Ediz Hastunch given 80 hours of unpaid work for causing Rottweiler puppies' agony

Ediz Hastunch, director of Cyprus Garden restaurant in Southend Road, Chingford, was ordered to pay £3,454 after he admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the two Rottweilers in April last year.

He was also banned from owning animals for 12 months. 

Hastunch pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial at Walthamstow Magistrates Court on February 25. 

The 42-year-old injured three month old Rocky and Roxanne using a tourniquet, a device which cuts off circulation and causes a dog's tail to drop off.  

The RSPCA and police were called to the meze bar and restaurant after concerns were raised for the puppies' welfare.

They found Rocky with injuries to his stunted, docked tail and Roxanne's 'dead tail', which later fell off. 

The Cypriot meze bar and restaurant off the A406 in Chingford where both dogs were found suffering

Both puppies were seized and taken into care. They have since recovered and been re-homed. 

Hastunch was also ordered to pay the RSPCA's court costs of £2,300, a victim surcharge of £60 and must carry out 80 hours of unpaid work over the next 12 months. 

The sentencing took place at Thames Magistrates Court on Thursday (March 19).

RSPCA Inspector, Emily Collins said: "The poor puppies had just been left suffering with injured and infected tails.

"They must have been in such unrelenting agony. They were so sore, it would have been awful.

"The vet said it was likely these tails had been docked using a tourniquet, which cuts off circulation and causes the tails to drop off - an incredibly painful process.

"Thankfully they are happily re-homed now. They were both adopted by their fosterers and have been given the happy ending they deserve."

Docking, or tailing, was outlawed in 2007 under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 but is permitted by a veterinary surgeon for medical treatment to save a dog's life and for working dogs used in connection with law enforcement, pest control and lawful animal shooting.