A MAN who caused the suffering of 11 dogs has been banned from keeping the animal for seven years. 

Mark Amos Mabey, 59, will wear an electronic tag for the next five months after inflicting “unnecessary suffering” on dogs. 

Mabey, of Peatons Lane, Lytchett Matravers, was told by a judge at Bournemouth Crown Court he is not allowed to own or keep a dog in any way for the next seven years. 

Police executed a warrant in Lytchett Matravers in November 2021 and found 11 dogs living in poor conditions. 

A vet deemed the animals to be suffering and they were then seized by police. 

Bournemouth Echo: Mark Amos MabeyMark Amos Mabey (Image: Dorset Police)

The defendant is not allowed to keep any dogs at his residence or any property which he has control or ownership of until 2030. 

He is also disqualified from selling or exchanging the animal and is to not transport them also for the next seven years. 

Police Constable Sebastian Haggett, of the Rural Crime Team, said: “Mabey was responsible for causing unnecessary suffering to a significant number of dogs. 

“As part of our proactive work, we ensured that the dogs have all since been lovingly rehomed and are being well looked after.” 

Appearing in court on Monday, October 23, Mabey pleaded guilty to eleven counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal under section four of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. 

Mabey was sentenced to five months in prison, suspended for 18 months. 

He is required to wear an electronically monitored curfew for five months and was ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work. 

PC Haggett added: “I am pleased that the disqualification order was granted over an extended period of time to prevent Mabey from causing further harm to any dogs.  

“This is an essential bit of legislation that can be used to protect animals. 

“I would urge members of the public to please contact Dorset Police if they are aware of Mabey contravening the terms of his order.” 

According to the RSPCA, in 2022 9,776 reports were made to them about intentional harm to dogs nationwide. 

Compared with 8,176 in 2021 and 7,691 in 2020, this was a rise of 27 per cent in just three years and equates to 27 dogs a day being cruelly treated in 2022 – or more than one every hour.