Dog starved and body put into bin liner
A CRUEL dog owner left her pet Staffie to starve – and it died after eating its own fur and faeces.
Emma Miles, 28, left Yolo’s body in a bin liner in a cupboard, where it was found after her eviction.
Animal welfare officer Alex Myrie said: “In 16 years, this is the worst case I’ve had to deal with.”
A vet said Yolo “suffered a great deal in the slow, cruel and unnecessary process of starvation”.
Mum-of-two Miles, of Dursley, Glos – who told investigators she had given Yolo to an ex-boyfriend – was found guilty of causing him unnecessary suffering, resulting in his death.
Cheltenham magistrates gave her 18 weeks’ jail, suspended for 12 months, and banned her from owning a pet for 10 years.