A woman let her dog's fur become so matted that after the pet died vets were unable to determine what kind of animal it was.
Abbey, a crossbreed, died and was taken to the vets for cremation - but when the cardboard box was opened the fur was so matted it was impossible to see it was a dog.
Owner Emily Louise Fiel, 54, neglected the dog so badly that 90 per cent of the animal's fur was matted. The extreme neglected meant Abbey was forced to lie in her own bodily fluids as they became trapped in her fur.
And the dog's legs were identifiable from an overgrown claw. Friel, of Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, pled guilty to causing unnecessary suffering at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and was sentenced on September 29, given a five year ban
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