A man from Cardiff 'caused unnecessary suffering' to a dog by failing to get treatment for her after an orthopaedic metal plate became exposed in her leg, a court has heard. Michael Mountstephens, 49, of Glyndwr Road, Ely, was tried at Cardiff Magistrates Court after his female lurcher type dog, Luna, was found with an infected leg in a dirty kennel in December 2021.
The RSPCA sent an inspector to the property following enquiries, who was met by a man who said there were no whippets or lurchers with leg injuries at the property. Inspector Julie Fadden then met another man who said there was a dog in a cage in the back garden with a leg injury but she was "fine."
Inspector Fadden asked to see the dog and was shown into the garden. She said: "I saw a grey whippet/lurcher type bitch in a kennel with a run. The dog was grey with white markings and had an exposed metal plate showing, attached to the bone on her right foreleg.
