A cruel Scots couple have been banned from owning animals for a decade after they subjected a dog and two cats to extreme neglect.
John and Cynthia Sewart of Chapelton of Menmuir, Brechin, pled guilty to three charges of causing unnecessary suffering to their animals at Forfar Sheriff Court on January 12.
The pair starved a 17-year-old Border Collie cross dog called Ben, and failed to see veterinary treatment for the animal. He was almost bald, had a cut on his leg where his bone was visible and was infested with fleas.
