Cat owner turned blind eye to pet’s open wound
TO MAN AFTER MOGGIE SUFFERED
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A MAN has been banned from keeping animals after his cat was left to suffer with an infected wound.
Lawrence Peter Coleman, 37, of Bradford Road, Liversedge, failed to seek any treatment for his longhair cat Charlie whose collar had become embedded in his skin.
At Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, December 2, he pleaded guilty to one offence of causing unnecessary suffering to Charlie – contrary to Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Charlie had been seen limping and RSPCA Inspector Kris Walker was called to investigate.
Inspector Walker said: “I saw Charlie had a black collar on that was wrapped around his left foreleg and even before getting close to him I could smell what seemed to me like infection.
“As I picked Charlie up I saw that there was pus coming out of an open wound under his left foreleg. I took him to a vet immediately who after examining him concluded Charlie had been caused to suffer unnecessarily for a minimum of two to three weeks.
“He was seized by police and passed into the care of the RSPCA before remaining at the vets overnight as he required surgery the next day.
“The collar was embedded in the tissue of his left axilla which caused damage to the muscle and the buckle of the collar was tangled in his long hair coat.
Once the collar had been removed his infected wound was cleaned. Charlie required antibiotics to treat the infection but has since made a good recovery.”
The court heard mitigation that Coleman had ‘turned a blind eye’ towards Charlie’s condition.
In addition to the five-year disqualification from keeping all animals, Coleman was sentenced to a 12-month community order requiring 80 hours’ of unpaid work in the community and to pay costs of £300 and a £90 victim surcharge.
A deprivation order was imposed in relation to Charlie which will allow the RSPCA to find him a new home.
Inspector Walker added: “It is important to check on our pets regularly – by giving them a little health check every so often will prevent situations like this from occurring.”
I concluded Charlie had been caused to suffer unnecessarily for
two to three weeks