Parent apparently made a ‘poor’ decision to chop off his dog’s tail, causing him severe pain. The facts aren’t clear in this case. It seems that Parent was not wantingly or deliberately abusive of the animals in his care. The SPCA also asked for a court order to have his pets spayed and neutered, but the judge refused – since there was no connection between the offence and this concern.
Accused dock the tail of his dog. No evidence he was otherwise abusive to this particular dog or his other animals. Also appears that he castrated his animals. Suspended sentence and 1 year probation with conditions that his animals are to be inspected by the Humane Society every two months and he is to inform the Humane Society if he gets any new animals and to allow the Humane Society to conduct inspections on his property.