SNS GroupA man whose dog was put down after being found in a cupboard while severely ill has been given a ten-year ban from owning animals.
Luke Larcombe’s pet Tiko was discovered by an SSPCA inspector at his home in Glasgow’s Springburn on December 19, 2024.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that the SSPA received a report about a dog being at the property.
An inspector went for an initial visit and was told by Larcombe that he did not own a dog.
However, a further interaction took place following another report to the SSCA.
It was then that Larcombe stated that his white pocket bully’s nails were overgrown, and he potentially had gangrene.
Prosecutor Rachel Pollock said: “The inspector made arrangements to see the dog that morning.
“The dog was heard barking from a closed cupboard.”
It was stated that the dog’s foot appeared “swollen, misshapen and dirty.”
Larcombe told the inspector that he had “no money” to treat the dog.
He was given the opportunity to relinquish ownership of the dog to the SSPCA, but he refused. Tiko was then seized under the Animal Welfare Act.
Tiko was sent to the vet, where his nails were cut, and he received injections as well as antibiotics.
An inspection of Tiko found that he had a wound to his throat which oozed pus and blood.
It was stated that it looked like a bite wound which had become infected.
An abscess was also found on the dog’s hind limb.
Miss Pollock added: “The vet said that this would have taken place around five months to reach that state.”
The inspector was advised that Tiko needed to be euthanised to stop “further suffering.”
The vet was given the approval for this to take place.
Larcombe pleaded guilty to causing Tiko unnecessary suffering.
Sheriff Lorraine Glancy KC told him: “Your neglect was frankly appalling.”
Larcombe was tagged for three months, keeping him indoors between 7pm and 7am.
He was put under supervision for two years, as well as made subject to the animal ban.
Larcombe’s previous convictions include six months behind bars after he blasted Donna Summer songs from his home in 2012.
Police were called to Larcombe’s home after neighbours reported that their homes were “shaking” from the music.
He was also heard shouting, swearing and laughing. After he ignored warnings to keep it down, police arrested him.
Larcombe was convicted of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by repeatedly playing music, laughing, shouting and swearing.
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