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Zac Sherratt

Yorkshire Terrier found in agony with rotting skin at 'filthy' Wallsend home

Two cruel dog owners have been prosecuted after their Yorkshire Terrier was found in a sleeping bag soaked with blood and urine.

Mother and son duo Margery and Thomas Taylor, of North View, Wallsend, failed to get help for 12-year-old Hughie, who became stuck to a sodden sleeping bag as his body was completely covered in scabs.

RSPCA inspector Kirsty Keogh-Laws said Hughie stunk of rotting flesh and yeast when she rescued him from the family's “filthy” home.

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