Dog finds new home in Sweden after welfare case

A Staffordshire bull terrier has found a new home in Sweden following a recent animal welfare case taken by Mid and East Antrim Council.

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Mar 2016, 21:00 BST

The charge related to findings following an investigation by Animal Welfare officers. INCT 12-701-CON

‘Ghostie’ was rehomed in May 2014 after being seized by the local authority.

It followed an investigation by MEA’s Animal Welfare officers in April 2013.

A Carrickfergus woman was given a two-year conditional discharge after being charged under the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011.

A post on the Facebook page of the group ‘Northern Ireland says no to animal cruelty’ read: “[Ghostie] had to spend over a year in kennels before she could be released for rehoming.”

For a long time, she hid food under her bed, the post continued.

“[She] has lived with her new owner now for almost two years.”