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Couple who starved dog banned from keeping pets

A Cannock couple who starved their pet dog to the point of death have been banned from keeping animals for 10 years and ordered to pay more than £2,000 costs.


Lucky escape for terrapins

Two terrapins have had miraculous escapes after ending up in a rubbish plant in Walsall.


Cat returns after two years

A pet cat, which went missing two years ago, has been reunited with his Black Country owners.


Ban for life as pet dog is emaciated

A man has been banned from keeping animals for life after having an emaciated pet dog at his home in Walsall.


Stafford mum banned from keeping pets

A woman from Staffordshire who let the dog she had owned for nine years become so underweight it was close to death has been banned from owning animals for five years.


Hunt on for owner of neglected horse

A hunt is under way for the owner of a neglected horse and her foal after police removed them from open land in Bilston.


Owner of starving dog faces animal ban

A dog was left dehydrated, underweight and unable to stand after being neglected by its owner in the Black Country, a court heard.


Man faces jail for ‘horrific’ pet cruelty

A man who “horrifically” neglected six of his parents’ pets, resulting in the death of five of them, has been warned he is facing a prison sentence.


Ex-partner is jailed for drowning dog in bucket

A man has been jailed for drowning his former partner’s dog in a bucket of water before burying it in the back garden of her Staffordshire home.


Life ban and jail for man in brutal attack on dog

A man who was responsible for a “brutal attack” on a family pet which later had to be put down has been jailed for 23 weeks and banned from keeping animals for life.

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