Slough man banned from keeping animals for 10 years for mistreating dog and puppies

A 23-year-old man has been given a 10-year ban from keeping animals after forcing his dog and her puppies to live in an outside pen without shelter or fresh water and surrounded by faeces.

Chetan Bali, of Lansdowne Avenue, Slough, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering and failing to ensure the welfare of his four dogs, who were living permanently outside in a pen with no bedding or shelter.

Bali was served with a legal notice in August 2014 to improve conditions for his dog Kiki, a Japanese Akita, and her three six-month-old puppies, Ziggy, Zoe and Black Nose.

However, enforcement officers and police had to rescue the dogs on October 7, 2014 after further checks revealed conditions had deteriorated.

Officers found nails and rusty metal in the garden which put the dogs at risk of harm.

Linda Corcoran, housing and enforcement officer for Slough Borough Council, said the conditions were dangerous 'for people, let alone dogs'.

"Every dog has a right to a safe environment and Mr Bali's back yard was far from safe," she said.

Mr Bali pleaded not guilty to the two animal welfare offences but was given a 12-month community order for each offence, as well as the ban, at Reading Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, January 5.

The community orders will run concurrently.

He was also ordered to pay £600 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.