Glasgow couple banned from keeping dogs after 'emaciated' pets rescued from home
dailyrecord.co.ukA couple from Glasgow have been banned from keeping animals for six years after investigators discovered their pets were severely malnourished and underdeveloped.
Chantelle Crossan, 24, and Liam McLachlan, 23, of Mount Vernon, admitted failing to look after the two dogs last month at Glasgow Sheriff Court.Last week, Crossan and McLachlan were respectively handed 80 and 120 hours of community service while the pair were each handed a six-year pet ban.The charges related to a three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier named Kenzo and a cane corso cross called Tyson, who was just five months old at the time.
Inspectors from the Scottish SPCA have welcomed the conviction, which came 16 months after the charity was first notified of concerns via its animal helpline.Neighbours reported sounds akin to "dogs fighting" on January 30 last year, prompting investigators to appear on the pair's doorstep demanding to see the animals.
The visit came just a week after the Scottish SPCA tried to visit the house on a separate complaint.Inside, the horrified animal welfare officers found that Kenzo was so underweight that her spine and hips were visible.
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