A dog was just days from starving to death when he was rescued from a room where his cruel owner had left him locked in with no water
Despicable Mark Gallagher left Tyson in an upstairs room which was covered in faeces and urine, with a sofa which had no cushions. Newcastle Crown Court heard there was a small amount of dog food in a bowl but the pet had no access to water.
The court heard the distressed mongrel had been looking out of the window when an RSPCA inspector arrived but did not respond to the knock on the door. Prosecutor Alex Bousfield told the court Tyson was so underweight that "practically every single rib" could be seen.
