Dog fight ends in fine and ban

A Manurewa man has pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty charge after an SPCA inspector found a dog with multiple puncture wounds at his address.

(...) It had multiple puncture wounds to its legs and dried blood on its neck and ears. (...)

He pleaded guilty to one count of failure to provide treatment to alleviate pain and distress and was ordered to pay the SPCA $1746.84 in reparation. He was also disqualified from owning an animal for three years.