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David Graham faces charges following an RSPCA investigation
He is better known as Farmer Dave from Big Brother in 2006
Wags the dog died at his dog day care centre at Box Hill, north-west Syd
Eight-year-old dog most likely died from injuries incurred by another dog
Mr Graham faces charges of failing to exercise reasonable care
Also faces charge of committing act of aggravated cruelty upon an animal
Mr Graham famously came out as gay on the Channel 10 reality show

By Rachel Eddie For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 08:08 EST, 20 November 2015 | Updated: 06:45 EST, 21 November 2015

A former Big Brother contestant is facing animal cruelty charges after a deaf dog died at his doggy day care centre.

David Graham, better known as Farmer Dave from the Channel 10 reality show in 2006, was charged following an RSPCA investigation into the June death of eight-year-old Wags the dog.

The Cavelier King Charles Spaniel was found to have died suffering a broken spine and sternum with puncture wounds to the neck at Farmer Dave Dog Centre at Box Hill, in Sydney's north-west.

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David Graham, better known as Farmer Dave as a contestant on the reality show on Channel 10 in 2006 (pictured), is facing animal cruelty charges following an RSPCA investigation into the June death of dog Wags

Wags (pictured), an eight-year-old Cavelier King Charles Spaniel, was found to have died suffering a broken spine and sternum with puncture wounds to the neck at the Farmer Dave Dog Centre at Box Hill, in Sydney’s outer north-west

The vet also found the injuries were most likely caused by another dog.

Charges laid against Mr Graham’s business relating to the death of Wags include committing an act of aggravated cruelty upon an animal and failing to exercise reasonable care.

The dog’s owner Cheryl Moscato told Daily Mail Australia that she hoped Mr Graham would ‘make some changes and be accountable’.

Before charges were laid last week, Ms Moscato launched a Facebook page to help get justice for Wags, which has attracted almost 1,800 likes.

Before charges were laid last week, Cheryl Moscato launched a Facebook page to help get Wags justice, which has attracted almost 1,800 likes (Ms Moscato pictured with another of her dogs and Wags' ashes)

She wrote a short poem for the deaf dog on the Facebook page, which said: ‘He got his name from his tail that wagged / It never stopped even when his ears sagged’.

‘He was a devoted and good friend,’ it continued. ‘I do hope in time our hearts will mend.’

‘He got his name from his tail that wagged / It never stopped even when his ears sagged,' his owner wrote on the Facebook page (his ashes pictured)

An RSPCA spokesman told Fairfax that it's alleged the business failed to ensure Wags was protected from distress or injury caused by other animals.

Almost three weeks after the dog's death, Farmer Dave Dog Centre issued a statement which said that his death was a ‘massive blow to us’.

It also said staff ‘remain saddened and distressed by the death of Wags while in our care earlier this month.

‘The death of Wags was a tragic accident, and we are sincerely sorry for the loss of this beloved dog while in our care.'

Mr Graham’s company has also been charged for the mistreatment of two further dogs, Fansu and Gabe.

His ex-partner’s father, John Cauchi, faces 23 charges of live baiting and animal cruelty, after video footage surfaced of him using a rabbit on a leash to excite a greyhound, ABC reports.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Farmer Dave Dog Centre for comment.

He famously came out as gay on the reality television program in 2006.

‘The death of Wags was a tragic accident, and we are sincerely sorry for the loss of this beloved dog while in our care,' the dog day care centre wrote in a statement

Almost three weeks after the dog's death, Farmer Dave Dog Centre issued a statement which said that his death was a ‘massive blow to us’ (Mr Graham pictured on Big Brother in 2006)