A man who kept 35 animals in his home with an "overpowering stench of faeces and urine," has avoided jail for causing unnecessary suffering to animals. RSPCA officers attended the property Alan Peckenham's property, after he was taken to hospital and were met with the awful conditions.
At the home in Thornton, Merseyside, 20 cats and three kittens, four dogs, three ferrets and snakes were discovered living in filthy, unhygienic conditions. A vet, who examined the animals, said it would have taken two full-time animal workers with help from volunteers to look after such a large number of animals, reports the LiverpoolECHO.
Two kittens died when being treated by vets and officers found four out of five snakes were in a decomposed state. Packenham, 39, was sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court after admitting four offences of causing unnecessary suffering to animals and one of failing to take steps to ensure the needs of the animals were met.
