MAN JAILED FOR SEVERE NEGLECT OF HIS PET DOG

A PET owner from the Black Country who severely neglected his pedigree dog has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for years.

- NICK HORNER News Reporter

The RSPCA and police officers visited David Roberts' home in Wallace Road, Bilston, in January last year to carry out an animal welfare check.

They were let in by his mother and inside they found three dogs, a female Dogue de Bordeaux named 'Honey' and two Shih Tzus.

Honey had lost most of her fur, had inflamed skin and scabs all over her body.

RSPCA Inspector Fiona Howell said: “On the stairs leading up from the front door and in the living room, there were multiple piles of faeces.

“Honey, the Dogue de Bordeaux, had 90 to 95 per cent fur loss. Her skin was pink and flaky and she had scabs over her body, which were worse around her neck. Lynn told me that Honey belonged to her son, who was currently in police custody.

“She consented for the dog to be taken to the RSPCA’s Newbrook Animal Hospital for a veterinary examination.”

Honey was seized by police and Robert's mother was told by the RSPCA that the faeces needed to be cleaned.