Dog World news archive - February 2012

Utonagan breeder appeals against ban

17 Jul 2008 10:57

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A BREEDER of Utonagans has been banned from keeping dogs for a year after being convicted of four counts of causing unnecessary suffering to her animals.
She has appealed against conviction.
Nadia Carlyle, 34, appeared before Forest of Dean magistrates on Friday of last week where she denied nine charges of causing unnecessary suffering. The charges related to some of her 19 Utonagan dogs and puppies.

‘K9 crusader’


Carlyle, formerly of Lydbrook in the Wye Valley of Gloucestershire and now living in a caravan in Wales, describes herself on her website as a ‘K9 crusader’.
Imposing the ban after a four-day trial, District Judge Simon Cooper told Carlyle, who is now living in Wales, she needed a ‘clean break from keeping dogs’ to reassess her position. He said he ‘was not satisfied’ that if the dogs were returned to her she would be able to care for them.
He said there had been ‘identifiable suffering’ but that he could not be sure it could be attributed solely to the environment in which the dogs had been kept.
Carlyle was found not guilty of a charge of failing to institute a proper worming regime for one dog, and two charges relating to the death of two puppies were withdrawn.
He discharged her conditionally for three years and ordered her to pay £300 in compensation to David Pearse who took care of some of the dogs after she was charged.
During the trial, RSPCA prosecutor Martin Prowle alleged that Carlyle kept up to 30 dogs in filthy conditions at her small home. The animals were seized by the charity and police. District Judge Cooper was told that despite being taken directly to the vets, two puppies died that day.

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    Nadia Carlyle is now living in Scotland and using a different name to avoid recognition. She continues to advertise and sell puppies despite being banned from keeping animals!!!! This countries legal system, regarding animal welfare is shocking and if you're banned you should be banned for life! People like this do not change!

    Posted at 10:54 on 31 Jul 2008 by
    Utonagan | Report as inappropriate

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    yes i agree nadia carlyle is using the name paige summers she is living in hillbank kennels hurlford east ayrshire. she is still trying to sell pups and her house dog got out and killed a farmers sheep in the neighbouring feild. her dogs are fed on a raw chicken carcus once a day and are some times starved for several days. she is planning to move to lester until her ban is over and also plans to share the accomodation in the kennels with which ever poor sod will stay. i know this bec i have spoken to her up until i found out her preivous name and that there is a ban in force. i am appaulled at the state of her dogs. people like her should be locked up for life.

    Posted at 22:45 on 04 Aug 2008 by
    spudkid | Report as inappropriate

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    Nadia left Scotland about the 12th August leaving the dogs in the hands of a 'manager'. On the 3rd September the SSPCA were called in to take the dogs in to their care, she had not paid the rent on the property and the landlord had given notice to quit. Even though she had been told the property was being taken back she did nothing to help with the relocation of the dogs. She did however, contact people asking them to find properties in their name as she could not in her name as she had already been in touch with them and they had rejected her. You'll be happy to hear that all the dogs will be neutered and rehomed after some of them have had much needed rehabilitation.

    Posted at 20:13 on 18 Sep 2008 by
    shelly0207 | Report as inappropriate