{"id":4590,"date":"2026-06-04T05:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/man-banned-from-having-pets-for-10-years-after-dog-had-to-be-put-down\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:53:59","slug":"man-banned-from-having-pets-for-10-years-after-dog-had-to-be-put-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/man-banned-from-having-pets-for-10-years-after-dog-had-to-be-put-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Man banned from having pets for 10 years after dog had to be put down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_f70b30\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A vet concluded that Tia had been left in pain and should have received urgent medical attention<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<div class=\"Authors_authors-container__wVWas\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" style=\"--authors-by:&quot;By&quot;\"><span><span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"AuthorLink_author-link__rg5qj\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/authors\/neil-shaw\/\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_f70b30\">Neil Shaw<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37245637\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tia, a pocket bully, endured weeks of agony\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245637.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Jam_Press_JMP873798.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245637.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Jam_Press_JMP873798.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245637.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Jam_Press_JMP873798.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245637.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Jam_Press_JMP873798.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Tia, a pocket bully, endured weeks of agony\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Tia, a pocket bully, endured weeks of agony<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A dog had to be put to sleep after being left suffering from a severe skin condition so painful she scratched herself until she bled. <!-- -->Tia, a pocket bully, endured weeks of agony as intense itching caused extensive fur loss, raw red skin and open wounds across her body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite her condition worsening, owner David Michael Jones failed to seek veterinary treatment.<!-- --> <!-- -->When animal welfare officers eventually stepped in, they found the dog suffering from severe skin and ear disease, with bleeding scratch wounds and signs of prolonged neglect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An examining vet later concluded that Tia had been left in pain for at least two weeks and should have received urgent medical attention long before her condition reached such a serious stage.<!-- --> <!-- -->RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Freya Norton visited Jones\u2019 home in after concerns were raised about the dog\u2019s welfare.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37245635\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37245635\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Despite her condition worsening, owner David Michael Jones failed to seek veterinary treatment\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245635.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873797.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245635.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873797.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245635.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873797.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245635.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873797.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Despite her condition worsening, owner David Michael Jones failed to seek veterinary treatment\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Despite her condition worsening, owner David Michael Jones failed to seek veterinary treatment<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a witness statement, she said: \u201cIt was clear to me that Tia had fur loss on her feet, abdomen, tail and face, sparse fur on her body, thickened skin, scabs and dark pink sores.<!-- --> <!-- -->I couldn\u2019t easily tell the colour of her fur due to the lack of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jones agreed for Tia to be taken immediately to the RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital for examination.<!-- --> <!-- -->Veterinary surgeons discovered extensive skin disease and a serious ear condition affecting both ears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tia\u2019s skin was red, inflamed and intensely itchy, with multiple scratch wounds still actively bleeding.<!-- --> <!-- -->She had suffered widespread fur loss, thickened skin and chronic irritation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A painful haematoma was also discovered on her left ear.<!-- --> <!-- -->The vet said: \u201cA reasonable owner would make efforts to have this dog assessed and treated by a vet to relieve the sore and itchy skin and ear disease before it became this severe.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37245636\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37245636\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tia had been left in pain for at least two weeks\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245636.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873799.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245636.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873799.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245636.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873799.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37245636.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Jam_Press_JMP873799.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Tia had been left in pain for at least two weeks\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Tia had been left in pain for at least two weeks<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite receiving extensive treatment in RSPCA care, including pain relief, steroid medication and surgery to treat the ear haematoma, Tia\u2019s condition failed to improve sufficiently.<!-- --> <!-- -->Because of ongoing health and behavioural issues, the difficult decision was taken to humanely euthanise her in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The investigation into Tia\u2019s suffering began after RSPCA officers visited Jones\u2019 property in Beverston, Rochdale, on 19 June last year.<!-- --> <!-- -->On 20 May this year, Jones appeared at Tameside Magistrates\u2019 Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 51-year-old was banned from keeping animals for 10 years.<!-- --> <!-- -->He was also handed a 12-month Community Order, including 20 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days and a nine-month Drug Rehabilitation Requirement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jones was fined \u00a3120 and ordered to pay \u00a3400 in costs.<!-- --> <!-- -->RSPCA Inspector Beth Fazackerley said: \u201cTia endured prolonged pain and discomfort from highly visible medical conditions which very clearly required veterinary treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cPet owners have a legal responsibility to ensure their animals receive appropriate care when they are ill or injured.<!-- --> <!-- -->Seeking veterinary attention at an early stage can prevent animals from suffering unnecessarily and stop conditions from becoming much 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