Man in the dock after causing death of cat due to neglect
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A man from Newarthill who caused the death of his cat due to the extent of neglect has been handed a ban on owning cats for a year following a Scottish SPCA investigation.Stephen Smith, 43, failed to provide his cat, Molly, with a safe, clean living environment and also failed to provide an adequate diet between April and June 2020.This sadly resulted in Molly suffering severe organ failure due to malnutrition which resulted in her death.Smith formerly of High Street, Newarthill, was sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Court earlier this month.Scottish SPCA inspector Dawn Robertson said the living conditions were some of the worst she had ever encountered.She