A couple from Leeds have received a 10-year ban from keeping animals after they were found to have two severely underweight dogs, along with other animals kept in 'disgusting' conditions.
The RSPCA prosecuted Julie Pitts and Michael Short, who were sentenced at Kirklees Magistrates' Court on April 19 following an investigation.
RSPCA Inspector Kris Walker was called to the couple's home in Moorlands Avenue in Leeds on July 15 last year. Upon entry, he found two collie dogs named Toby and Cody in a poor condition. Kris could feel their ribs, hips and spines and both the dogs were suffering from flea infections.
