Woman who kept dead snakes in freezer avoids jail
A pensioner who kept almost 200 snakes in her semi-detached house in York has been banned from keeping reptiles for a year following a prosecution which has cost the RSPCA more than £150,000.
Woman with dead snakes in her freezer pleads guilty to animal cruelty
A woman who kept 140 snakes in her home and had another 20 dead ones - and a dead cat in her freezer - has pleaded guilty to a string of animal cruelty and welfare charges.
RSPCA inspectors say their investigation in York into Pauline Wallace's bizarre collection uncovered one of the most shocking cases they've ever found.
But today she left court questioning the animal welfare charity's actions. You may find some of the details in Jon Hill's report upsetting.
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