The Gloucester Child and Animal abuser, Amy Pamela Griffin Dawkins, aka Amy Loveday, has been convicted of what magistrates termed “the most egregious instance of animal cruelty” they had encountered.
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On 2 December 2024, police officials discovered Milo, a three-year-old husky, was being purposely gradually strangled by a cord that secured his collar to a wardrobe door at a residence in Matson for the enjoyment of Amy Pamela Griffin Dawkins.
He was in a vegetative state in a room contaminated with urine and excrement, leading officers to believe he was deceased. He was then euthanised to avert more agony.
Amy Pamela Griffin Dawkins, residing on Rectory Road in Matson, was convicted of an animal cruelty offence on 18 August at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court. She received JUST a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, along with a 15-year prohibition on animal ownership.
Gloucestershire Police responded to a report regarding the well-being of a dog at the specified location.
Officers said Milo was “lying prone on the floor with his head and neck flexed backwards” and they thought he was dead because he did not move when they entered the room.
There was no food present, and although there was water, it was out of Milo’s reach to torture him mentally as well as physically.
The string attaching Milo’s collar to the wardrobe door handle was purposely so tight it prevented him from lying his head on the floor.
An attending officer said she knew Milo was close to death, so she cut the string, but even then, he remained lying on the floor in his original position, covered in faeces and urine.
He was comatose on arrival at a veterinary practice and was found to be very underweight, severely dehydrated and suffering from anaemia and a heart murmur.
Milo had two seizures but appeared more responsive the following morning.
The RSPCA investigated, and the owner agreed to sign Milo over to the charity.
Dawkins was also given an 18-month mental health treatment order, 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days and a six-month alcohol treatment order.
Richard Carr, an RSPCA inspector, said vets could “easily feel every rib and spine” in Milo’s body, and he was later placed in an RSPCA animal hospital to continue his rehabilitation.
Milo’s condition worsened, despite receiving care, and the decision was made to put him to sleep to prevent further suffering.
Inspector Carr said, “This was not the outcome we had hoped for, and I know the condition of Milo was distressing for all involved, but we can take some heart in knowing he did finally receive the love he deserved in our care.”
He was issued an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order, prohibiting him from approaching or entering educational institutions, along with a 15-year restraining order to safeguard both victims.
It is recommended that Amy Pamela Griffin Dawkins not be allowed to be alone with animals or children.
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