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Man banned from owning pets for 5 years after horrific abuse of his puppy
The puppy was found to have numerous fractures across her body, all of which were inflicted at different times
A Liverpool man has been banned from keeping animals for five years after admitting to inflicting multiple injuries on his puppy and failing to seek veterinary treatment for her.
Perry Jones, from Huyton, pleaded guilty to three animal welfare offences after his eighteen week-old English Bull Terrier puppy Lola was found with a number of injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.
The animal underwent x-rays, where she was found to have suffered numerous fractures to two of her legs, hip, four ribs and jaw. Vets concluded these injuries had been inflicted at different times.
Lola also had an injury to her ear when she was rescued and had a red mark on her head.
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Liverpool Magistrates Court was told how the RSPCA were alerted to the abuse following reports from a concerned member of the public.
RSPCA inspector Lisa Lupson visited Jones’ address in February 2021 and found the puppy to be ‘very lethargic and quiet’.
She said, as per The BBC: ”Rather than walking normally she dragged herself to me, dragging her back end and this is when I noticed that she was completely non-weight bearing on her left hind leg and struggling to walk.
“I also noticed that her left ear was hanging low and was swollen with a large scab visible on the inner ear flap.
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“I can only describe her as very miserable and sad.”
Jones, twenty-two, reportedly told Lupson that the puppy had ‘ongoing medical issues’ and had been taken to the vet two days earlier. However, he then changed his story and said that Lola had suffered the injuries in a fall down the stairs.
Lupson rushed Lola to Greater Manchester Animal Hospital for urgent treatment, where an examination confirmed her injuries had been inflicted at different times.
An independent veterinary expert told the court: “There are no explanations as to how Lola may have accidentally sustained four rib fractures and two jaw fractures. Fracture of the ribs and jaw are not consistent with falling downstairs and the injuries are repetitive, having occurred on a number of different occasions.”
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At Liverpool Magistrates’ Court this week, Jones was banned from owning and keeping animals, ordered to complete twenty-five days of rehabilitation activity and given a ten week curfew.
He was also ordered to pay £1,000 costs and a £95 victim surcharge.
In mitigation, the court was told Jones had suffered from depression in the past.
Lola has since been rehabilitated and is about to start her new life in a new family home.