Pet rescue boss is fined after court told of dog attack
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A woman who runs a rescue centre for abandoned puppies from her Burton-upon-Trent home in Derbyshire faced a court after her two pet dogs attacked a passer-by.
Emma Nicholson, 33, who operates Impawtant Pups Rescue from her house in Jasmine Close, appeared at Burton Magistrates’ Court where she pleaded guilty to a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act of allowing the animals to be dangerously out of control in a public place and causing injury.
The two dogs – Gambit and Castiel – are pets she and her husband have owned for three years. The court heard that Daniella Stokes, 21, was walking down an alleyway in Honeysuckle View when she saw the two large dogs running towards her. They jumped up at her and one bit her hand.
Tina Hay, defending, said: “Emma Nicholson has owned these dogs for three years. The incident was short-lived, the dogs were missing from home for 10 minutes.” Speaking after the hearing, Mrs Nicholson, who was fined a total of £245 and must pay compensation of £500, said she was ‘astounded’ that the dogs had been accused of jumping up at someone. Magistrates ordered Gambit be muzzled and kept on a lead and Mastiff Great Dane cross Castiel be kept under proper control.
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