A PRESTONPANS man has been cleared of animal cruelty charges relating to his pet dogs, while his partner has been admonished.
Kevin Martin was alleged to have caused a number of dogs suffering by failing to provide adequate care and allowing the dogs to suffer at his home at the town’s High Street between February 14 and June 14, 2021.
He was also said to have failed to provide adequate shelter and bedding and exposed the animals to faeces and urine between July 1, 2019, and June 14, 2021.
Martin, 51, was also facing allegations of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at his home on February 23, 2021.
He appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last Tuesday where his not guilty pleas to all charges were accepted by the Crown and he walked free from the dock.
Co-accused Raki Islam, 44, pleaded guilty to the first charge of failing to provide adequate care for the dogs at the couple’s home between February 14 and June 14, 2021.
Sheriff Morris warned Islam of her future conduct and admonished her on the charge.
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