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North East pet owners banned from keeping animals after leaving helpless cats and dogs to suffer

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Many of the animals have now made a recovery and have a better future ahead of them thanks to the RSPCA

The RSPCA have taken action
The RSPCA have taken action

These are the North East pet owners who have been banned from keeping animals after leaving them to suffer.

When RSPCA intervened and got these pets the help they desperately needed, a number of them were deemed by a vet to have a body condition score of just one out of nine. This includes 18-month-old Lola the springer spaniel who weighed 6.2kg (13.7lb) when she was found after cocker spaniel Charlie was taken into a vet in Wallsend, North Tyneside, described as being unconscious after hitting his head. However the vets who urgently examined him discovered he was sadly dead.

It was a similar story for American bulldog Nala who was so weak she couldn't stand for longer than half a minute without falling over after she was found emaciated in a filthy cage at a home in Gateshead by police last August.

Many of the animals featured in this article have now made a recovery and have a better future ahead of them thanks to the RSPCA.

Jasper the cat went two years without treatment for a painful eye condition
Andrew and Diane Little have been banned from having cats for five years after leaving their pet cat Jasper with entropion, an eye condition which sees eyelids turn inward causing infection, inflammation and pain. The couple, of Eastern Way, Blakelaw, had left Jasper for two years without treatment. And when an RSPCA officer returned to their home eight days after informing them that Jasper would need urgent care within seven days, it was evident that the couple had not sought treatment for their pet. At a sentencing hearing at Newcastle Magistrates' Court, the couple admitted an offence of causing unnecessary suffering to Jasper by failing to provide veterinary treatment, therefore breaching the Animal Welfare Act, and were banned from owning cats for five years. Andrew Little was told to pay an £853 fine, £341 victim surcharge and costs of £279. Diane Little was fined £615, and told to pay a £246 victim surcharge and costs of £279. Jasper was placed into the care of the RSPCA and was taken to a vet for treatment. He has made a strong recovery and the charity would now like to re-home him. Here's the full story1 of 8
Paul Georgeson was banned from keeping animals after his pet dog Zeus was found covered in fleas and scabs. The 41-year-old failed to ensure veterinary treatment was provided for his 13-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, who was found to have a skin condition and inflammation of the ear. Georgeson also failed to look into the dog's weight-loss or provide parasitic control. Georgeson, of Devonshire Street, South Shields, appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on March 14 facing a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. He admitted the offence. Georgeson was given a five-year disqualification order on keeping all animals. He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of £858. Zeus was taken into the care of the RSPCA. Here's the full story2 of 8
Alex after receiving treatment
Peter Esen neglected his elderly underweight dog and failed to seek veterinary care for her life-threatening uterine infection. Esen had left his 13-year-old husky, Alex, unattended for at least 48 hours at a house in Rosebud Close, Swalwell. The dog had a large fluid-filled uterus - a common condition in older unneutered female dogs known as pyometra - and needed emergency surgery. Her bottom incisor teeth were also worn down to less than half their normal height, something the vet who examined her said could have been caused by Alex chewing empty cans of dog food which were found littered throughout the property. Esen, 33, has now been handed a ten-year ban on keeping animals after admitting three charges contrary to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, following a prosecution by the RSPCA. In addition to the ten-year ban on keeping animals which cannot be contested for five years, Esen was also given an 18 month community order, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, 150 hours of unpaid work and told to pay £128.60 in costs. Alex was cared for at an RSPCA rehoming centre. Sadly her health deteriorated further and she was found to have mammary tumours, and she was put to sleep on veterinary advice at the end of last year. Here's the full story3 of 8
Kian Declan Rourke caused cocker spaniel Charlie (left) and springer spaniel Lola (right) unnecessary suffering
Kian Declan Rourke has been banned from keeping animals after starving two dogs - one of them to death. The 21-year-old caused the two dogs, gold-coloured cocker spaniel Charlie and liver and white springer spaniel Lola, unnecessary suffering when he failed to feed them properly or investigate their poor body conditions. The RSPCA launched an investigation after one-year-old Charlie was taken into a vet in Wallsend, North Tyneside, described as being unconscious after hitting his head. However the vets who urgently examined him discovered he was sadly dead. He weighed just 4.5kg (9.9lb) and Rourke told staff he couldn't afford to feed him. Eighteen-month-old Lola weighed 6.2kg (13.7lb) and had a body condition score of one. An idea score is four or five out of nine, and one is extremely underweight. Rourke, of Welbeck Road, Walker, pleaded guilty to three offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 at Newcastle Magistrates' Court. On June 21, he was sentenced to 18 weeks custody, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days. He was also disqualified from keeping animals for five years and ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge. Lola was signed over to the RSPCA. She was cared for by the team at RSPCA Northumberland West brand before being adopted. Here's the full story4 of 8
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