Woman’s dog a bag of bones, court told

There was no food, water or bedding available to the animals.

RSPCA inspector Emma Smith said: “I was shocked when I saw Rosie. She was just skin and bones – it was heartbreaking to see.

“The vet said she would have been suffering for four weeks due to her poor bodily condition. Boss’s needs were also not met due to his poor bodily condition.”

Nartey, of Capel Crescent, Pill, told officers she had not taken Rosie to the vets because the “weather had been bad”, and she was tied to the bottom of the stairs because she jumped up at her.

Appearing at Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court on April 29, Nartey pleaded guilty to four animal welfare offences.

The court heard that Nartey was “remorseful” for her actions and had been struggling to cope.

She was banned from keeping an animal for five years, fined £180, ordered to pay £400 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

RSPCA CYMRU Staffordshire bull terrier Rosie was likened to a ‘bag of bones’ when found. Inset, French bulldog Boss was also in poor condition when found A WOMAN whose pet dog was found looking like a “bag of bones” and tied to the stairs has been banned from keeping animals. Doris Nartey, 53, of Newport, caused unnecessary suffering to her pet Staffordshire bull terrier, Rosie, who was found in an emaciated state by RSPCA inpectors. A second dog, a French bulldog called Boss, was in a dog crate and was found to be below a normal body condition.