Blake Harold Nott sentenced for wilful damage

Smashing down a fence, a Queensland pest controller was hellbent on revenge after the neighbour’s dog went for his chooks one too many times.

A father of nine has faced a court after pushing his revenge for “bad blood” chicken history with his neighbor’s dog too far.

“Bad blood” between neighbours over a pet dog’s penchant for chickens has peaked with death threats and a court date in the Whitsundays.

Proserpine Magistrates Court this week heard Blake Harold Nott had found the neighbour’s dog in his Cannonvale yard “trying to get at his chickens” one too many times on November 4.

Police prosecutor Lachlan Perry said Nott, a 39-year-old father of nine, reacted by smashing his neighbour’s fence with an axe and “threaten(ing)” to kill his dog.

Mr Perry said when police arrived at the property, Nott told them he had used a piece of wood, not an axe.

The Whitsundays’ pest control business owner further told police his neighbour’s dog had killed his chickens in the past, causing “bad blood” between them.

PD Law solicitor Peta Vernon told the court Nott recognised his behaviour was inappropriate and had offered to fix the fence.

“It is what it is, Your Honour,” Ms Vernon said, adding Nott’s previous criminal history was dated and he had made an early guilty plea to wilful damage.

She asked the court not to record a conviction as Nott intended to travel in the near future.

Nott was fined $500 and a conviction was not recorded.