Evil dog owner behind bars after paying £200 to have puppies' ears cut off

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dog owner has been jailed after they paid £200 to have three puppies' ears cut in a cruel and painful cosmetic procedure. Warren Wesley Jackman, from Birmingham, received a 16-week prison sentence after horrified RSPCA inspectors found the animals at his home, reports BirminghamLive.'Cropping' or 'docking' a sees a dog's ear lobes cut away for cosmetic purposes. READ NEXT: 'Barbaric' dogs roaming UK street 'kill four cats' and strike fear into estateIt is often done with razor blades and no anaesthetic, and is illegal in the UK under the Animal Welfare Act unless it is carried out for medical reasons.

Jackman, 40, was caught after RSPCA inspector Vicki Taylor discovered the animals bleeding with stitches in their ears on a visit to his home in Redditch Road, Birmingham, last August.

She said: “Police attended a flat on another matter and were concerned about the three dogs who had cropped ears. They contacted me and seized the dogs, who came into RSPCA care. “The puppies’ ears were freshly cropped and had not yet healed; they still had stitches in the wounds.

The male pups’ ears were inflamed and sore. “We interviewed the man who claimed to have bred the puppies before selling them to Jackman and provided us with bills of sale.