This is just horrific
A heartless man who left his dog to starve to death without any food or water has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for life.
Smith, 37, had told the RSPCA that Tia had been put to sleep weeks before she was found starved to death. The animal charity had visited his flat months before the dog died and told him to take her to a vet because she was underweight.Officers were then unable to get hold of Smith on follow up visits, until he eventually lied to an officer over the phone and said Tia had been put to sleep.
Inspector Lupson said: “Tia’s bones were protruding from her body and maggots were swarming her face. The smell was overpowering and it was difficult not to gag - there was faeces coming from her bottom and her nails were very overgrown." Smith claimed Tia had “gone off her food”, so it was agreed that he and his partner would take the dog for a vet check at a PDSA clinic by February 4 in case there was an underlying illness. But follow up visits by the animal charity drew a blank, with its officers unable to contact Smith on the phone or at the property.
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