Potters Bar woman banned from keeping dogs after court neglect case

Saffy the pitbull terrier

By Paul Christian, Chief reporter Sunday, December 22, 2013 5:00 PM

A woman was banned from keeping dogs for two years after trying to treat her neglected illegal pitbull terriers severe mange with eczema cream.

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RSPCA investigators discovered Saffy, an 11-month-old blue brindle pitbull, with sores on her neck and living in a yard full of faeces and junk at a property in Potters Bar in March.

The dogs owner Carol Ann Andrews, 27, of Coningsby Drive, pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to her dog and another count of failing to provide adequate veterinary care.

She was disqualified from keeping dogs for two years, slapped with a community order and a fine of 300 plus 60 in costs at St Albans Magistrates Court on Thursday.

After the sentencing RSPCA investigating officer Tina Ward said: It is really disappointing that any owner could think that mange could be treated using a human eczema cream.

It was completely inadequate.

She added: She said the condition was getting better but treating the mite with emollient cream would not have made a jot of difference.

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