A woman barred from keeping animals for life after repeatedly punching a defenceless kitten has been fined after two dogs were found in her Newcastle home.
It was 15 years ago when Nicola Collinson received her lifetime ban, but Newcastle Magistrates’ Court heard that on January 10 this year a chihuahua and a Jack Russell were found living at the 36-year-old’s home after a housing officer tipped off the RSPCA.
Collinson told an RSPCA inspector that she had been caring for the Jack Russell, called Lucy, since her father’s death in November 2020, and that the chihuahua, known as Robbie, had been brought into the house by her partner in August last year.
