Caerphilly Woman Fined After Dog Found in Poor Condition

A Caerphilly woman has been prosecuted after failing to provide proper care for her pet dog.

Jayne Louise Short, 59, of Lewis Close, Crumlin, pleaded guilty to an Animal Welfare Act offence regarding a husky/malamute type dog named Digger.

The court heard that Short “failed to adequately investigate/address the cause of his weight loss/poor body condition; failed to provide proper/necessary veterinary care for infected anal mass, skin condition, ear condition and failed to provide effective flea control measures.”

The offence occurred on 20 May last year, with the RSPCA bringing the prosecution to Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Short was ordered to pay £680 in fines, costs and surcharges.

No disqualification from owning or keeping animals was imposed, as “the RSPCA left three other dogs in the care of the defendant and have had no cause to return to the premises and the defendant is now a responsible person to care for the existing dog.”