Walsall dog owner gets pet ban after six bulldog puppies with cropped ears seized – Birmingham Live
A dog owner has been banned from keeping pets after six bulldog puppies with amputated ears were seized.
The RSPCA raided Chevez Davies’ home in Walsall based on intelligence dogs with illegally ‘cropped’ ears were at the property.
Accompanied by police they discovered six young bulldogs in a back garden enclosure, all of whom had undergone the painful procedure.
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A dog owner has been banned from keeping pets after six bulldog puppies with amputated ears were seized.
The RSPCA raided Chevez Davies’ home in Walsall based on intelligence dogs with illegally ‘cropped’ ears were at the property.
Accompanied by police they discovered six young bulldogs in a back garden enclosure, all of whom had undergone the painful procedure.
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The 28-year-old vehemently denied any wrongdoing claiming their ears were like that when he purchased them.
But an investigation revealed an Instagram post from a breeder which showed Davies holding two of dogs, named ‘Rocco’ and ‘Cardi B’, with seemingly normal ears, indicating they must have been clipped at a later date.
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After a trial at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday, August 9, he was found guilty of four charges of carrying out or permitting a prohibited procedure on a protected animal.
He was sentenced to four months in prison suspended for two years, ordered to pay £1,000 costs and a £128 victim surcharge, whilst he was banned from keeping animals for two years.
Six bulldog puppies with cropped ears were seized from Chevez Davies’ home in Walsall
(Image: RSPCA)
RSPCA inspector Kate Levesley confirmed a warrant was executed at his address in Grange Avenue, Aldridge, on the morning of October 1 last year, 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.”
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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 …….
Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/walsall-dog-owner-gets-pet-21269062
