Dogs illegally sold for fighting purposes
Co Down, Newry, NI (UK)Date: Jan 2006
Disposition: Not Charged
Person of Interest: Gary McGivern
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A Co Down man has been caught on camera selling illegal and dangerous dogs. Convicted hijacker, fraudster and burglar Gary 'Skivvy' McGivern, from Newry, has been selling banned American pit-bull terriers.
An undercover Sunday Life reporter - posing as an illegal dog-fight organiser from England - purchased a pup from the criminal after he placed an advert in a local shop window. We met McGivern - who also placed an advert in a local newspaper - at his home last week and paid �80 for the six-week-old dog. McGivern's advert claimed the pup was seven weeks old - but a USPCA vet told us it was only six weeks. The Newry thug did not ask for identification, and when asked if the dog was suitable for fighting, he boasted: "It will be a champion - his dad was a champion, too." He even boasted that the pup's father was the pit-bull that brutally mauled a 10-year-old girl in Warrenpoint, Co Down, just days before Christmas. And he told us the pup's father also savaged a Rottweiler during its training for fighting.
After leaving McGivern's home, we immediately handed the animal over to the USPCA shelter in Carryduff. Although a USPCA vet told us the dog was healthy, he confirmed it was one of the growing number of American pit-bulls in Northern Ireland. The vet also confirmed the dog was illegal because it had not been neutered, micro-chipped, insured or muzzled. References« Back to Search Results Note: Classifications and other fields should not be used to determine what specific charges the suspect is facing or was convicted of - they are for research and statistical purposes only. The case report and subsequent updates outline the specific charges. Charges referenced in the original case report may be modified throughout the course of the investigation or trial, so case updates, when available, should always be considered the most accurate reflection of charges. For more information regarding classifications and usage of this database, please visit the database notes and disclaimer.
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