West Country Animal Cruelty

The court heard the dogs were living in draughty, cold outbuildings, and the cats had faeces stuck to their coats.

The RSPCA received 1,659 reports of cruelty to dogs in Devon and Cornwall in 2023 - an increase of more than 11% compared to the previous year.

Ben Pass, 46, was repeatedly seen on CCTV footage mistreating his Jack Russell terrier Georgie