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Article: Owner failed to treat sick dog.
- Article from:
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England)
- Article date:
- April 4, 2008
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A DOG whose face became distorted with a massive tumour had to be put down after her owner failed to get her treatment.
Justin Clarke (31) allowed the 5cm lump to grow on crossbreed Brandy's left cheek for several months.
Yesterday, he appeared at Peterborough Crown Court, where he admitted causing unnecessary cruelty to the family pet.
Prosecuting, Robert Starr told the court that RSPCA officers had visited Clarke's house, in Hinchcliffe, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, in November last year, where they discovered the dog in a terrible state.
Mr Starr said: "The dog had a visible lump on it's cheek.
"When vets examined the dog, ...