{"id":200822,"date":"2025-06-20T20:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200822\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T20:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:57:12","slug":"birmingham-dog-owner-jailed-for-leaving-boxer-with-horror-injury-after-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200822\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham dog owner jailed for leaving Boxer with horror injury after fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: This article contains a distressing image. Michael Rowlands was put behind bars and given a hefty ban from keeping animals after not acting when his Boxer-type dog Kane suffered a nasty injury in a fight<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Newstead-Road-Kingstanding-JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Google Maps street view of a section of Newstead Road in Kingstanding\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Michael Leonard Rowlands of Newstead Road in Kingstanding has been jailed and handed a 10-year ban from keeping animals after leaving his dog, Kane, with an untreated wound(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A dog owner from Birmingham has been handed a lengthy animal ban after a court heard how he left his dogs with severe, untreated injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Michael Leonard Rowlands of Newstead Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/kingstanding-and-oscott\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Kingstanding<\/a> was investigated after the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) were tipped off about concerns members of the public had for his dog, Kane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Kane, a Boxer-type dog was believed to have been left to suffer with an untreated injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/pet-owner-who-severely-neglected-31713731\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Pet owner who \u2018severely neglected\u2019 his pedigree dog jailed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">RSPCA officers visited the home and found eight-month-old black and white dog had a large laceration across his entire neck and cheek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The injury, which had not been seen by a vet, had been caused after a fight between Kane and Michael&#8217;s other dog, called Able.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The vet who examined Kane found that he had a large infected wound covering his neck and cheek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Kane had to be taken to an animal hospital to have his wounds cleaned and surgically treated before being recovered to RSPCA care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WARNING THE FOLLOWING IMAGE MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Kane-1.jpg\" alt=\"Boxer-type dog, Kane, was found to have a large infected wound covering his neck and cheek believed to have been caused after Kane was in a fight with his owner's other dog Able \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Boxer-type dog, Kane, was found to have a large infected wound covering his neck and cheek believed to have been caused after Kane was in a fight with his owner&#8217;s other dog Able <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Rowlands, aged 45, pleaded guilty to an animal welfare offence, that between September 14 and 19 2024 he caused unnecessary suffering to Kane by failing to get him vet\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And that by not doing so he knew the dog would suffer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He was jailed for weeks and handed a 10-year animal ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">RSPCA Inspector Fiona Howell, who investigated for the animal welfare charity, said: \u201cAnimals deserve to live healthy lives and are reliant on owners to be given everything they need including vet care if they need medical treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Rowland\u2019s 10-year ban cannot be appealed for five years and both Kane and Able were signed over to the RSPCA\u2019s care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WARNING: This article contains a distressing image. 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