{"id":304383,"date":"2018-09-21T17:07:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T16:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=304383"},"modified":"2018-09-21T17:29:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T16:29:49","slug":"farmer-charged-with-neglect-of-40-dogs-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/farmer-charged-with-neglect-of-40-dogs-convicted\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer charged with neglect of 40 dogs convicted"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Limerick farmer was convicted and fined in Kilmallock District Court for animal welfare charges following the discovery of 40 chained and neglected dogs on his property.<\/p>\n
The man appeared before court on Tuesday, September 18, for a number of offences which include: causing unnecessary suffering to dogs; and having chained, unburied carcasses of two adult dogs and one puppy on his property.<\/p>\n
The man pleaded guilty to the charges, and received a fine of \u20ac1,150, according to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA).<\/p>\n
Judge Marion O’Leary also ordered him to pay an additional \u20ac1,000 to the ISPCA toward the costs of the investigation.<\/p>\n
Judge O’Leary restricted the man from keeping dogs for a period of 18 months under section 58 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013.<\/p>\n
The dogs, mostly collies, were found in substandard conditions without access to clean drinking water.<\/p>\n
Many were flea-ridden, tightly chained in outhouses and sheds, and were weak and lethargic due to the lack of basic care, according to the ISPCA.<\/p>\n