. Banned from keeping animals for 10 years (expires April 2024).

Mirror
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Carnwath, South Lanarkshire: Ian Turner

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CONVICTED (2011) | Ian Gordon Turner, born 17 June 1984, of Main Street, Carnwath ML11 – cut off a Rottweiler’s tail while high on drink and drugs by trapping it in a door

Ian Gordon Turner
Drug and alcohol abuser Ian Gordon Turner added animal cruelty to his long list of criminal convictions.

Turner maimed the Rottweiler cross, Tyson, he had bought just three weeks earlier.

Unemployed Turner, who has tattoos on his face, has a string of previous convictions and was on probation when he attacked the dog in August 2010.

Tyson
Tyson was left in great pain with an untreated open wound on his tail. He recovered and was rehomed.

Despite being left with an open wound Tyson received no veterinary treatment. A Scottish SPCA inspector said that the dog had suffered greatly in the months since the tail docking.

Ian Gordon Turner

Turner avoided prison after Lanark Sheriff Court heard he has been attending drug rehabilitation and anger management courses.

Sentence: 180 hours of community service; 5-year ban on keeping animals (expired 2016).

Daily Record