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Walsall, West Midlands: Kassie Benton

April 30, 2024 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2023) | Kasandra Benton, born September 1986, of Talke Road, Walsall WS5 4PH – neglected her injured and ailing dogs’ needs.

RSPCA prosecution of Walsall woman Kassie Benton who failed to treat her dogs' injuries

Pet collector Benton left two of her dogs to suffer without seeking vet treatment. They were an Akita named Delta, who was found with injuries from fighting another dog, and a chihuahua called Eddie, who had a huge ulcerated mass on his groin and had to be put to sleep.

The dogs were rescued from Benton’s home after concerns for their welfare were raised with the RSPCA.

RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer, Graeme Brookes, described what he saw when he entered Benton’s home.

He said: “As I walked in, the smell was strong. I saw multiple fresh stains of faeces in the living room. There was lots of domestic rubbish on the floor.

“Eddie had a very large growth on the side of his body that due to his size impacted his walk, on top of the growth was a large open wound.

“I asked to see Delta, who was kept locked in the kitchen. There was a large amount of faeces and urine in the kitchen. I asked why Delta was in the kitchen, and was told she’d been kept in there since the fight.

“Delta was friendly, however, I could see she couldn’t place her paw on the floor, hobbling significantly also her hair was matted on the back. I then noticed puncture marks on both her legs and the one she couldn’t put down was significantly swollen.”

Both dogs were taken to a vet who examined them and concluded both were suffering.

In his report, he said: “The owner was aware that Eddie had a swelling on his side and that it ulcerated a couple of months earlier. This mass was painful due to the damage to the skin over the mass. The lack of treatment and the inaction that in my opinion has led to unnecessary suffering.

“With Delta, once this fight had occurred a reasonable owner would immediately seek veterinary care especially with the number of injuries she sustained.

“She may have been walking initially but as the inflammation and infection worsened the swelling would have become more obvious and she would have become more lame and more painful.

“Many of the puncture wounds are often like the tip of the iceberg for dog bite injuries as the grip of the dog is maintained and the tear and rip the muscle and tissues below.”

Eddie had to be put to sleep because of the severity of his condition.
Delta was placed in RSPCA care and can now be rehomed after the court granted a deprivation order.

RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer, Graeme Brookes added: “Our plea to all animal owners is to make sure they always receive care and treatment when they need it.

“Pets are completely reliant on their owners to ensure their needs are met and they are kept safe and healthy. Ensuring appropriate veterinary care is a key part of the responsibility we have towards them.”

Sentencing | 26-week suspended prison sentence; 15 hours of “rehabilitation”; £600 in costs plus a £187 surcharge. 20-year ban on keeping dogs.

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Newport, Gwent: Walter Kanhukamwe

July 15, 2023 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2023) | Walter Rangariria Kanhukamwe, born July 2001, of Somerton Road, Newport NP19 but with links to Bloxwich in Walsall, West Midlands -for cruelty to a dog found collapsed due to heat exhaustion.

Police mugshot of animal abuser and violent career criminal Walter Kanhukamwe from Newport, Wales

Following an RSPCA prosecution in relation to two American bulldog type dogs called Crystal and Peachey, Kanhukamwe was found guilty of animal welfare offences.

He had denied the offences but was convicted following a trial.

Kanhukamwe was found guilty of exposing Crystal “to high temperatures without providing the dog with suitable shelter or a sufficient amount of water”.

The offence was committed during a heatwave last summer on July 19, 2022.

He also failed to provide Crystal and Peachey with adequate shelter, a suitable clean dry lying area, suitable bedding, veterinary attention, fresh water, appropriate companionship and exercise.

The second offence took place between October 16, 2021 and July 19, 2022.

In a written statement presented to the court from RSPCA inspector Emma Smith, she said she was made aware of an incident where police removed Crystal from a garden after she was found ‘in a collapsed state suffering from heat exhaustion’. This incident was subsequently passed onto the RSPCA for investigation.

Crystal had been left without adequate water or shelter during hot weather and suffered near-fatal hyperthermia

A vet who saw Crystal in July 2022 told the court the dog was presented “after being seized due to being collapsed in a garden with no shade or water on what was an extremely hot day (30 degrees Celsius at the time of the incident with minimal cloud cover).”

“When she was brought in, this was after she had been left in a garden, since the evening before (arrived approximately 2pm). She had initially been actively cooled by the neighbours prior to her arrival,” she said.

“On arrival she was panting, almost in respiratory distress she was panting so much (they do this in an attempt to cool down as they cannot perspire).

“Her temperature when she came to us was 39.8, we class this as hyperthermia as it is an extreme increase of temperature but not due to an underlying disease (normal temperature should not exceed 38.5 degrees Celsius) and this was after she had been cooled down.

“From my clinical point of view, this dog was on the verge of going into heat stroke and from being this temperature could still have showed signs a few days later.

It was lucky she was found when she was as the consequences very likely would have been fatal if her temperature was not brought down to normal within the next hour/so, despite this she would have also become progressively more dehydrated.”

She added: “By not seeking veterinary attention in my professional opinion the owner of this dog failed in their duty of care to the dog with respect to the hyperthermia, verging on heat stroke and dehydration through his neglect caused the dog to suffer unnecessarily.”

The court also heard that the RSPCA had visited the home of Kanhukamwe multiple times before this incident due to concerns about two dogs being left for long periods and left in unsuitable conditions.

RSPCA inspectors issued Animal Welfare Warning notices and requested improvements were made in respect to Crystal’s and Peaches’ environment.

Crystal also had a condition known as cherry eye which RSPCA inspectors requested was seen by a vet.

During one visit, inspector Smith said: “He confirmed to me that Crystal had come to him with a cherry eye and that he was using drops on her which the previous owner had given him. He advised that he had not taken her to see a vet as he believed they would want to remove the lump and he was not prepared to have this surgery done.”

She spoke to him about the environment the dogs were living in.

“He claimed that the dogs had cardboard available to them for bedding and that there were no hazards present. He said he didn’t provide any other form of bedding as the dogs were destructive and would shred it.”

In March 2023 Kanhukamwe was jailed for 21 months after waving a hunting knife above his head in Cardiff before calmly entering a café. The court heard he had seven previous convictions, including the possession of a knife in 2018.

Sentencing | immediate 16-week custodial. Three-year ban on owning or keeping dogs (expires July 2026).

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Walsall, West Midlands: Kirsty Bradley

February 4, 2023 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2023) | Kirsty Maxine Bradley, born 4 August 1990, of Edinburgh Avenue, Bentley, Walsall WS2 0JD – left three malnourished dogs in the garden of her abandoned home during a heatwave.

Animal abuser: Kirsty Bradley from Walsall, West Midlands. Picture: Facebook

Mother-of-two Kirsty Bradley moved out of her home, leaving behind French bulldogs Ola and Missy and a crossbreed called Sheba in the garden. The dogs, two of whom were emaciated, had no food or water and were fully exposed to the elements as temperatures soared.

One of three malnourished dogs abandoned by Kirsty Bradley from Walsall, West Midlands. Picture: RSPCA

The dogs were kept alive by the intervention of a vigilant neighbour who gave them water over the fence.

All three dogs were suffering from malnutrition and dehydration when they were examined by a vet following their rescue.

The vet’s report said: “This suffering would have been avoided if they had been offered adequate food and water. The dogs were kept in an area of the yard where there was no shade or shelter.

“With the exceptionally hot weather we had over the weekend this happened, this could well have been a fatal outcome for the dogs except for the neighbour’s intervention in providing some water over the fence.”

The dogs were found to be very underweight, with both Ola and Sheba deemed to be in an emaciated condition by veterinary experts.

Bradley was investigated and prosecuted by the RSPCA after the charity received reports of concern for the welfare of the dogs.

In court she admitted causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals by failing to ensure access to a suitable diet including fresh drinking water. She also admitted failing to take reasonable steps to ensure the needs of animals were met. Both offences were committed between June 26 to July 19, 2022.

It was during this period that the UK broke its temperature record, with 40.3C recorded on thermometers at Coningsby, Lincolnshire on July 19.

In mitigation, Bradley was said to be sorry for her actions and said she had been struggling with her mental health at the time.

She admitted leaving the dogs home alone having left the property to stay elsewhere, only returning occasionally to pick up clothing, and said she was remorseful and should have put measures in place to ensure the dogs had the care they needed in her absence.

The court ordered that the dogs, who have been cared for by the RSPCA since they were rescued, could also be signed over to the charity so they can be found new homes.

Sentencing | community order, with including 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 12-week electronic curfew; total of £514 in costs and surcharge. A 10-year ban on keeping animals.

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Brownhills, West Midlands: James Spencer

August 9, 2022 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2022) | James Spencer, born c. 1989, of Lindon Road, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7DD – repeatedly beat his Labrador puppy.

So vulnerable … violent puppy abuser James Spencer is pictured outside court

Spencer was filmed striking the dog, named Budd, before picking him up and ‘throwing’ him in his van where he proceeded to rain down further blows.

Witnesses observed five separate, but similar, incidents outside his home in Lindon Road, Brownhills in Walsall.

The incidents took place between June 1 and July 25, 2021, typically in the parking area near his home.

Prosecutor Sara Pratt stated one witness saw Spencer strike the dog on three separate occasions but was ‘ready’ on the third when she filmed the incident.

She said: “The defendant was seen to be calling to Budd who didn’t come to him. He only approached when the defendant lay on the floor.

“This defendant picked the dog up struck him, then repeatedly slapped him in the van. The dog was thrown into the van and he was seen to repeatedly punch the dog. The footage was sent to the RSPCA.

“The defendant was heard to say ‘do you want to be punched again do you? Do you want to be punched again?’.”

Spencer voluntarily surrendered the puppy who was examined in September and found to be ‘bright, alert and friendly’. Although the pup was also observed to be ‘passive’ when picked up possibly due to a ‘history of negative encounters’, the prosecutor added.

Spencer initially claimed he would only smack Budd once to the nose if he was ‘naughty’ before confessing to the full extent of the abuse.

District Judge Jonathan Straw said: “I have watched the video. What was evident was a significant degree of inadequacy on part of the defendant.

“He initially was seen using conventional methods to call and cajole the dog. Then when unsurprisingly the dog didn’t obey his commands he became frustrated, which spiraled to anger and he meted physical chastisement by way of punches.

“This wasn’t cruelty from the start. It was a consequence of him simply not having the skills to deal with or cope with a puppy or any dog and becoming angry and frustrated as a consequence of the dog not obeying him.”

Pallo Bailey, defending, confirmed Spencer had a number of ‘difficulties’ and was currently unable to work after falling from a ladder.

Judge Straw described the assaults as ‘appalling, cruel and violent’ but acknowledged the defendant’s own ‘vulnerabilities’.

Sentencing | 12 weeks’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months; 20 rehabilitation days, £500 in costs. Banned from keeping animals for ten years.

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Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands: Gemma Plested

November 24, 2021 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2021) | Gemma Plested, born 3 October 1984, of Old Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall – failed to stop her dog from eating cocaine.

Gemma Plested was banned from keeping pets after her American bulldog, Tate (pictured), ate cocaine. Pictures: Facebook. — Gemma Plested was banned from keeping pets after her American bulldog, Tate (pictured), ate cocaine. Pictures: Facebook

Plested was responsible for a female American bulldog named Tate in January 2021 when RSPCA investigators became concerned about the dog’s welfare.

A warrant was issued for Plested’s arrest and she was taken into custody on suspicion of animal welfare offences.

In court, Plested pleaded guilty to not taking the necessary steps to ensure Tate was protected from pain and suffering, specifically failing to prevent her from ingesting cocaine.

The incident happened in Birmingham on January 14, 2021.

Plested also admitted another of failing to ensure Tate had adequate care and supervision between January 10 and January 15, 2021.

Sentencing: community order; total of £745 in fines and costs. Disqualified from keeping any pet for a period of 10 years but may appeal after five years.

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Walsall, West Midlands: Chevez Davies

August 11, 2021 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2021) | dog trader Chevez Davies, born 11 June 1993, of 5 Grange Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall WS9 8HJ – had six bulldog puppies’ ears cropped

Chevez Davies, from Walsall, subjected six puppies to ear cropping. — Mutilated: Chevez Davies arranged for the ears of six puppies to be cropped for cosmetic reasons.

Chevez Davies was banned from keeping pets after six bulldog puppies with amputated ears were seized from his home in Aldridge, Walsall.

The RSPCA raided Davies’ home based on intelligence that dogs with illegally ‘cropped’ ears were at the property.

Six puppies with cropped ears were recovered from an enclosure in Chevez Davies' garden. — Six puppies with cropped ears were recovered from an enclosure in Davies’ garden.

Accompanied by police they discovered six young bulldogs in a back garden enclosure, all of whom had undergone the painful procedure.

Davies vehemently denied any wrongdoing claiming the dogs’ ears were like that when he purchased them.

But an investigation revealed an Instagram post from a breeder which showed Davies holding two of the dogs, named ‘Rocco’ and ‘Cardi B’, with seemingly normal ears, indicating they must have been clipped at a later date.

After a trial, he was found guilty of four charges of carrying out or permitting a prohibited procedure on a protected animal.

Backyard breeder Chevez Davies, from Walsall, subjected six puppies to ear cropping.

RSPCA inspector Kate Levesley confirmed a warrant was executed at Davies’ address in Grange Avenue, Aldridge, on the morning of October 1, 2020, when nobody was home but the six puppies were found in the back garden

She said: “They were in good body weight and condition but quite obviously all six had their ears cropped and did not have their full ears.”

One of the six mutilated dogs recovered from Chevez Davies' garden. — One of the six mutilated dogs recovered from Davies’ garden.

Prosecutor Angelica Rokad told the court that, according to experts, cropping can cause a ‘range of emotions’ including anxiety and fearfulness. She stated the dogs would have likely experienced pain for between seven to 14 days afterwards.

Ms Rokad said: “Dogs with cropped ears lose the ability to communicate with each other. Humans are also deprived of the ability to read dogs’ behaviour.”

She added all six dogs had had their ears altered purely for ‘cosmetic’ purposes. The court heard the defendant regularly posted pictures of bulldogs to his Instagram handle @bully_king_UK_ and also frequently tagged in a West Midlands-based breeder.

Davies, representing himself, revealed he had owned around 30 dogs and typically paid £500 extra for those with cropped ears. He argued he had not arranged for the procedure himself but would not say who he believed carried out the amputation work.

Davies said: “I’m not going to say they came from this person or that person. I’m not going to be thinking I’m a rat to bring trouble to my door.

“I know it’s not allowed. I’m not stupid enough to get a dog then crop its ears then put it on my Instagram page. It’s sad what happens to the dogs. I like the dogs because of what they look like.

“I have never had any of them dogs with ears then chopped the ears off.”

When the court clerk warned he was potentially taking the blame for someone else, Davies replied: “I don’t know who the person who done it is. Even if I did I wouldn’t say.

“It’s caused big drama for me already. If I done it I would take it on the chin. I’m not going to be a rat and send the RSPCA to knock on other people’s doors and put my life at risk, my kids’ lives at risk.”

The Chair of the Bench told Davies his evidence became ‘increasingly confused’ and confirmed guilty verdicts on all four counts.

He said: “We didn’t find you a credible witness. Your story changed too much, there weren’t enough straight answers. We are sure you permitted the dogs to have their ears cropped.”

Sentencing: four months in prison suspended for two years, ordered to pay £1,000 costs and a £128 victim surcharge. Banned from keeping animals for two years (expires August 2023).

Birmingham Live

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Walsall, West Midlands: Khristian Beckett

March 27, 2021 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2021) | Khristian Antonio Beckett (aka Khristian ‘K-Star’ Walker), born 18 June 1992, of 65 King Charles Avenue, Walsall WS2 0DN – left his elderly dog to suffer with maggot-infested wounds

Khristian Beckett aka Khristian Walker from Walsall was banned from owning dogs for five years after failing to care for his elderly pet dog when she fell gravely ill

Father-of-one Beckett, who has links to the Southend on Sea area, admitted causing suffering to his German shepherd-type dog, Stella, between July 9 and 14, 2020.

The 14-year-old pet was found lying on a sheet outside on a wet patio at Beckett’s home in King Charles Avenue, Walsall.

She had a number of skin lesions, fly strike, ear disease and poor body condition.

German shepherd type dog Stella was found collapsed and unable to move

Stella was taken into the RSPCA’s care, where a vet advised it would be in her best interest to put her to sleep.

RSPCA Inspector Fiona Howell, who led the investigation, said: “I found Stella lying on a sheet outside on a wet patio. Her wet, dirty, matted coat was covered in fly eggs and maggots and a wound to her back was bleeding. She was aware that I was there as her eyes would follow me but she was unable to lift her head.”

She continued: “I took her straight to RSPCA Newbrook Farm Animal Hospital that night where vet nurses carried her from my then maggot-infested van on a stretcher into the practice. An initial examination revealed Stella had multiple skin wounds on her back, some of which contained fly larvae. She also had inflamed ear canals with copious quantities of dark ear wax and reacted with pain when her back and legs were moved.

“Sadly the extent of Stella’s suffering and pain was so much that the vet advised it would be in her best interest to put her to sleep immediately. Sadly, necessary action was not taken in time – and Stella’s condition ultimately deteriorated significantly.

“Owning an animal is a privilege – but this man’s failure to ensure appropriate veterinary care meant that was clearly not appreciated in this case.”

Sentencing: 18-month community order with a requirement to do 170 hours of unpaid work; a total of £495 costs and charges. Banned from keeping dogs only for just five years (expires March 2026).

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Pelsall, West Midlands: Amos Price

November 14, 2019 misanthropic 18 Comments

CONVICTED (2019) | Amos Price, born 10 August 1989, of Trevor Road, Pelsall, Walsall WS3 5DB – encouraged his dog to maul a neighbour’s cat to death.

Cat killer Amos Price from Walsall, West Midlands, UK — West Midlands Police mugshot of evil cat killer and career criminal Amos Price who has a history of violence and criminal damage

Footage of gypsy Amos Price setting his dog on eight-year-old cat Cleo on 23 October, 2019, was shared widely online after it was released in a bid to identify him.

The then 30-year-old admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

Price, described by police as “a yob”, was also banned from keeping animals for life at Walsall Magistrates’ Court.

The crime was discovered when Cleo’s owner, Gary Truefitt, checked his home’s CCTV footage after he became suspicious that his pet had not come back inside.

The horrific footage shows Price approaching the home with his lurcher-type dog, which he then pulled towards the cat, triggering the brutal mauling.

In a statement, Mr Truefitt said: “I feel as if there is a big part of my life missing.

“I don’t want to go home because I know Cleo is not there.”

He previously described Cleo as “a daft cat in lots of ways” but a companion who “will be very much missed”.

Price was arrested by West Midlands Police following a six-day manhunt sparked by the release of footage by the RSPCA.

West Midlands Police said the attack was “completely mindless, senseless and beyond any justification”.

“As a police force and community we have all been appalled by the sickening actions of Price.”

The unemployed father of two, who has recent convictions for criminal damage and assault, claimed he was drunk at the time.

His defence said he was “extremely ashamed and sorry” and that his family had received death threats after the footage was shared on social media.

Sentencing | 18 weeks in jail. Banned from keeping animals for life.

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Willenhall, West Midlands: Cathryn Tarbuck

September 29, 2017 misanthropic Leave a comment

CONVICTED (2017) | Cathryn Tarbuck, born 30 June 1989 previously of St. Stephens Avenue Willenhall and more recently Station Street, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall WS6 7ED – left a dog to starve to death in a kennel

Cathryn Tabruck, a dog killer from Willenhall, West Midlands, UK

Mother-of-three Cathryn Tarbuck was disqualified from keeping animals for life after her starved dog was discovered.

Tarbuck was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to the dog and for failing to meet her needs.

Rottweiler Maisie was locked in a kennel and left to starve to death by evil mother-of-three Cathryn Tarbuck

The court heard that the rottweiler, named Maisie, was seen by one of Tarbuck’s friends digging at the floor of an outside kennel, on 27 January 2017.

Dog killer Cathryn Tarbuck from Willenhall, West Midlands, UK

The shocked friend pulled Maisie out before contacting a vet, who came out and immediately put Maisie to sleep as she was so emaciated and weak.

Concerned about Maisie’s condition, the vet contacted the RSPCA.

RSPCA inspector Dawn Burrell said: “Maisie was trying to dig her way out of her kennel but she was clearly weak. Tarbuck’s friend helped get Maisie out and then said to Tarbuck, ‘She is in a really bad way’.

“The vet who came to assess Maisie said that she had been suffering and sadly she was put to sleep on humane grounds. She had likely been suffering for at least three months.

“When she was trying to dig her way out of her kennel, she was in her final death throes. It is so sad that she had been left to suffer like that and for her life to end during such a period of distress.

“There is simply no excuse to neglect an animal like this. This was a case of extreme neglect for a long period of time. If you have a pet, you are legally responsible to ensure that their needs are met – something Tarbuck clearly failed to do.”

Sentencing: 12-month community order; ordered to pay a fine of £50 and costs of £385. Lifetime ban on keeping animals.

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Walsall, West Midlands: Stephen Parkes

October 14, 2016 misanthropic 3 Comments

CONVICTED (2016) | Stephen Thomas Parkes, born 29 September 1981 of Bloxwich Road, Walsall WS3 2XE – forced dogs to fight with foxes.

Parkes was arrested after police found a group of men and two dead foxes on waste ground in Goscote, Walsall, in November 2015. Two injured terriers were found in his vehicle.

Parkes was convicted of one case of causing unnecessary suffering to his two tri-coloured terrier dogs, Ted and Bully, on November 29, 2015.

He was also found guilty of fox hunting in contravention of the 2004 Hunting Act.

In court, it was revealed how police had spotted a Ford Mondeo car on wasteland on Goscote Lodge Crescent, Goscote, at around 5.30pm on November 29. Inside were two dogs who had blood around their muzzles.

The officers approached a group of around eight men who had torches and when they announced themselves as police they fled along with several dogs.

But Parkes and another man didn’t run and were both holding spades.

Two dead foxes were on the ground without their tails – a sign they had been cut off as a trophy.

In court, Parkes admitted he told police shortly after being caught: “Yeah, I will hold my hands up – I was fox hunting.” However, he later said he was being sarcastic.

He said he had taken the two dogs for a walk and had let them off the lead. Bully had gone missing so he sent down Ted to find her.

But both dogs wouldn’t come back up so he spent several hours digging for them.

In court, the unemployed father of two said: “I love those dogs. I would never take them home injured as I have two little daughters and they would be upset. I wouldn’t want them going to school telling their teachers. I was going to take them straight to the vets at Quinton.”

The dogs were taken to the vets where they were examined. Both had “multiple small wounds” to their muzzles and signs of an infection to their eyes.

A postmortem revealed both foxes had died of injuries consistent with dog bites.

It was also revealed Parkes had a conviction for interfering with a badger sett dating back to 2004.

Nearly 4 years after his conviction and it’s clear that Ste Parkes hasn’t changed one bit.

Sentencing Parkes District Judge Neil Davison told him: “I simply don’t believe the account you have given in court. You deliberately sent those two dogs into the hole which resulted in the deaths of two foxes and injuries to Ted and Bully. From photographs shown in court you clearly have an interest in hunting.”

Speaking after the case RSPCA Inspector Bob Crutchley said: “We are happy with the sentence. This sends out a clear message that fox hunting using dogs will not be tolerated.

“Parkes had a history of hunting using dogs and we are pleased he has now been banned from keeping them.

“Fox hunting is quite rare in the Black Country and Birmingham areas but as can be seen by this case it does go on. Detecting it is the problem.”

A deprivation and disposal order for Ted and Bully was also ordered at court.

Sentencing | fined £210 and ordered to pay £270 in costs. Banned from keeping dogs for ONE year (expired October 2017).

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