A man who kept more than 35 pets in his filthy home has avoided jail after RSPCA inspectors found animals living in "filthy, unhygienic conditions".
Alan Packenham, 39, was sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on April 14 after pleading guilty to four offences of causing unnecessary suffering to animals - and one of failing to take steps to ensure the needs of the animals were met.
He was given a suspended 16-week prison sentence after the RSPCA discovered 20 cats and three kittens, four dogs, three ferrets and snakes living in "filthy, unhygienic conditions", Liverpool Echo reported.
