Overview

• On August 3, 2023, Andrew Claridge-Fleming left four dogs crated in his Land Rover Discovery at his Hampshire farm during a heatwave and was unexpectedly called away for seven hours
• Milo the Labrador, Bodger the cocker spaniel and a cockapoo named Rocky all died of heat exhaustion while a fourth cocker spaniel survived after emergency veterinary treatment
• Claridge-Fleming told Bournemouth Crown Court he believed he had left the boot and a door open but returned to find the boot closed and the dogs unresponsive
• He pleaded guilty on June 24, 2025, to causing unnecessary suffering to animals and will return for sentencing in August, facing up to five years behind bars
• Claridge-Fleming runs Gordleton Gundogs and has represented England at international gundog trials while serving in roles with the Hampshire Gundog Society and regional retriever clubs