Rolly – Court Case

In November 2021 DSPCA Inspectors, assisted by An Garda Síochána seized a puppy from its owner. The puppy, a 12 week old Bull Breed had one of the worst cases of ear cropping that we had seen. Most of his ears were cut off with open wounds. The suture material used to stitch his ears had cut through his skin leaving deep sore infected wounds. His left ear had eight looped stitches and his right ear had fourteen.

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Rolly – Court Case

Three of the stitches were pulled so tightly they were embedded into his skin. The puppy had to bee sedated in order for our veterinary team to remove the thick blue suture material used to stitch his ears after they were cropped.

On Tuesday the 8th of November 2021, the owner was fined €3,000 at a Dublin District Court and avoided a jail sentence. The owner was not present in court but his solicitor advised that he bought the puppy two weeks before he was seized and his ears had already been cropped but Judge Halpin said. “The first thing he should have done was go to a vet who could have applied an antibiotic to the ears “to relieve the pain this dog was going through”. The DSPCA accepts the courts ruling.

Ear cropping is illegal in Ireland. It is an incredibly painful procedure and carried out purely for cosmetic reasons. The pain this puppy went through was completely unnecessary and 100% avoidable. Rolly remained under the care of the DSPCA and was nursed him back to health. We are pleased to say that he has been adopted and living in a wonderful loving home.

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