Cases

Colgan v Kennel Club

Facts

The Claimant sought to challenge a decision by the Kennel Club following a disciplinary hearing to ban her from the Club for 5 years. This affected her livelihood as a breeder as it prevented her attending or taking part in Club events, becoming a member or officer of affiliated societies, managing Club events, judging events, and being registered as a Club approved breeder. The ban followed the Claimant's conviction by magistrates for sixteen offences under s.1(1)(b) Protection of Animals Act 1911. The offences arose from the Claimant transporting ten dogs in a van with a translucent roof. All the dogs died from overheating during the journey. The magistrates ordered the Claimant to pay £2,000 costs but gave her an absolute discharge. They found that she had failed to exercise reasonable foresight in choosing the van but they were confident that nothing like this incident would happen again.

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