The owner of a white dog found living with "crusty" infected eyes and fur soiled with faeces has been given a life ban from keeping animals.
'Rebel' the Staffordshire bull terrier was found by the RSPCA with eyes that were "crusted closed" and legs covered "what looked like faeces". Further examinations by a vet found that Rebel was in a very anxious and agitated state; was underweight, had eye and ear infections as well as itchy, inflamed skin and a sore on his ribcage.
Examinations also confirmed that his skin and coat were soiled with faeces, he had overgrown nails and he was lame from a previous injury to his left forelimb. The vet immediately started treatment to relieve his suffering, including pain relief and antibiotics.
