If Mr Shipman takes the dogs EVERYWHERE with him,then he could potentially leave them in the car on a regular basis,hmmmmm.
They feel that they are being harshly judged? REALLY?! The truth is they did something stupid,got caught,resulting in damage to a NEW car and embarassment to them personally. I say again stupid should hurt. If he owns his own company that handles equipment for animals then this could hurt a bit more and they are now doing some serious damage control. Besides a lawyer they are probably going to need a bit of good
PR work done.