Manchester man who kept 65 animals in "inhumane" conditions was given just 90 hours community service

A puppy farmer who kept 65 animals in "inhumane" conditions was given just 90 hours community service.

Some 32 dogs including German Shepherds were found living in their own waste in homemade kennels, starving and with no water in South Cairnies Farm Cottage, Glenalmond, Perth, along with 17 kittens and 16 cats.

Daanyaal Chowdhury, 30, from Manchester, the director of a firm which supplied working dogs for security purposes, sent a diseased German Shepherd pup to the vets.

Animal welfare chiefs were called in and a warrant was obtained to search it on October 28 2020.

The cottage was found to be ‘chaotic and hazardous’ with homemade kennels and various broken items scattered about.

Three rooms were taken over by puppies with no access to food and water, and one kitten was put to sleep.

The were kept in filthy environments with no bedding, and mould while dogs were crammed into kennels, while cats were kept in another building in similar conditions.

Chowdhury pled guilty to three animal welfare offences at Perth Sheriff Court on April 27, and was given a ban on owning, keeping or dealing in animals for five years.

Today he was given a Community Payback Order requiring him to be under supervision for 12 months and to carry out 90 hours of unpaid work.

Helen Nisbet, Procurator Fiscal for Tayside, Central and Fife, said: “This was a case of widespread and indiscriminate neglect where cats, dogs and puppies were caused unnecessary suffering.

"This suffering was entirely preventable and could have been avoided by proper management and timely veterinary involvement.

“Instead, Daanyaal Chowdhury failed to provide the animals he was responsible for with an adequate environment and kept them in terrible, inhumane conditions. He failed to provide proper care and treatment and protect them from disease.

“I would like to thank the Scottish SPCA and Police Scotland for their part in investigating and gathering evidence of these offences.

“The Procurator Fiscal will continue to hold to account those who would commit such crimes and we would urge anyone with information of animal neglect to contact the police or the Scottish SPCA.”