Man given community service over dog neglect
Ian McHattie, 23, was sentenced at Peterhead Sheriff Court yesterday.
He was also ordered to pay £500 in compensation to the Scottish SPCA.
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Hide AdMcHattie, from Peterhead, had pled guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to his Staffordshire bull terrier, named Gabby, by failing to provide adequate nutrition.
On visiting McHattie’s property in August 2011, a Scottish SPCA inspector found the one-year-old dog severely emaciated with no food or water available.
Inspector Fiona McKenzie said: “Following our investigation McHattie has been convicted of causing an animal unnecessary suffering and now has a criminal record. A one-year ban on keeping animals has been imposed and, as a result, Gabby will not be returned to his care”