Overweight dog lands man in court
A man is due to appear in court charged with animal welfare offences after his dog was found to be dangerously overweight. Skip related content
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Overweight border collieTaz (right), pictured with an average sized companion Taz, a five-year-old border collie, was taken into the care of Brighton and Hove City Council after his owner, Ronald West, of Donald Hall Road, Brighton, ignored repeated orders to improve his diet.
West will appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court on charges under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
The animal was found with overgrown nails and weighed 40kg when animal welfare officers visited West's flat, earlier this year.
Dog faeces were found on the floor in every room, and the flat was also strewn with rubbish.
West, 62, was advised by the officers to clean up the flat, exercise Taz and take him to the vet for advice on weight loss. However, on a further visit to the flat they are said to have found the conditions even worse.
West is said to have told officers that the dog was overweight due to being give too many treats by him and his friends, and that he had been unwell and so was unable to clean up the flat or walk the dog.
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