Man with overweight dog convicted

BBC ^

[Chet 99]

A dog owner whose border collie was found to be twice its ideal weight has been found guilty of neglect.

Ronald West, of Donald Road, Brighton, was convicted in his absence after failing to appear before magistrates in the city and sentencing was adjourned.

The court heard five-year-old Taz was found to weigh 88lb (40kg), after West ignored orders to improve his diet.

Animal welfare officers who visited the 62-year-old's flat last December said they found dog faeces in every room.

West told officers the dog was overweight because it had been given too many treats by him and his friends.

[Chet 99]

[pnh102]

Animal welfare officers who visited the 62-year-old's flat last December said they found dog faeces in every room.

If this is indeed true, wouldn't this be more of a reason to convict someone of animal neglect than overfeeding?

[Scythian]

I’ll bet they’ll say it’s the owners fault just like Pit Bull attacks ... Stupid fat dog, probably on food stamps too

[Paladin2]

"..it had been given too many treats..."

I just checked with my Lab and she says that it's impossible to be given too many treats. There has to be another answer.

[TexasCajun]

Parents of fat kids beware, you're next.

[Chet 99]

The sheer volume of feces and overfeeding appear to be related issues.

[Freedom56v2]

Parents of fat kids beware, you’re next.

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Not that I am advocating for dog neglect, but seems that anymore, the only privacy in this country is the “privacy right” afforded to pro-abortionist arguers :(

[Eddie01]

I might be movin’ to Montana soon.

[ex91B10]

Good one!

[a fool in paradise]

So if a husband is hefty, can the wife be prosecuted?

[beaversmom]

I just checked with my Lab and she says that it's impossible to be given too many treats. There has to be another answer.

LOL :) Those labs will eat until they pop. I've got a little rat terrier that's not much different though.

[goat granny]

I just ask my lab and she also said there is no such thing as too many treats....all those people are mistaken...We got it directly from the dogs mouth...More treats........

[altura]

Yes, Bubba will even it lettuce. He prefers it with salad dressing, but will eat it anyhow.

[dblshot]

My lab/blue healer bitch weighs 105 pounds and the vet says she's fine. She gets plenty of exercise. Can't keep up with my 80 pound ridgeback, but then few dogs can. They are both treat hounds and have been known to visit neighbors and wag their tails until they get treats. It sounds like the poor dog in this story wasn't getting any exercise since it was obviously house bound without a pot to s**t in. Some people just don't deserve a dog.

[Paladin2]

Montana has an overabundance of ‘rats too. Of course, one can live a little farther away from them there though.

[Eddie01]

They are all for gun rights and talking succession. That just makes me happy. That and Yellow Stone.

[Swordmaker]

I just checked with my Lab and she says that it's impossible to be given too many treats. There has to be another answer.

Well, now that we have the Lab test in, I just brought in my cat to scan the article and his report agrees with your lab tests.

So, we have lab tests and cat scans that negate their idiotic legal conclusion.

'nuf said.

[Paladin2]

Montana has a lot to recommend it. However, it is not the backward, remote wilderness that many believe it to be.

[TexasCajun]

So if a husband is hefty, can the wife be prosecuted?

Probably not, since men are pigs anyway.

But if the wife is hefty, you bet! Jail the bastard hubby!

...it never ends with Libs.

[napscoordinator]

Parents of fat kids beware, you’re next.

Although you are right about the fat lazy kid’s parents being next, this guy deserves to be arrested due to all the “crap” that was in every room of the house. At the very least a psych evaluation is necessary.