A cruel dog owner was found by cops relaxing in a HOT TUB with a woman instead of looking after his neglected pets.
Nicholas Henson’s two Bulldogs were neglected and living in squalid crates.
The pooches – called Norris and Milly – were not fed enough.
The cages – that were full of poo – were just two foot by two foot.
But when cops turned up at his house on 18 September they found the dogs living in squalor and he was in the hot tub with a woman.
Henson, 41, of Doncaster, South Yorks, has now been banned from keeping animals for ten years.
He was sentenced after being found guilty of five Animal Welfare Act offenses.
Henson didn’t turn up for his trial on 5 October.
But the district judge at Doncaster magistrates court said to Henson when he was sentenced: “At 8.30 pm on the 18 September you were sitting in a hot tub with a female.
“No doubt enjoying the relaxing feeling of the warm water whilst two dogs around you were kept in the most squalid possible environment.
“Any decent owner would have been cleaning the two cages.
“However, you are selfish and it is not clear whether this is a case of long-term suffering or short-term neglect.
However, you put yourself first. Any decent owner would have cleaned the animals, not got into a hottub.”
Henson was given a four-month custodial sentence for each offence and suspended for a year, and handed a 12-month community order.
He was also ordered to pay costs of £660.
South Yorkshire Police had attended Henson’s property to arrest him on an unrelated matter when he was found in the hot tub.
In a statement read to the court, RSPCA inspector Kim Greaves, who investigated for the animal charity, said: “Norris looked underweight.
“I could easily see his spine and ribs. He had no water or food, nor did he have a comfortable resting area. In fact, the odour of ammonia was overpowering as I bent down to look at him.”
Inspector Greaves added: “Milly’s enclosure was difficult to see into as it was quite dark despite being 10.30 am.
The reason for this, I believe, was the large amount of stuff piled high in front of it, so much so you could only open the door just wide enough as her body.
“The enclosure was horrific inside, there were three receptacles. Two of them were dishes that were empty and the third was a saucepan with dry food in it, with a pile of faeces on top.
“There was also a large amount of trodden in faeces throughout the small area.”
The RSPCA also found an underweight cat called Twinkles at the house.
