Vernon Gledstone-Brown Published on voxy.co.nz on 21 June 2021 http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/389013 A farmer has been fined $8,250 for keeping injured sheep alive when they should have been euthanised and failing to treat sheep suffering flystrike. Vernon Gledstone-Brown (73) received the sentence
Vernon Gledstone-Brown
June 21, 2021
Tagged: cattle, flystrike, palmerston north, sheep, vernon gledstone-brown
Rodney Grant Nicol
June 3, 2021
Tagged: cattle, dairy farmer, neglect, nicol, parasites, rodney, tokoroa
Rodney Grant Nicol Published on stuff.co.nz 03/04/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/125340503/tokoroa-farmer-fined-17500-after-neglect-leaves-11-cattle-dead A Tokoroa dairy farmer whose neglect of young cattle led to 11 deaths has been fined $17,500 and warned he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again. Rodney
Alicia Victoria Keppel
June 2, 2021
Tagged: alicia, chestnut gelding, emaciated, hamilton, horse, starved to death, starving, victoria
Alicia Victoria Keppel Published on www.newshub.co.nz on 31/05/2021 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2021/05/hamilton-farmer-disqualified-from-owning-horses-after-letting-animal-starve-to-death.html A Hamilton woman has been disqualified from owning horses for a year after she let a horse of hers starve to death. Alicia Victoria Keppel, 53, was also sentenced to 100
Magnus Valdinar Karlsson
April 15, 2021
Tagged: cow, karlsson, magnus, pig, south canterbury, valdinar
Published in stuff.co.nz 11/05/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/125094643/timaru-man-sentenced-on-animal-cruelty-charges A Timaru man has been ordered to pay $5400 after admitting one charge of ill-treatment of an animal and one charge of reckless ill-treatment of an animal after animal welfare officers found a severely emaciated
Ronald Ward
March 18, 2021
Tagged: dog, foxton, neglect, palmerston north, ronald ward
Ronald Ward REPEAT OFFENDER Published in stuff.co.nz 18/03/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300255386/repeat-animal-neglecter-ronald-ward-sentenced-for-illtreatment-of-dogs A man allowed to have pets despite having a record of animal neglect is now banned from owning any creatures for a decade. Ronald Ward was sentenced in the Palmerston North
Anthony Brolly
March 8, 2021
Tagged: Anthony brolly, calves, neglecting, parasitic worms, taupo, tirau
Anthony Brolly Published on nzherald.co.nz 08/03/2021 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tirau-farmer-fined-12000-for-neglecting-calves/LA5WSUZ6I732BRYAFVP32ZLKVQ/ Anthony Brolly, 34, has been sentenced in Taupō District Court on seven charges in a case brought by the Ministry for Primary Industries. He was fined $12,000 and ordered to pay $5292 vet
Alastair Robert Kane Hughes
February 18, 2021
Tagged: alastair, alastair robert kane, cattle, kane, morrinsville, robert, starving, waikato farmer
Alastair Robert Kane Hughes Published on stuff.co.nz 18/02/2021 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2021/02/waikato-farmer-fined-3500-for-starving-cattle.html A Waikato farmer has been fined $3500 after giving his cattle only half the feed they needed each day. Alastair Robert Kane Hughes appeared in Morrinsville District Court this week to
John William McFall
February 11, 2021
Tagged: calf, emaciated, john, john william mcfall, maggots, mcfall, rolleston, william
John William McFall Published on www.stuff.co.nz 11/02/2021 A Rolleston pig and cattle farmer has been fined $3500 for failing to euthanise an extremely emaciated calf that had body sores and hundreds of maggots in its mouth. John William McFall, 55,
Tania Harrison
February 11, 2021
Tagged: horse, hutt valley, no water, reckless ill-treatment of an animal, starving, tania harrison, zorro
Tania Harrison Published on rnz.co.nz 11/02/2021 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/436198/woman-banned-from-ownership-after-horse-left-starving-for-4-weeks The SPCA is condemning a Wellington woman who tied her horse to a tree and starved him for up to four weeks. Tania Harrison has been sentenced in the Hutt Valley District Court,
Donald Charles Pelvin
February 10, 2021
Tagged: donald charles pelvin, ill-treatment, parasites, sheep, starve
Published on www.stuff.co.nz 10/02/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/124203541/south-canterbury-lifestyle-farmer-fined-17500-for-starving-and-illtreating-sheep A South Canterbury lifestyle farmer has been fined $17,500 for the reckless ill-treatment of his sheep, failing to provide them with proper feed, and not treating them for parasites. Donald Charles Pelvin, 67, was sentenced
Lane Rodney Wiggins
December 16, 2020
Tagged: breaking, cows tails, dairy, docking, farmers, hawera, lane rodney wiggins, MPI, taranaki
Lane Rodney Wiggins Published on ruralnewsgroup.co.nz on 16 December 2020 https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/dairy-news/dairy-general-news/dairy-farmer-fined-40-000-for-animal-cruelty A Taranaki dairy farmer has been fined $40,000 and put under two years supervision for breaking the tails of 136 cows and docking the tails of 26 cows. Lane
Derek Robinson
November 11, 2020
Tagged: Animal Law Association, cattle, derek robinson, MPI, New Zealand Animal Law Association, NZ Animal Law Association, private prosecution, prodder, rodeo, whangarei
Published on rnz.co.nz 11/11/2020 https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018772381/northland-farmer-guilty-of-mistreating-animals-at-rodeo Derek Robinson ________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE 22/01/2021 Derek Robinson, 75, a successful Matakohe dairy and cattle farmer, was fined $850 plus $130 court costs – a total of $1960 – for each of the two offences of
Carlo De Regla
October 28, 2020
Tagged: carlo de regela, chriistchurch, jack russell puppy
Carlo De Regla Carlo De Regla Published in NZ Herald 28/10/2020 http://warrick-nzherald.devcf.apnnz.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12377184 A Christchurch man who docked the tails of six Jack Russell cross puppies has been prosecuted by the SPCA. He was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court today
Christopher John Tredinnick
October 23, 2020
Tagged: alexandra, christopher, john, lamb, north canterbury, shearer, tredinnick
Christopher John Tredinnick Published on stuff.co.nz 23/10/2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123197510/shearer-jailed-after-beating-lamb-to-death-over-broken-pair-of-shears WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A shearing contractor has been jailed for beating a lamb to death out of frustration over a broken pair of shears. Christopher John Tredinnick repeatedly struck the animal, fracturing first
Brett Goulding
October 21, 2020
Tagged: brett, cat, dental, disease, goulding, lesions
Brett Goulding Published on scoop.co.nz 20/10/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2010/S00397/owner-of-cat-with-untreated-dental-disease-prosecuted-by-spca.htm Failing to seek veterinary help for his cat’s severe dental issues has seen a North Shore man prosecuted by SPCA. Brett Goulding was yesterday sentenced in the Auckland District Court to 100 hours’
Margaret Helen Mathers
October 15, 2020
Tagged: animal welfare, cow, helen, ill treat, margaret, mathers, morrinsville, suffering
A Waihī dairy farming couple have been fined over $7500 for serious animal welfare charges.
Gary Kester Mathers
October 15, 2020
Tagged: gary, ill treated cow, kester, mathers, morrinsville
Published 15/10/2020 on stuff.co.nz https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123077201/waih-dairy-farmers-sentenced-on-animal-welfare-charges Gary Kester Mathers A Waihī dairy farming couple have been fined over $7500 for serious animal welfare charges. Gary Kester Mathers, 68, and Margaret Helen Mathers, 67, earlier pleaded guilty to seven charges which included
Donald Glen MacDonald
September 17, 2020
Tagged: cats, donald, donald glen macdonald, donald macdonald, drown, macdonald
Donald MacDonald Published on www.scoop.co.nz 17/08/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2009/S00330/spca-prosecutes-otago-man-for-drowning-eight-cats.htm SPCA Prosecutes Otago Man For Drowning Eight Cats Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:33 amPress Release: SPCA The disturbing practice of killing animals by drowning is in the spotlight again with Dunedin man Donald
Lindsay Fraser
September 3, 2020
Tagged: cookie, freja, horse, masterton, missy, neglect, parasite, sheep, starve, venus, wounds
Lindsay Fraser Published on NZ Herald 3/9/2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12361849 A Masterton woman has been banned from owning stock for a decade after horses were left with untreated maggot-infested wounds and other parasite-infested animals were so thin they were barely more than
Murray Johnson
September 2, 2020
Tagged: beating, bolo, bull mastiff, Murray Johnstone
Murray Johnson Published on stuff.co.nz 02/09/2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/122645593/christchurch-man-captured-on-video-beating-dog-with-wooden-plank A Christchurch man was captured on video beating his dog with a wooden plank so violently the animal suffered internal injuries. Murray Johnson on Wednesday pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court to
John Hemara
August 28, 2020
John Hemara Published 28/08/2020 on www.scoop.co.nz https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2008/S00610/spca-prosecutes-man-for-failing-to-feed-and-care-for-his-dog.htm A Waikato man has been prosecuted by SPCA for failing to feed and care for his dog, resulting in her becoming emaciated and near death. John Hemara, who had earlier entered a guilty plea,
Yvette Doorey
July 10, 2020
Tagged: goat, goatie, Manawatu, neglect, Yvette Doorey
Yvette Doorey Published on www.scoop.co.nz 10/07/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2007/S00220/spca-prosecutes-woman-after-neglecting-her-goat.htm SPCA Prosecutes Woman After Neglecting Her Goat Friday, 10 July 2020, 10:07 amPress Release: SPCA A Manawatu woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after neglecting her goat, causing the animal to live the last
Melissa McIntyre
July 2, 2020
Tagged: auckland, bella, mcintyre, melissa, staffordshire bull terrier
Melissa McIntyre Published on stuff.co.nz 02/07/2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/122012143/auckland-woman-prosecuted-after-sick-dog-found-emaciated-covered-in-fleas?fbclid=IwAR3jrmHBfWca20dVW6c16ODmjmNEm4t4AMCzZcogOB-GHHZR1j-9VM8k4DI (warning: the above link has a photo of Bella which some people may find disturbing) Auckland woman prosecuted after sick dog found emaciated, covered in fleas A pet dog with an untreated respiratory
Geoffrey Clark
June 24, 2020
Tagged: boxer, christchurch, docking, geoffrey clark, tail, tail docking
Geoffrey Clark Published on scoop.co.nz 24/06/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00539/spca-prosecutes-man-for-docking-puppies-tails.htm A Christchurch man has been prosecuted by SPCA after docking the tails of two boxer puppies. Geoffrey Clark was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court yesterday to two charges of docking the dogs’
James Kereopa
June 22, 2020
Tagged: dog, james kereopa
James Kereopa Published on scoop.co.nz 22/06/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00499/spca-prosecutes-man-for-breaching-an-order-disqualifying-him-from-owning-dogs.htm SPCA Prosecutes Man For Breaching An Order Disqualifying Him From Owning Dogs Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:20 pmPress Release: SPCA SPCA has charged a Christchurch man who was found in possession of a dog
Tony Kuriger
June 12, 2020
Tagged: cows, hukanui, oxbox dairies limited, tony kuriger
Tony Kuriger Published on stuff.co.nz 12 June 2016 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/300033115/national-mps-son-tony-kuriger-sentenced-for-illtreatment-of-dairy-cows The son of National MP Barbara Kuriger, who is also an award-winning sharemilker, has failed to be discharged without conviction for the ill-treatment of dozens of cows. But his lawyer says
Taufia Aleluia
May 6, 2020
Tagged: aleluia, neglect, puppy, taufia, tauranga
Taufia Aleluia Published on tvnz.co.nz 06/05/2020 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/tauranga-man-sentenced-malnourished-puppies-including-one-had-euthanised A Tauranga man has been sentenced to four months and two weeks of community detention, having failed to care for his seven puppies. Taufia Aleluia was sentenced this week in the Tauranga
Kura Munro
March 5, 2020
Tagged: Kura Munro, strved
Kura Munro Published on www.nzherald.co.nz on 05/03/2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12313877 Hawkes Bay Today By: Christian Fuller A Hawke’s Bay woman is banned from owning dogs for five years after she starved a pet to death in a case the SPCA says is “beyond comprehension”.
Taylor Hall
February 20, 2020
Tagged: taylor hall
Taylor Hall Published on tvnz.co.nz 20/02/2020 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/southland-woman-prosecuted-painful-outdated-practice-docking-puppies-tails A Southland woman has been prosecuted by the SPCA after she docked the tails of eight Rottweiler puppies using docking bands. A Southland woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after she docked the
Cian Irwin
February 14, 2020
Tagged: cian irwin, kiomi
Cian Irwin Published on www.tvnz.co.nz on 18/02/2002 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/christchurch-man-sentenced-after-kicking-partners-dog-death Warning: This article contains graphic details and images (images have been removed) that may disturb some people. Cian Irwin was prosecuted by the SPCA, pleading guilty to recklessly ill-treating the two-year-old Staffordshire
Trevor James Baillie
December 4, 2019
Tagged: kaikoura, red bill, seagull, trevor baillie
Listed on www.newshub.co.nz on 4/12/2019 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/kaik-ura-man-trevor-baillie-sentenced-for-brutal-red-billed-gulls-killing.html?fbclid=IwAR0zu1UecSkGLJEVQBsyJ0Ud7-ZzG6edHcfOjpGSjxGBkbFQf6_jGUDvlI4 Warning: This article contains details that may disturb some people. A Kaikōura man has been sentenced to community detention and been slapped with a curfew for killing nine red-billed gulls. Trevor Baillie, 65, earlier
Chery Wood
November 26, 2019
Published on stuff.co.nz 26/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/117727295/dairy-farmer-jailed-after-longterm-neglect-results-in-mass-deaths-of-cattle A dairy farmer’s slide into depression played a part in dozens of cows being left to die in paddocks and sheds on his property, while his wife failed to do enough to fix the problems she
Malcolm Wood
November 26, 2019
Tagged: malcolm wood
Published on stuff.co.nz 26/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/117727295/dairy-farmer-jailed-after-longterm-neglect-results-in-mass-deaths-of-cattle A dairy farmer’s slide into depression played a part in dozens of cows being left to die in paddocks and sheds on his property, while his wife failed to do enough to fix the problems she
Lisa Corfield
November 6, 2019
Tagged: lisa corfield, starving
Lisa Corfield Published on stuff.co.nz 6/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/117206318/race-horse-owner-and-trainer-lisa-corfield-convicted-after-neglecting-starving-horsess A former jockey has been disqualified from owning horses for 10 years after neglecting some so much they had to be euthanised or died in SPCA care. Lisa Corfield, 47, who first came to the
Kenneth Cooper-Campbell
November 5, 2019
Tagged: Kenneth Cooper-Campbell
Published on stuff.co.nz 5/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/117170833/southland-farm-worker-guilty-of-breaking-tails-fined A Judge said breaking cow tails could effect New Zealand’s animal welfare reputation, after he fined a farm worker in court on Tuesday. Farm worker Kenneth Cooper-Campbell, 25, of Tokanui, admitted having ill-treated animals by manipulating their
Pu Cheng Loong
October 29, 2019
Tagged: maggots
Published on tvnz.co.nz 29/10/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/lower-hutt-couple-charged-after-failing-get-vet-care-dogs-maggot-infested-wound The SPCA has charged a Lower Hutt couple who failed to seek veterinary treatment for their dog after its wounded back foot was found crawling with maggots. The animal’s owners, Pu Cheng Loong and Shu
Micha Brotherston
October 25, 2019
Tagged: Micha Brotherston, turbu
Published on www.stuff.co.nz 25/10/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116926153/auckland-man-who-slit-throat-of-flatmates-puppy-sent-to-prison A man who slit the throat of his flatmate’s puppy has been sentenced to more than two years in jail – the longest sentence ever given in an SPCA prosecution. Micha Brotherston, from Auckland, was sentenced at
Green Grass Farms Limited
October 4, 2019
Tagged: green grass farms, invercargill
First published on stuff.co.nz October 4 2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/116327107/southland-farmers-fined-after-more-than-100-cows-suffer-broken-tails An Invercargill farming operation and a contract milker it employed have been fined almost $10,000 after more than 100 cows in their care suffered broken tails. Green Grass Farms Limited and Wilem
Michael Morehu
October 2, 2019
Tagged: michael morehu, zeus
First published on stuff.co.nz on 2/10/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116270901/spca-prosecutes-man-for-unfathomable-neglect-of-dog-with-cancer?fbclid=IwAR1TLR_Ysqy80DNcg7sKQfpUAtaa6XKFGdG_WT2C8TFK9-cL7YxYHsleRAw A dog with cancer left untreated for three years was too sick to save, the SPCA says. In 2018 Zeus, a male husky crossbreed, was found roaming around by an Animal Control Officer
Sean Landy
September 26, 2019
Tagged: patch, sean landy
Published on tvnz.co.nz on 26/09/2019 tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/dad-prosecuted-beating-dog-bat-leaving-its-eye-bloody-pulp-after-child-attacked Dad prosecuted for beating dog with bat, leaving its eye a ‘bloody pulp’, after child attacked After a seven-year-old girl was rushed to hospital upon being bitten by a dog badly enough that she
E Z Step Ltd trading as Petstop
September 18, 2019
Tagged: e z step limited
Published on www.spca.co.nz 18/09/2019 https://www.spca.nz/news-and-events/news-article/spcaprosecutespetstop?fbclid=IwAR3G_Z0g8uVJBw9ON52t7nU1FxrrGrBVU8NWK_u1lL9IyYHchynZSaFTzkA A pet store business, E Z Step Ltd trading as Petstop, has been prosecuted by SPCA for improper care of a kitten, a water dragon, and two geckos in its stores. The business pled
Jordayne Beaumont-Brown
August 30, 2019
Tagged: bella, infection, Jordayne Beaumont-Brown
Published on www.stuff.co.nz 30/08/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/115417811/man-used-skin-stapler-on-dogs-wounds-left-other-dog-with-puncture-down-to-bone GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION WARNING A man who stapled shut deep wounds on his dog sustained during pig hunting has been sentenced to a short jail term. Jordayne Beaumont-Brown appeared in the Christchurch District Court on
David James Keith Stanton
August 30, 2019
Tagged: James
Published on stuff.co.nz 30/08/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/115390380/geraldine-farmer-convicted-and-discharged-ordered-to-pay-12000-worth-of-court-costs-for-animal-neglect A Geraldine farmer has been ordered to pay the Ministry for Primary Industries $12,000 in court costs after being convicted of ill treatment of a bull. David James Keith Stanton, 58, was convicted and discharged
Warren Ian Harlow
August 28, 2019
Tagged: dead bulls, emaciated, Kaikohe, moerewa, northland
A Northland farmer has been fined more than $5000 after animal welfare inspectors found eight dead bulls on his property. The inspectors also found most of Warren Ian Harlow’s 300 bulls were in poor condition during a visit to his Moerewa,
Daniel James McGaffin
July 29, 2019
Tagged: Daniel James McGaffin, hamilton, swung
Daniel James McGaffin Published on stuff.co.nz 29/07/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/114539288/cat-put-down-after-teen-swung-neighbours-pet-around-by-its-tail WARNING – CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS A Waikato teenager who swung a cat around and around by its tail left the animal so badly injured it had to be put down. Daniel James
Debbie Barker
July 22, 2019
Debbie Barker Published on tvnz.co.nz 22/07/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sanctuary-operator-sentenced-neglect-toppa-pony-good-intentions-not-enough An Auckland woman has been sentenced to community detention after neglecting a pony, causing what the SPCA calls unnecessary pain and distress. The pony, named Toppa, was eventually put down. Debbie Barker pleaded
Kenneth Charles Wood
July 15, 2019
Tagged: cattle, whanarei, whangarei
Published on stuff.co.nz 15/7/19 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/114250382/northland-farmer-banned-from-owning-cattle-and-fined-5000-over-animal-cruelty A Northland farmer has been banned from owning cows for two years after being found guilty of a range of animal welfare offences. Kenneth Charles Wood, 62, was sentenced at Whangarei District Court last week and fined $5000.
Michael Booth
June 25, 2019
Tagged: laminitis, michael booth, poncho
Published on tvnz.co.nz 25/06/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/immeasurable-suffering-palmerston-north-man-fined-10-000-neglecting-pony A Palmerston North man has been fined $10,000 for failing to provide appropriate care and health interventions for his pony which ended up being euthanised. Michael Booth pled guilty in the Palmerston North District Court
Tereariki Moses
June 13, 2019
Tagged: beat, death, kitten, Tereariki Moses
Published on newshub.co.nz 13/06/2019 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/06/dunedin-man-sentenced-for-beating-cat-to-death.html?fbclid=IwAR3aLw8BWXlU7T4op1PIOFXThwm7N4GcuKoDeE9UtlDI64qVZ_wMVLTNGNI A Dunedin man has been sentenced after admitting he beat a cat with a piece of wood until it died. Tereariki Moses pleaded guilty on Thursday in the Dunedin District Court to the ill-treatment of
Graham Witty
May 30, 2019
Tagged: long spring leg trap, trap
Published on tvnz.co.nz 30/05/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/christchurch-man-fined-using-prohibited-trap-catch-animals-eating-his-plants A Canterbury man has been fined for using a prohibited trap for the purpose of capturing an animal. Following a one-day trial yesterday at Christchurch District Court, Graham Witty was convicted and ordered to pay
William Brown
May 22, 2019
Published on stuff.co.nz 22/05/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/112905838/huntly-man-banned-for-life-from-owning-animals-after-botched-tail-dock A Huntly man has been banned for life from owning animals after his attempt to dock the tail of a doberman puppy left it in severe pain with bone and muscle exposed. William Brown pleaded guilty
Trudi Jan Hewett
May 15, 2019
Tagged: doggy day care, Valley Dog Daycare
Published on nzherald.co.nz 08/05/2019 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12229012&fbclid=IwAR3AzVxjjHMCUuAyL2ffCSgd3yQ0ISn22ac5AeeJ9NFb42ukaDR58FuNPi8 The owner of a West Auckland doggy daycare has been disqualified from working with animals for five years after a much-loved pet died at her facility and led to the first SPCA prosecution of its