A dog that was starved to death was described as one of the "saddest sights ever seen" by the RSPCA officer who found her body.
Married couple Leanne and Jonathan Brookshaw owned the bulldog, named Coco, who was found dead at an empty flat by a police officer. The RSPCA was called to the flat at Dorset Gardens, Birkenhead, and found the property covered in faeces and flies, along with the decomposing body of the 4.6kg puppy.
Liverpool Magistrates Court heard on Tuesday that the newly married couple moved out of Dorset Gardens to their current property in Bebington Road, Birkenhead, last year, but did not bring the eight month old puppy as they claimed it would be attacked by their other dog, Molly. Leanne Brookshaw said she had visited Dorset Gardens since moving, and saw water and biscuits but agreed the “place was a s***hole”.
