Jonathan Theobald received an 18-week prison sentence suspended for two years and was banned from keeping animals for ten years Terry Harris/Rex FeaturesA man has been spared jail after leaving three dogs to die inside a car for five hours in temperatures of 40C. Jonathan Theobald left the three staffie-type dogs, Daisy, Mitch and Rascal, inside his vehicle with no water or ventilation while he went to the gym. He appeared at Peterborough magistrates’ court yesterday after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to three dogs by confining them in an environment that was detrimental to their wellbeing, which led to their deaths. He was given an 18-week prison sentence suspended for two years and was banned from owning animals for ten years with…

Source: The Times September 28, 2016 23:00 UTC