A Cork dog abuser receives a suspended sentence in an animal cruelty conviction appeal.

At Cork Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting on the 9th July, Vasyl Fedoryn (41) Ballypierce, Charleville, Co. Cork appealed the severity of a sentence imposed on him for animal cruelty in Mallow District Court on Tuesday 1st April 2025.

At that time, Judge Colm Roberts described his lack of care for his dogs as “absolutely appalling” and sentenced the accused to three months in jail, ordered that he pay almost €20,000 in costs and fines, and banned him from keeping any animals for fifteen years.

The court of appeal heard evidence from ISPCA Animal Welfare Inspector Caroline Faherty who responded to a complaint made to the National Animal Cruelty Helpline from a concerned member of the public on 21st April 2023.