Woman's pet rabbit called 'Bing' was kept in a filthy hutch with no food or water and starved to death
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman from Greater Manchester has been banned from keeping animals for the next decade after her pet rabbit was found to have starved to death.
The RSPCA were called to Sara Holland's home in Hyde, Tameside, due to concerns over the animal's welfare. There they found the young female Lionhead rabbit called Bing dead in its hutch.
The 'filthy' hutch had no food or water in it. And a post-mortem found the animal had died of 'prolonged malnutrition.' Holland, 27, has been convicted of two animal cruelty charges. Join our FREE Manchester Crime and Court WhatsApp group by clicking here In written evidence from RSPCA Inspector Beth Fazackerley said she visited the property on Garden Street on February 22, 2022, and was shown into the back garden by Holland. "Against the rear wall of the property within the garden stood a large, pale blue two-storey hutch.
The hutch was approximately a metre from the rear door into the kitchen" Ms Fazackerley said. "The top floor of the hutch was bare except for some faeces and an overturned log tunnel/bridge-type structure.
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