These pictures taken by the RSPCA show the disgusting conditions a man kept his dog in.
Steven Johnson, from Kirkby, had denied neglecting bulldog Diego after the dog was seized by police at the rubbish and faeces-strewn flat in Westhead Avenue on June 27 last year. Liverpool Magistrates' Court heard how RSPCA inspector Lisa Lupson had visited the property after being sent photos of the flat which was filthy and littered with rubbish and used food cans.
The officer told Johnson his dog would not be able to return to living in such an unhygienic environment as he was committing animal welfare offences. He was given the opportunity to rectify the situation. He told her he hadn’t been living at the flat and had already started to clean it up.
