A Manukau City man who allowed a pitbull to lose 40 per cent of her body weight as she fed nine puppies has been banned from owning a dog for three years.
Shane Pearce, 25, a Papatoetoe spraypainter, was also ordered to do 125 hours' community work when he appeared in Manukau District Court on a charge of failing to provide the dog with proper food and water.
SPCA senior inspector Doug Wilson said the emaciated dog was found when the society and police visited Pearce's house.
The court was told Pearce had handed over the puppies, but he was also ordered to relinquish control of the dog to the SPCA and ordered to pay it $1440 reparation.
- NZPA
Owner banned after starving dog
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