DOGS CONFINED IN SHED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19460, 16 October 1926, Page 17

DOGS CONFINED IN SHED.

TWO OF ANIMALS DESTROYED OWNER FINED FOR CRUELTY. "The community is not going to put up with you being wretchedly cruel to animals like this-, so that you can make something out of them," said Mr. E. ('. Cuttcn, S.M.. in the Police Court yesterday, when Kichard Shaw, labourer, was charged with permitting unnecessary suffering to five dogs. "If you were in better circumstances T would be harder on you," the magistrate added. "You will be fined £5 with costs, in default a month's imprisonment."

Constable Allan said that, in eonse quence of a complaint, he visited a shed in Wellington Street., where defendant kept his five dogs. The shed was 30ft. by 10ft.. and when witness inspected it. one of the dogs was lying on its side almost dead. The shed was in a filthy condition, without ventilation. Pieces of fat meat were lying on the floor, while there was also a kerosene fin half-full of dirty water. Subsequently two of the dogs had to be destroyed.

"This stable, as I shall call it, was in a filthy condition and fairly took one's breath away," stated an inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The water was not fit to drink. He attributed the poor condition of the animals to lack of exercise and lack of nutrition.

Evidence was given by Alfred William Warren, who lived on the- premises where, the. shed was. He said the dogs made "a terrible row at night, and appeared to lie fighting." During the time he. was at the house, he never once saw defendant co near the shed. The dogs were in a very bad condition.

"I paid every attention I could to the dogs," said defendant. "The City Council condemned the place v?here I previously had them, and I leased the shed in Wellington Street. f fed the dogs every morning and gave them fresh water. 1 took them out for a walk in Western Park every evening. I cleaned their shed out three times a week."

In answer to Sub-Inspector Lewin, defendant denied that the dogs were in a bad condition.