The SPCA has prosecuted an Auckland woman for not getting vet care for her sick dog, which had to be put down
The SPCA has prosecuted an Auckland woman for not getting vet care for her sick dog, which had to be put down
2 July 2020
The Auckland District Court has sentenced Melissa McIntyre to six months' supervision.
Her Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bella, had pneumonia, was dehydrated, too weak to stand on her own and was covered in fleas.
She's been disqualified from owning dogs for five years and ordered to pay 12-hundred dollars to SPCA.
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