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Mar 2023
Harrogate man convicted of animal cruelty wanted by police
Police have issued an appeal for a Harrogate man who is wanted for breaching a court order for animal cruelty.
Robbie Nelson, 24, of Woodfield View, was given a community order last year after neglecting two dogs at a house on High Street in the town.
The case was brought by the animal welfare charity the RSPCA, which revealed that the animals were living in a flat covered in faeces and with carpets soaked in urine.
Nelson was banned from keeping animals for five years and handed a community order to undertake rehabilitation activity following a court hearing in July 2022.
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North Yorkshire Police has now issued an appeal for information on his whereabouts after the 24-year-old failed to comply with the order.
He was due to attend Harrogate Magistrates’ Court on March 3, 2023, but he failed to appear resulting in a warrant for his arrest.
The conditions in the flat in Harrogate. Picture: RSPCA.
Enquiries are ongoing to find Nelson, including multiple address checks and contact with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Job Centre.
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