Leah O’Connor received an 18-month suspended sentence and a lifetime ban on keeping animals for abandoning two dogs in a house in February 2023. One of the dogs, a Rottweiler puppy named Rox, was found dead in a cage without food or water. The other dog, a bulldog named Doris, was found barely alive and later passed away. The RSPCA officer who investigated the case described the conditions in the house as appalling and heartbreaking.
Carrie Hansford, a 43-year-old woman from Southampton, England, has been sentenced to a suspended prison term and banned from owning animals for five years after her Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Rocky, was found emaciated and dead in her filthy home. Rocky was left without food or water for an extended period, eventually starving to death. The RSPCA condemned Hansford’s actions, emphasizing that pet owners have a legal obligation to provide food, water, and a suitable living environment for their animals.
