A SUPERMARKET worker who had sex with 15 chickens and his own Great Dane dog has been jailed for 30 months.
Shane Waters, 40, apologised to the chickens who died after he had abused them in a shed on a farm.
Waters was handed a lifetime ban from owning animals after Burnley Crown Court heard he has previous convictions for abusing horses in the 1997 and 2016.
The court heard that on September 19 2020, the farmer at Lower Holker Farm, Accrington, opened the chicken shed to discover a number of dead and injured birds, Lancs Live reports.
He reported the incident to the RSPCA after her feared “something sexual” had happened to them, and he checked CCTV.
Waters was seen in footage prowling around the farm before leaving the barn at 11.40pm and was arrested on September 23.
He told officers: “I need help. I know what I have done. I just get these urges.”
Waters told cops he had been on the farm on about nine previous occasions “but usually only had sex with one chicken”.
Prosecutor Barbara Webster told the court: “He did not like performing the act and said sorry to the chickens after.”
He also admitted having intercourse with his pet dog over a four month period, but said the dog "did not like it and growled and bit him".
Anna Chestnut, defending, said Waters hoped to rebuild his life upon his release from prison.
“This is not the person he wants to be. He is thoroughly disgusted by his behaviour.”
Passing sentence judge Sara Dodd said the case was “as unusual as it is disturbing” and that “at least 15 chickens died as a result of your sordid sexual activity”.
“Those who kept the chickens are understandably horrified and appalled by what you have done.
“I have no doubt anyone hearing the details of this case will be disgusted.
“Your conduct is distressing and truly worrying, particularly in light of your previous convictions.”
The judge made an indefinite criminal behaviour order banning waters from keeping animals, and made him subject to notification for life.
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