Woman starved dog

Fay Schlesinger

August 18, 2008

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STARVED Rex

A MUM-OF-SEVEN who starved her dog to half its natural weight has been banned from keeping animals for 15 years.

Jeanette Oliver, 39, let her 14-month-old mastiff-type dog fall to less than 52lb. RSPCA inspectors discovered the dog, called Rex, severely emaciated and dehydrated at Oliver's home on Hiley Road, Eccles, in March after a tip-off. There was no dog food in the house.

Salford magistrates heard that the dog was so thin that Oliver's children were ashamed to walk him.

Oliver was charged with causing unnecessary suffering to her pet and failing to meet its needs. She was found guilty in her absence on August 12. Yesterday the Hope hospital cleaner was ordered to do 120 hours' unpaid work and pay £375 in costs.

The court also gave Oliver a two-year supervision order and took Rex away.

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Ellyg1824, Middleton (19/08/2008 at 08:38)

Bring back the dog licence. Having recently lost my dog at 12 due to athritis it makes me sick that people can still get away with inhumanne behaviour like this. just hope Rex recovers and gets a nice home.

Ace Shakepseare, manchester (19/08/2008 at 11:20)

How can people say they are animal lovers?I see dog owners just throw their dogs out to mess the streets up and some of the dogs we see daily are thin and look bady cared for.its time to bring back the dog licence the bigger the dog the more you pay (staffs and these largger dogs) £500 a year and then down to a tenner a year for the smaller dogs and people who dont licence their dogs gets a prison sentence or community work.ZERO TOLLERANCE And the money generated would be more than enough to run the system.

LittleMancMinx, Ashton Under Lyne (19/08/2008 at 13:09)

God these stories make me so angry. I myself have a English Bull Mastiff of 15 months old they are big dogs and need a lot of food and looking after. Seeing this dog like this is extremely upsetting and I just hope he gets a nice loving home with lots of good food. This woman is sick in the head!

Reality Strikes (19/08/2008 at 18:25)

Poor dog. Keep an eye on them kids....

Pippa, Manchester (19/08/2008 at 19:56)

2 cruelty stories on the same day. When will we do something about it and introduce a proper licencesing system for animal ownership.

LittleMancMinx, Ashton Under Lyne (19/08/2008 at 20:08)

I agree Pippa we need to stop this kind of thing happening. It makes me sick it really does, If I had no money to feed both me and my aminals then I would go hungry!

LittleMancMinx, Ashton Under Lyne (20/08/2008 at 06:01)

discracful, I have grown up with dogs and can see that it's months of sheer neglect, pain and anguish for the dog, I just hope he goes to a decent home and isn't too affected by what that inhuman thing has done

joiney, ashton-under-lyne (20/08/2008 at 06:07)

The thing who did that is scum!! I'd comment more but would get arrested if i did!!!!

James and Tracy Rutty, Kent (23/08/2008 at 08:16)

What happened to the dog? Has he been rehomed?

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