Man 'forgot to feed' bulldog who starved to death
02.03.2023 - 23:07
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man who let a bulldog starve to death admitted he knew she was 'barely alive' but still 'forgot' to feed her 'quite often', a court has heard.
Kyle Stephen Moore, of Oldfield Road, Ellesmere Port, believed it was not his responsibility to keep the canine alive, a court has heard. Appearing at Wirral Magistrates Court on Thursday (March 2), he pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and one count of being a person responsible for ensuring the welfare of an animal and failing to ensure that needs were met.
Coco, the bulldog, was found dead by RSPCA officers in May last year in an empty flat belonging to Moore’s sister Leanne Brookshaw and her husband Jonathan Brookshaw. The dog's body was discovered surrounded by faeces, urine, and mess, reports the Liverpool Echo.
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Peter Mitchell, prosecuting, detailed that police were called to a flat at Dorset Gardens by landlord Magenta Housing, as they wanted to carry out an eviction at the property and had noticed a strong smell. A police constable attended the address, which was registered to Moore’s sister, Leanne Griffiths, 32-year-old Brookshaw’s maiden name.
The officer arrived to find the body of a black and tan bulldog, surrounded by faeces and mess. Mr Mitchell said the police officer described the flat as being in a terrible state, with so sign of any food or water for the dog.
RSCPA were called and Inspector Anthony Joynes attended the flat, where he described an “overwhelming smell of decomposition, faeces and urine”, and said he saw “multiple pools of dried up diarrhoea” around the property. The dog was determined to have been given to