RSPCABBC News, West of England
The owner of a viral golden retriever petting experience has been banned from placing dogs for 10 years, as some animals died in care.
Nicholas St. James, 62, The Golden Retriever Experience at the Somerset offered to visit the visitors with about 30 dogs to pay.
But in May 2024, experience – who saw millions of times on social media – it was a license Canceled by SummerSet Council A police and RSPCA after investigation.
Animal donation said that dogs were kept under impure and crowded conditions, which had very little access to fresh water.
St. James of Carhampton at Minhed was handed over a 18-week jail suspended for one year at the North Somerset Magistrate Court in Weston-Supar-Mayer.
He convicted June 19 for allegations of animal welfare.
The court was told about a visit on the site by the RSPCA and the SummerSet Council, which found that the conditions were “gross congestion”, with 20 dogs with a concrete floor with a concrete floor with dogs living in a galli kitchen and the other were tight in a bedroom.
It left the retrievers fighting on limited resources, informing the court.
A local vet said that he had dealt with several cases of admission to dogs to fight injuries, told to the court, with two dogs dying of a bite wound.
The RSPCA said that some animals also got calls.
District Judge Breedleton told St. James that his attitude was “boundary to proud” and no change in the welfare of animals despite four warnings.
He said that St. James was only concerned about his financial loss.
Speaking of dogs’ time in Golden Retriever Experience near Minehead, Suzanne Norbury of RSPCA said: “It was a failure to meet their needs.
“They need freedom to display natural behaviors and get away from stressful situations.”
After removing the license, dogs were saved by RSPCA, mostly for its convenience in Cornwal.
Ms. Norbury said that dogs had been promoted or adopted since then.
Bridget Dobinson from Devon decided to adopt one of the Golden Retriers – Molly – after his daughter was encouraged to promote an animal.
“When she came to us, Molly was completely closed – she did not walk from one room to another … She did not go to her bed at night.
“A year later, she flops on her bed every night, but she is still keen to go to the rooms.
“He is afraid of noise, rapid movement, or anything I am carrying – but he is a very loving dog,” he said.
Additional reporting by John Danx and Scott Ellis.
