TWO Orford residents have been jailed after causing 'horrific suffering and prolonged neglect' to a dog.
Dean Brereton, 32, and Chelsea Neely, 28, appeared in Warrington Magistrates' Court for a number of neglect offences against a Japanese Akita called Ace.
The pair, of Sinclair Avenue, failed to provide Ace with prompt and adequate veterinary care for a range of conditions and illnesses.
Magistrates' heard that this included hind limb weakness, a loss of appetite, weight loss, underweight body condition, incontinence and a soiled coat, which lead to immobility and flystrike.
According to the RSPCA, Ace had been subjected to long term suffering with emaciation from March until May, while it suffered with flystrike and limb weakness between May 4 and 8.
Warrington Magistrates' Court imposed an 18-week sentence on both Brereton and Neely.
The defendants' guilty pleas were taken into account when passing sentence.
They are both disqualified from owning animals for 30 years.
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