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By Alric Lindsay
Dr. Robert Parr appeared in the Summary Court today, June 30, 2026, to face three allegations of animal cruelty. He pled not guilty.
Regarding the details of the three identical charges, the Chief Magistrate said it was alleged that, between October 2025 and January 2026, at Beach Bay, Bodden Town, Dr. Parr wantonly caused unnecessary suffering to an animal in that, being the owner, he did not take him to a licensed veterinary clinic to get his dental problem treated and failed to provide clean water.
Dr. Parr’s bail was extended to his next appearance on August13, 2026.
Note to readers
The consequence for anyone found liable on summary conviction is a fine of four thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year.
In this case, the defendant was charged under section 70 of the Animal Cruelty Act. This states:
Cruelty to animals an offence
70. (1) A person who —
(a) beats, ill-treats, over-rides, over-drives, overloads, tortures, infuriates or terrifies an animal or causes or procures, or, being the owner, permits any animal to be so used;
(b) by wantonly or unreasonably doing or omitting to do any act, or causing or procuring the commission or omission of any act, causes any unnecessary suffering or, being the owner, permits any unnecessary suffering to be so caused to any animal;
(c) works, or causes to be worked, any domestic animal in such a condition as to be unfit for work, whether from emaciation, or from any gall, sore or otherwise, and whether or not that condition is caused by disease or deficient feeding;
(d) wilfully, without any reasonable cause or excuse, administers or causes or procures, or, being the owner, permits, such administration of, any poisonous or injurious drug or substance to any animal, or wilfully, without any reasonable cause or excuse, causes any such substance to be taken by any animal;
(e) subjects, causes or procures, or, being the owner permits, to be subjected, any animal to any operation which is performed without due care and humanity; or
(f) tethers, confines or keeps any animal on a lead under such conditions or in such manner as to cause that animal unnecessary suffering,
commits an offence of cruelty and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of four thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year.
