Listowel dog owner fined as his dog jumped wall and attacked dogs being walked by owner
The KerrymanA judge ordered a north Kerry man make a €1,000 donation after his German Shepherd jumped a wall to attack other dogs.
Finbarr Mahoney (75) of Well Street, Ballylongford was charged with having an uncontrolled dog at Listowel District Court last Thursday.
The court heard that on March 26 at 3.30pm, his dog had jumped a wall on his property and attacked dogs being walked by their owner.
“The dog was on his property, spotted her dogs and bounced over the wall,” his solicitor, Pat Mann told the court.
The court heard it was a rural area at Graffa, Ballylongford, the defendant had no previous convictions and his dog was licensed.
He noted his client was a dog lover with an “unblemished record”.
Mr Mahoney had subsequently put the dog down and brought €1,000 to court as a token.
Judge David Waters ordered that he donate this amount to The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. If paid by November 20, the case will be struck from the record.