A COUPLE have been banned from keeping animals for life after their elderly pet dog “Oreo” had to be put down. Deborah Barkley, 43, and Matthew Dove, 49, both of Poole Crescent, Leeds ...

A Leeds couple who left an elderly dog so ill a vet determined it would be kindest to put him down have been banned from keeping animals for life. Deborah Barkley, 43, and her partner Matthew Dove, 49 ...

RSPCA Leeds, Wakefield & District Branch stated its financial situation was "critical", with the centre forced to stop taking in and rehoming dogs. The self-funded charity in East Ardsley said ...

Leeds Crown Court heard this week that ... He said that he received the “significant injuries” from the dog, but said it was “no excuse” for his criminality.

Maea MacDonald has been fined £1,450 for keeping 17 dogs in poor conditions at his home in Ley Lane, Leeds. The 26-year-old admitted to five Animal Welfare Act 2006 offences relating to four of the ...