Please retweet CONVICTED | Sheldon Turner, 36, and Lucy Blackmore, 43, from #Bridgwater, #Somerset – failed to get treatment for a French bulldog with multiple unexplained injuries- locked in small plastic container. AVOID JAIL‼️ On 13 December 2023, police attended Blackmore’s home after concerns were raised for the safety of a dog at the address. Police were told that the dog, known as Pepsi, was outside. They found her in the back garden inside a small rectangular container with a heavy hose pipe on top holding the lid down. Police lifted the lid and inside was Pepsi who they described as looking “absolutely petrified”. She had noticeable injuries to her face which were bleeding. Police noted that “There was no way she could have got out of the container due to the weight of the hose pipe on top of the lid to the container”. Pepsi, who had been in the couple’s care for just six weeks, was taken to a vet where she was treated for a broken leg, which sadly had to be amputated. She also had multiple grazes and bruises and a 3cm cut to her face, as well as inflamed feet and problems with her eyes and ears. The vet who examined her found the bruising grazes and lacerations would have been from four to 24 hours before the presentation and the fractured limb two to six weeks before. The vet said these were evidence of blunt force trauma. The dog’s ear and eye issues would have been going on for longer, with scarring and vision loss as a result of the dry eye. Pepsi has been nursed back to health by the team at RSPCA North Somerset Branch (Brent Knoll Animal Centre). During her recovery, the team were dedicated to showing her the love and kindness she deserves as she gets ready to find a new home. Two other dogs in Turner’s care can also now be rehomed. Sentencing | Turner: 18-month community order with 30 days of rehabilitation; £80 fine, £114 surcharge and £400 costs. Blackmore: £200 fine, £160 victim surcharge, and £400 costs. Both are banned from having animals for 10 years but can appeal after five years. Details and credit to... ukanimalcrueltyfiles.org/bri… rspca.org.uk/.../news-ten-ye…... #SheldonTurner #Bath #Street #Bristol #LucyBlackmore #AnimalCruelty @APDAWG1 @RSPCA_official @UKLabour @bbcsomerset @ConservativeAWF #dogs #FrenchBulldog