Dog 'suffered for weeks' as owners fined

A Leeds couple have been banned from owning pets after letting their dog go bald.

- by James Connolly

The dog, a crossbreed named Teddy, was left in severe discomfort as a result of a chronic skin disease that experts said would have been ongoing for at least a month.

His owners Robert, 56, and Melanie Charlton, 52, of Fairfield Street in Bramley, failed to seek veterinary help for the pup - and were handed fines as well as a 10-year ban on keeping animals at Kirklees Magistrates' Court.