A woman has been banned from owning any animals for life after nine pets under her care were left in a house covered in rubbish and faeces.
Amy Youll, of Shadow Moss Road, Wythenshawe, was also handed a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 24 months after RSPCA officers discovered a cat and eight dogs living in horrendous conditions at a property on Todmorden Road, Bacup.
The property was full of waste and debris, with maggots crawling on surfaces in the kitchen. While the RSPCA managed to rescue the animals, some were so frightened that they had to be carried out to waiting vehicles. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Meanwhile, severed remains of cat carcasses and five badly decomposing dogs were later found by contractors who were called to clean up the property.
the dogs had been placed in carrier bags, boxes and planters, and were heavily infested with maggots. In his evidence to Manchester Magistrates' Court, one of the officers, inspector Will Lamping, said: “The property was awful, with rubbish and debris strewn throughout.
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